The Boston Celtics are in the process of being sold, and a short list of interested suitors will soon be made public as part of the next leg of proceedings. According to the Ringer's Bill Simmons, one high-profile Boston native is in the running to purchase the Celtics.

The Boston Celtics have been trying to sell their team for a while now, but no suitors have made themselves truly known they really want to buy the team. However, a new suitor no one expected has made himself known: Jeffrey Lurie,

Still, there's no denying they produced a much-improved showing against the Mavericks to close out a difficult road swing on a high note. During a recent episode of the "How 'Bout Them Celtics?" podcast,

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.