Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics must learn from every possible mistake if they are to remain competitive in the Eastern Conference.

It is the biggest open secret in the NBA that the Celtics have some serious depth concerns in their frontcourt rotations.

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets meet in an Eastern Conference battle Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Boston piled up four extra second round picks by moving down from No. 32 and used one to help dump the salary of Georges Niang, which saved the team tens of millions more in luxury tax penalties. That’s not a fun thing to advertise but is also a reality for a team that went all-in financial over the past two years.

Joe Mazzulla is an NBA championship-winning head coach. He took the Boston Celtics to the next level after taking over the main job. He has always stood out in one aspect. Mazzulla is obsessed with perfection and demands nothing but the utmost from his players,

Today in Boston Celtics history, Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlovic was born in what was then known as Yugoslavia. Picked up by the Utah Jazz with the 19th overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft, Pavlovic had previously played professionally in Europe for Buducnost Podgorica of the Yugoslavian (and later Serbian and Montenegrin) YUBA league.

The Rhode Island Lottery and Boston Celtics are teaming up to offer a new $5 Boston Celtics Instant Ticket. Players can win a prize of $35,000 and a unique Boston Celtics experience. All non-winning Boston Celtics Instant Tickets are eligible for entry into the 2nd Chance Promotion.

Here is the full injury report for the Brooklyn Nets heading into Tuesday's matchup against the Boston Celtics.