Celtics unveil sparkling 80-diamond championship rings before Boston raises 18th banner at NBA opener

With a payroll topping $200 million, it was unsurprising that the Boston Celtics spared nary disbursal connected their 18th title rings, which players received earlier beating the visiting New York Knicks, 132-109, successful Tuesday's NBA play opener.

The authoritative terms has not been revealed, but these sorts of things typically outgo anyplace betwixt $10,000 and $40,000 apiece – and the ones distributed connected Tuesday successful Boston looked to beryllium connected the precocious extremity of that spectrum. In immoderate case, Celtics spokespeople declined to uncover the outgo of the rings erstwhile contacted by DailyMail.com. 

The centerpiece of the ringing is simply a shamrock and 'Celtics' against a tract of emeralds. The apical tin beryllium removed to uncover a portion of the celebrated floor, painted greenish and achromatic with the 106-88 people of the June 17 clincher against the Mavericks. Also unveiled is an representation of the title banner, surrounded by the engraved numbers of each subordinate connected the roster.

The exterior of the ringing is encircled with the years of the franchise's 18 NBA titles. On 1 broadside is simply a depiction of the Larry O'Brien Trophy and the team's 80-21 wide grounds successful 2023-24; connected the different is the player's name, fig and the slogan 'Whatever It Takes' connected a inheritance of the parquet signifier etched into the gold.

The rings person 15 full carats of achromatic diamonds to correspond the 15 teams successful the Eastern Conference. There are 16 emerald-cut diamonds for the team's 16 playoff victories, on with the words 'WORLD CHAMPIONS' connected the interior bezel. There are 80 achromatic diamonds connected the ringing to grant the Celtics' triumph full from the regular play and postseason. 

The outer bezel has 18 larger diamonds for the team's 18 titles – 1 much than the archrival Lakers person won successful Los Angeles and Minneapolis.

After the Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted title rings and earlier the franchise's latest banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to accidental a fewer words to the geeked-up crowd.

'Enjoy this infinitesimal together,' helium told the fans who filled the TD Garden for the archetypal meaningful Celtics crippled since their Game 5 triumph implicit Dallas successful the NBA Finals clinched their unprecedented 18th title. 'Let's bash it again.'

The Celtics past gathered wherever truthful galore of their predecessors had and raised the '2024 World Champions' banner to the crowded rafters. Minutes later, they took the level for the play opener against the Knicks and Tatum deed a 3-pointer to commencement the quest to go the archetypal Celtics squad to repetition since Bill Russell and John Havlicek won the franchise's 11th rubric successful 13 years successful 1969.

Six-time champion Bob Cousy and 1981 NBA Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell were connected manus for the pregame ceremony, coming retired to applause earlier Paul Pierce — accompanied by chap 2008 champions Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen — brought retired the 2024 trophy. It was placed connected a array surrounded by the title rings.

Owner Wyc Grousbeck handed retired the baubles, with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver congratulating the players arsenic they walked retired betwixt the numbers of a giant, aureate '18.' Coach Joe Mazzulla dropped his knees to springiness the parquet level a buss earlier receiving his ring.

The sold-out assemblage arrived aboriginal to spot the Celtics instrumentality the tribunal successful peculiar warm-up jackets trimmed successful gold, with 18 title trophies embroidered connected the sleeve. Some of the players paused their shooting to ticker the video tracing their rubric journey, from the drafting of Jaylen Brown and Tatum done the acquisition of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.

Another video featured highlights of Havlicek and Russell winning titles successful the 1950s and '60s done the pandemonium of the team's triumph parade past spring.