Kristaps Porzingis will make his season debut tonight versus the Los Angeles Clippers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Porzingis returns five months after undergoing foot surgery for the first time since helping the Celtics capture Banner 18 in the 2024 NBA Finals.
Boston will get a massive boost from Porzingis’ shot-creation and rim-protection, with Jayson Tatum recently describing his missing teammate as the team’s “cheat code”. The Celtics had struggled to fill in the center position in his absence, needing both to manage Al Horford’s minutes and rotate between Luke Kornet and Neemias Queta.