Adam Himmelsbach

The forward stressed Monday that the team is not pushing him to get back onto the court.

The Celtics are projected to win about 42 games this season and are not considered championship contenders. Still, incoming lead governor Bill Chisholm remains upbeat.

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The deal will close in two phases, with Chisholm’s group taking 51 percent ownership now, and the balance closing in 2028.

This vote had long been viewed as a formality, but it is the last big step before ownership officially changes hands this season. The NBA said in a release that the transaction “is expected to close shortly.”

A league source said that Grousbeck will remain in the ownership group as alternate governor and CEO through 2028.

Davison played on two-way contracts in each of his first three seasons with the Celtics, but that is the maximum allowed with one team.

The president of basketball operations said he's a "big fan" of the soon-to-be new majority owner of the team.

The Celtics agreed to move forward with the deal without the 2030 and 2031 second-round picks that Portland originally agreed to include.

Lillard, who could miss all of next season after rupturing his Achilles’ tendon during the playoffs, will soon become a free agent.