Several executives around the league believe Boston will explore the trade market for center Kristaps Porzingis, who’s owed $30.73 million and an expiring contract after the 2025-26 season. Celtics guard Jrue Holiday, who turns 35 later this month and is owed a combined $104.4 million over the next three years, including a player option for the 2027-28 season, has already been … [Read more...] about Celtics exploring trade market for Kristaps Porzingis
Payton Pritchard: We’re going to compete for a championship, there’s only one standard
“This is the Boston Celtics,” Payton Pritchard explained to HoopsHype following Boston’s season-ending loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “We’re going to compete for a championship. There’s only one standard. That’s the standard we’ll always live by.”Source: HoopsHype What’s the buzz on Twitter? John Karalis @John_Karalis New on BSJ: Payton … [Read more...] about Payton Pritchard: We’re going to compete for a championship, there’s only one standard
Payton Pritchard: We’re going to compete for a championship, there’s only one standard
“This is the Boston Celtics,” Payton Pritchard explained to HoopsHype following Boston’s season-ending loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “We’re going to compete for a championship. There’s only one standard. That’s the standard we’ll always live by.” … [Read more...] about Payton Pritchard: We’re going to compete for a championship, there’s only one standard
Teams likely to offer bad contracts and no picks for Zion Williamson?
Shamit Dua: I’ve just been texting random executives across the league. This is speculation, right? This is not them saying this is what we would do. This is just them guessing, right? I was like this is straight off asking people like would anyone touch Zion with a 10-foot pole? And there seems to be this general idea of like you kind of saw it with with like Derrick Rose and … [Read more...] about Teams likely to offer bad contracts and no picks for Zion Williamson?
Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: He basically controls Warriors free agency
Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: “It all depends on him. It really comes down to that he basically controls free agency in Golden State because if they sign him to a contract and bring him back, then that’s really it as far as what they can do in the offseason, as far as they might have one of their smaller exceptions and everything here. And then you look at the rest of the … [Read more...] about Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: He basically controls Warriors free agency
Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: He basically controls Warriors free agency
Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: “It all depends on him. It really comes down to that he basically controls free agency in Golden State because if they sign him to a contract and bring him back, then that’s really it as far as what they can do in the offseason, as far as they might have one of their smaller exceptions and everything here. And then you look at the rest of the … [Read more...] about Bobby Marks on Jonathan Kuminga: He basically controls Warriors free agency
John Karalis: Austin Ainge, on Brad Stevens reaction to him getting the President of Basketball Operations job in Utah: “He tried to negotiate with me, like, immediately. It was great.” … [Read more...] about
Saturday’s Knicks-Pacers NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 averaged 8.12 million viewers across TNT and truTV, down 7% from the previous conference final Game 6 — Celtics-Heat two years ago (8.71M) — but the most-watched game of the NBA season. The previous high was 7.91 million for Lakers-Warriors on Christmas, and the previous playoff high was 7.35 million for … [Read more...] about
Law Murray: The last six times a team changed coaches after a Conference Finals appearance – 2022 Celtics (Ime Udoka*) – 2014 Grizzlies (Lionel Hollins) – 2008 Pistons (Flip Saunders) – 2005 Pistons (Larry Brown) – 2004 Lakers (Phil Jackson) – 2003 Pistons (Rick Carlisle) *unplanned lol … [Read more...] about