Former NBA player Isaiah Thomas has reportedly been hired as a pro and college scout for the Boston Celtics, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, a team he played for across parts of three seasons.

To try to get an answer, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" linked up with HoopsHype's Cyro Asseo.

The Celtics have a pair of picks ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft, looking to retool their roster after a first-round exit. While the C’s are once again not in the lottery, they’ve still had recent success picking late in the first round.

The Boston Celtics know what went wrong. A first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers exposed a vulnerability that had been lurking beneath the surface all season. Joel Embiid dominated Boston’s frontcourt throughout the series, and ...

Or at least that is the point of view of the folks behind the "Still Poddable" YouTube channel, who put together a clip from their show taking a closer look at how the draft lottery this year ended up giving Boston some good news despite the fact that the Celtics did not have a pick in the lottery at all – nor anywhere near it!

While at Utah Prep, AJ Dybantsa turned heads as a five-star prospect and as the Rivals industry ranking’s No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class. If he wasn’t already, he became a household name at BYU this past season.

Joel Embiid made his return to the 76ers fewer than three weeks after an emergency surgery, but it wasn’t enough as Philadelphia fell 128-96 at home. Boston is up 3-1 in the series and has the chance to close out Philadelphia at home in five games tonight.

The Detroit Pistons finished above them in the 2025-26 regular season standings and are still playing in the postseason, so it would be hard to say Boston is a better ball club. And despite a bad regular season campaign, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still playing ball, so does this mean that the Celtics are now the fifth-best team in the East?