The Celtics just made schedule announcement fans won't want to miss

The Boston Celtics announced their 2025 preseason schedule on Wednesday morning. The four-game circuit includes matchups against the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Toronto Raptors in early October.

The full schedule is as follows:

• October 8 at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. EST
• October 10 at Toronto, 7:00 p.m. EST
• October 12 vs. Cleveland, 7:00 p.m. EST
• October 15 vs. Toronto 7:30 p.m. EST

Fans will be able to watch all preseason Celtics games on NBC Sports Boston.

Celtics fans will have plenty of new faces to get familiar with in the preseason

Unlike last season, there will be plenty to watch for in these matchups. Sure, last year’s team was coming off a title, and there was just a general excitement in the build-up to the 2024-25 campaign, but there weren’t many new pieces for fans to make first impressions of.

This fall will be the first time the Celtic faithful will get to see newly acquired players like Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang suit up for their squad. Simons spent his first seven NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. He served as a top-scoring option for the Blazers in recent years and didn’t have much of a supporting cast. Last season, Simons scored 19.3 points per game on 42.6% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc. Those are fine numbers, but it’ll be intriguing to see what he can do next to more talented players like Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.

“Anfernee is a guy people out here probably don’t see as much because of the time that they play,” Brad Stevens told reporters at The Auerbach Center on Tuesday, via CLNS. “But his ability to score, to shoot the ball, make really hard shots, is pretty elite. And you look, a guy that’s 26 years old and averaged 20 a game for three straight years.”

Niang is more of a supporting cast member than a frontman. He’s spent the past several seasons contributing to strong Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and Cleveland Cavaliers squads off the bench. He’s shot efficiently from long range for years, only failing to hit the 40% mark just once in the past seven seasons. Though he’s not the sexiest acquisition, Niang is still a player who can help win basketball games.

“Niang has just added value to winning on each team he’s been on,” Stevens said of Niang. “He’s a pain to play against, which I very much admire.”

Preseason will also be the first opportunity for Celtics rookies Hugo Gonzalez, Amari Williams, and Max Shulga to prove themselves against rotation NBA players. This month’s NBA Summer League run in Las Vegas will be a fun watch with those guys, but the talent level isn’t quite the same. Playing well against seasoned pros will dial up whatever hype the trio builds in Vegas to another level.