Banner 18, captured last June and raised in October, is the confirmation and the reminder: Flags do fly forever.

Porziņģis battled an illness during the regular season and the setback in the playoffs came well after he returned to action. The veteran center missed eight consecutive games i

Simmons wondered whether the Celtics should ship Porzingis off to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for 27-year-old power forward John Collins, who is set to earn $26.6 million next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent. “John Collins was in one of my get-the-Celtics-under-the-second-apron trades,” Simmons said.

The Boston Celtics' smartest move might be to trade one of their superstars this summer.Many Celtics fans will condemn the thought of breaking up Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Still, the NBA's restrictive salary rules are making it tough for teams like Boston to keep two max players together for their entire careers while building a winning roster around those players.