{
  "id": 15284750,
  "title": "What the Celtics’ Final Roster Looks Like Ahead of Opening Night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/what-the-celtics-final-roster-looks-like-ahead-of-opening-night",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T21:34:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/celtics-final-roster-looks-ahead-213447123.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The final roster for the Boston Celtics ahead of their opening night in the 2026 NBA preseason has been set. The team's core players returning for the season include Jayson Tatum, Paul George, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Mitchell Robinson, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Jordan Walsh, Hugo Gonzalez, Luka Garza, and Ron Harper Jr. These players all signed standard contracts for the upcoming season.\n\nThe Celtics also added two veteran players through trades and free agent signings: Paul George and Mike Conley. George brings valuable experience and scoring ability, while Conley provides playmaking and defense. Rob Gronkowski also makes an appearance on this list, though as a player on the roster of another team.\n\nYoung talents rounded out the roster with standard contracts as well. Chris Cenac Jr., a rookie, was given a standard contract, promising to bring his game to the team. Meanwhile, Amari Williams, Dillon Mitchell, and Devin Carter were signed to two-way contracts following strong performances during the preseason.",
  "summary": "The Celtics should be feeling good heading into next week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}