Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images Brad Stevens spoke about the Jrue Holiday extension, the Celtics’ playoff push ahead and the team’s future on Tuesday. BOSTON — Brad Stevens spoke for the first time since the Celtics signed Jrue Holiday to a contract extension on Tuesday, holding an impromptu press conference five days from the NBA Playoffs. Ahead of a critical … [Read more...] about Brad Stevens: Celtics want to keep Derrick White around as long as possible
Jrue Holiday and Derrick White should be All-Defensive players. Please?
Photo by Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images In the third and final part of the Celtics award predictions, we check out Boston's backcourt's All-Defensive cases, and then we beg the voters to accept them. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the best defensive backcourt in the league, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday! On September 28, I wrote that “the Celtics should … [Read more...] about Jrue Holiday and Derrick White should be All-Defensive players. Please?
Celtics’ first round schedule announced
Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Boston’s playoff journey will begin April 21, though their opponent is not yet known. Wednesday morning, the NBA announced the schedule for the upcoming first-round series’ of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, including Boston’s clash with a still-undetermined opponent. Boston will host the winner of the 8-seed Play-In Game to kick off … [Read more...] about Celtics’ first round schedule announced
The Celtics are built for the playoffs, just ask our usual tropes (part 1)
Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images How do the Celtics stack up compared to some of our favorite playoff tropes? Just like in literature, movies, and television, basketball is an ever-changing narrative landscape. Plots that felt novel and unique in the 90’s are now weathered tropes that probably get solved with a cell phone. Seinfeld and company … [Read more...] about The Celtics are built for the playoffs, just ask our usual tropes (part 1)
Blake Griffin had standing offer from Celtics all season before retiring, is rooting for them this spring
Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics. | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Boston was the only team he would’ve suited up for. Blake Griffin announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday afternoon. The 35-year-old spent his final season as a pro with the Boston Celtics last year. Fans had hoped that Griffin may have come back to the team for another championship push with … [Read more...] about Blake Griffin had standing offer from Celtics all season before retiring, is rooting for them this spring
Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/17/24
Xavier Tillman vs Pistons 3/22/24 | Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics set tone for playoffs with intense practice: ‘Harder than any training camp practice’ Globe Joe Mazzulla says he’ll never forget this moment with Blake Griffin What Brad Stevens said about Joe Mazzulla’s growth … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/17/24
Report: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday make Team USA roster
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports The two Celtics will be in the Paris Olympics this summer. According to Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Team USA has finalized 11 out of 12 players for the Paris Olympics this summer. Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday are both named on the list. Both Holiday and Tatum won gold representing Team USA back in the … [Read more...] about Report: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday make Team USA roster
They didn’t win the title, but the Maine Celtics certainly are not losers
JD Davison, Boston Celtics | Photo by China Wong/NBAE via Getty Images It’s not always about winning. “We didn’t need a championship to see how special this group was,” said Maine Celtics Head Coach Blaine Mueller, after his team’s 117-100 defeat in Game 3 of the G League Finals. Maine came up short in their first-ever appearance in the championship round, going the … [Read more...] about They didn’t win the title, but the Maine Celtics certainly are not losers
Boston Celtics preview review
Looking back at my preseason preview article for the Boston Celtics season. Every year, I write a preview in the preseason and every year I like to look back on that preview. I get to take a victory lap about what I got right and make fun of myself for what I got wrong. One major point before we jump into this: I wrote this preview before the Jrue Holiday trade which is a … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics preview review