Regardless of whether the Celtics pursue Durant or stand pat, their financial future is a major talking point. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the Celtics are on pace to carry the highest payroll in NBA history, potentially reaching $500 million (plus tax penalties) if they retain their current core for next season.

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The Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA champions, and they look poised to make a hearty title defense this summer. The Phoenix Suns are suddenly looking a little more like the team many expected them to be, winning four straight and surging back into the play-in mix.

Despite not being the number one seeded team in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics are still major favorites to make it to the NBA Finals and win it all

The Boston Celtics are connected to Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant by a bizarre trade rumor that is currently making its way through the NBA media sphere, as the doldrums of the month of March make for a content desert.

Kevin Durant got a front-row seat to that blowout. He was on the other side of the court and did the best he could to beat the Celtics, putting in 30 points. That wasn't close to being enough to win the game. After the big loss, Durant could do nothing but acknowledge that the Celtics were the superior team.

Would it make sense for Boston to either gut their roster or to trade star forward Jaylen Brown in his prime to make such a deal work?

The Boston Celtics almost certainly will connect on a history-making 3-pointer sometime this week. It's likely to happen Wednesday against the Miami Heat.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) talks with Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer, left, as Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, center, looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AP