2014 Preseason schedule

The Celtics this afternoon have announced their 2014 preseason schedule.

The C's will play eight preseason games starting on October 6 at TD Garden against the Philadelphia 76ers. The preseason culminates on October 22 back where it started, at TD Garden, but against the Brooklyn Nets.

Boston will only face off against their Atlantic Division foes.

Here's the entire schedule:

• October 6: Philadelphia 76ers, TD Garden, 7:30 pm
• October 8: New York Knicks, XL Center (Hartford, CT), 7:30 pm
• October 10: Toronto Raptors, Air Canada Centre, 7:00 pm
• October 11: New York Knicks, Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT), 7:30 pm
• October 15: Toronto Raptors, Cross Insurance Arena (Portland, ME), 7:30 pm
• October 16: Philadelphia 76ers, Wells Fargo Center, 7:00 pm
• October 19: Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center, 3:00 pm
• October 22, Brooklyn Nets, TD Garden, 7:30 pm

Report: C's sign Turner

The Celtics have signed free agent forward Evan Turner, according to the Boston Herald.

The Herald is also reporting that he will receive a portion of their mid-level exception.

Turner, 25, averaged 17.4 points for the Philadelphia 76ers last season before being traded to the Indiana Pacers.

Turner was drafted second overall in 2010. In his four year career, Turner has averaged 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

C's debut new alternate logo

Via USA Today

Along with a new road uniform, the Celtics are adding an alternate logo.

The logo, shown above, pays homage to a 1960s illustration created by Zang Auerbach, the brother of late Celtics' patriarch Red Auerbach. Zang was an editorial sports artist in Washington.

The logo will first be used on Adidas team apparel and merchandise on sale through the team's online store beginning this month.

Celtics season ticket-holders and corporate partners can also buy apparel featuring the new alternate logo two days before products are released to the general public.

Keith Sliney, the team's creative director and designer of the logo, said the logo will not replace the current logo and will not be placed on the team's uniforms.

C's to tweak road uniforms

The Celtics will be making a slight change to their road jerseys this season, according to reports.

Conrad Burry, a renowned graphic designer who has done rebranding work for NBA teams in the past, tweeted today that the Celtics road jerseys will now read "Boston" across the front instead of "Celtics."

Burry cited the 2015 Adidas NBA merchandise catalog, as the jersey was listed under the "On-Court Collection."

Below is a picture of the change.

Celtics send Humphries to Washington

Via Getty Images

It seems that things can change in the blink of an eye.

A day after telling WEEI's Rob Bradford at the MLB All Star Game in his hometown of Minnesota that he "could definitely see a return to the Celtics," free agent Kris Humphries is headed out of town.

The Celtics and Washington Wizards are finalizing a sign-and-trade for the 6'10'' center, according to Yahoo Sports.

Humphries will sign a three-year, $13 million deal with the Wizards.

The Celtics will get a partial trade exception from Washington, which the Wizards acquired as part of the sign-and-trade deal with the Houston Rockets for Trevor Ariza.

Humphries, 29, averaged 8.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. He played 60 games this past season for the Celtics.

Celtics acquire Zeller, Thornton

In a three-team trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets, the Celtics have acquired Tyler Zeller from Cleveland, Marcus Thornton from Brooklyn and a top-ten protected 2016 first-round pick from Cleveland, according to multiple reports.

Cleveland sent Jarret Jack and Sergey Karasev to Brooklyn, and the Celtics will send a future second-round pick to Cleveland to complete the deal.

The deal cannot be officially announced until July 10, when the league's moratorium period ends.

The deal was primarily made by Cleveland in an effort to clear cap space to acquire free agent LeBron James.

The Celtics used their $10.3 million trade exception that they acquired in the Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett deal last summer. The exception would have expired on Saturday.

Zeller, 24, averaged 5.7 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game last season. He gives the Celtics a rim protector and a promising young big man.

Thornton, 27, played for the Sacramento Kings and Nets last season and averaged 9.8 points per game.

Zeller and Thornton come relatively cheap. Zeller is scheduled to make $1.7 million this season, and the Celtics hold a $2.6 million option for him next season. Thornton will make $8.575 million. His deal expires after this season.

This deal now gives the Celtics a better package to put together in an attempt to acquire Kevin Love.

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge has been relentless in his pursuit of Love, according to Yahoo Sports.

A league source told the Boston Globe on Monday that Ainge is attempting to acquire assets to get Love, and this deal accomplishes that.

However, Ainge may not be done. CSNNE.com is reporting that the Celtics are "far from done" making deals this summer.

If Ainge is unable to acquire Love via trade, he has now put the Celtics in a nice position to sign him as a free agent next summer. Following this season, the Celtics will have approximately $33 million coming off the books and will have plenty of money to go after Love.

Celtics re-sign Bradley

The Celtics have re-signed Avery Bradley to a three-year, $32 million deal.

Bradley, 23, was a restricted free agent.

Bradley maintained a desire to stay in Boston throughout the process, and Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge expressed the same sentiment.

"I think Avery can be a very key player in us winning the championship,” Ainge said. “He does things that other players can’t do. His shooting continues to improve, we all have all seen his terrific defensive abilities...But we also love that he's a great player, someone we hope to keep around here for many years to come."

The Celtics extended a $3.58 million qualifying offer to Bradley, and the $8 million annual salary certainly trumps that offer.

Bradley had a breakout season in 2013-2014, averaging 14.9 points (a career-high) while shooting 44% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point line.