The NBA Mailbag is open with NBA legend and NBC analyst Jamal Crawford ready to answer your questions before Sunday Night Basketball matchups on NBC/Peacock. This week, the Sixers travel to Boston to face the Celtics in a key Eastern Conference clash ( 8 ET, NBC/Peacock ).

The Celtics failed to meet Phil Jackson's 40-20 criteria, yet there are a few reasons why that shouldn't disqualify them from contention.

DENVER — While Nikola Vucevic got most of the headlines following the Celtics’ trade deadline moves, the C’s also added a rookie that week. Boston acquired rookie John Tonje from the Jazz as part of the Chris Boucher deal.

Former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins doesn't think the Celtics need Jayson Tatum in order to win the 2026 NBA Finals.

NBA analyst Brian Windhorst reveals he's already made hotel reservations in Boston in anticipation of the Celtics making a trip to the 2026 NBA Finals.

Kendrick Perkins believes that the Boston Celtics can make the NBA Finals this year even if Jayson Tatum doesn't return.

For some time, Vučević manifested an opportunity to aid a contender. He's now with a Celtics team considered an Eastern Conference threat.

I'm not saying the Spurs will do that, but if they don't it won't be because they're not ready. The West is just a torture chamber. Only one team can survive. But that's still a month and change down the road.

Mike Brown’s New York Knicks have won 11 of their last 15 games, ranking in the top-10 in the league in net rating, yet they continue to see their odds to win t

Simons left the Bulls’ 126-110 loss to the Pistons on Saturday due to what the team initially called a sprain, and he didn’t play in the second half. Then imaging revealed the fracture, which Donovan said stemmed from an old injury Simons suffered when he was still with the Boston Celtics.