The Boston Celtics have reportedly agreed to bring in center Mitchell Robinson on a three-year contract worth $47.4 million. Robinson spent the past season with the New York Knicks, who won the NBA championship.
Known primarily for his defensive impact, Robinson appeared in 397 games with the Knicks since joining the league in 2018, averaging 7.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.7 blocked shots per game over that stretch, with 215 of those appearances coming as a starter. He has surpassed 100 blocked shots in four separate seasons, accumulating 690 total blocks in his career.
During the most recent regular season, Robinson averaged 5.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks across 60 games, logging 19.6 minutes per night and swatting away 70 shots in 16 starts.
In the playoffs, the 28-year-old averaged 4.8 points and 5.5 rebounds over 18 games while playing roughly 14 minutes per contest. Remarkably, he pushed through a broken right pinkie finger as the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to claim the NBA title.
Boston also reportedly struck a one-year agreement with point guard Mike Conley, who is preparing to enter his 20th season in the NBA — a milestone reached by only 13 players before him.
The 38-year-old Conley posted career-low averages of 4.5 points and 2.9 assists in 54 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season, with 15 starts.
Conley built his reputation over 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, where he was considered one of the league’s top players. He then spent 3½ seasons with the Utah Jazz, earning an All-Star selection in 2021, before another 3½ seasons with Minnesota.
A four-time recipient of the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award and a two-time Teammate of the Year honoree, Conley holds career averages of 13.6 points, 5.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds across 1,226 games and 1,143 starts. His 6,782 career assists place him fifth among active players, and he sits just 14 three-pointers away from reaching 2,000 for his career.
