The 2025-26 Celtics look a lot different from last year’s roster, but they returned to the court for the first time since last year’s disastrous exit against the Knicks with a 121-103 preseason victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

Here are the takeaways.

A first look and a fresh start.

Wednesday’s game provided us with our first look at a new era of Celtics basketball, and in a very encouraging turn of events, their first game sans Jayson Tatum (temporarily) as well as Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, and Luke Kornet (permanently), the Celtics offered fans some much needed catharsis.

The last time we saw the Celtics, they were run off the floor in Game 6 by a Knicks team that they strongly felt they should have beaten after losing their franchise superstar to

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