The Boston Celtics made a series of trades during the summer offseason, effectively breaking apart their 2023-25 championship-caliber core to save money while six-time All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum recovers from a torn Achilles tendon for most or all of the 2025-26 season.

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The Boston Celtics have been connected to a big trade with an Eastern Conference foe that would fill a major need.

For the Celtics, that series brought more pain than they could have anticipated, with Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles only worsening the sudden end to a championship defense. Given the opponent, Wednesday’s trip back to the famous arena meant a little extra to the returning Boston players.

Defensively, he hounded Jalen Brunson and other Knicks guards for much of the time he was on the court, helping to keep New York’s offense in check beyond the 42-point second quarter disaster. Gonzalez can provide ball pressure, fights hard for rebounds and looks like someone who knows his role offensively already.

The Boston Celtics face the New York Knicks on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 (10/24/25) in a regular season NBA game at Madison Square Garden.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Olynyk wore only jersey No. 41 and put up 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

The Celtics held the Knicks to 38.4% shooting and outscored them in three of the four quarters, but defensive rebounding was a persistent issue. New York grabbed six offensive boards in the third and seven more in the fourth, leading to second-chance opportunities that prevented Boston from overcoming a lopsided second quarter.