In the offseason, the Celtics could attempt to strengthen their bench and remove stress from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown by reuniting with a 6-foot-1 Golden State Warriors outcast who played well to start this season.

Embiid played just 39 games last season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee. The 76ers announced in early February of that season that he had undergone surgery. Embiid came back in early April, was part of the 76ers' playoff run and then won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team last summer.

Since acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat at the trade deadline, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have looked like one of the better teams in the league, winning nine of their last 11 games. On Thursday night, the Warriors were back in action, facing Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets in New York City.

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How did the rest of the NBA let the Boston Celtics sign free agent guard Lonnie Walker IV? He was perhaps the best unsigned free agent left on the board at the time that the news of the Celtics inking Walker to a one-year,

The defending champions are playing the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday, Feb. 26 when the Boston Celtics visit the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.