Hoops Rumors

The Nets control a league-high five picks (all in the top 36) in the 2025 NBA draft, and general manager Sean Marks has an extensive history of making trades during or right around the draft. Those factors point toward Brooklyn being a team to watch on the trade market next month, says Brian Lewis of The New York Post (subscriber link). According to Lewis, Marks has made a … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Nets, Knueppel, Raptors, Sixers, Porzingis

With the Celtics looking to find ways to shave their luxury tax bill, the Clippers are expected to be among the teams to show interest in veteran point guard Jrue Holiday, Brian Robb of MassLive.com reports. Holiday will likely have multiple suitors, but the Clippers’ front office has previously pursued Holiday, Robb notes — L.A. was outbid by Boston on the 2023 trade market. … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Holiday, Luxury Tax, Draft, White, Trades

Aditya Mittal is expected to be the second-largest stakeholder of the Celtics once the sale of the team to William Chisholm‘s group is completed, according to Scott Soshnick, Kurt Badenhausen, and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico, who say Mittal could also become the team’s alternate governor in the future. Mittal, the CEO of the steel giant ArcelorMittal and a member of one of … [Read more...] about Aditya Mittal Joining Celtics’ New Ownership Group

The NBA has officially announced its All-Defensive teams for the 2024/25 season (Twitter links). The teams are determined by a panel of 100 media members, with players receiving two points for a First Team vote and one point for a Second Team vote. There were no unanimous First Team selections this year, but Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley came close, having been named … [Read more...] about NBA Announces 2024/25 All-Defensive Teams

Celtics assistant coach Sam Cassell is optimistic that Jayson Tatum will reclaim his place as one of the NBA’s best players whenever he fully recovers from Achilles surgery, per Souichi Terada of MassLive. Appearing on Patrick Beverley‘s podcast, Cassell said he plans to help Tatum learn how to view the game from a coach’s perspective while he’s rehabbing the injury. “It’s … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Tatum, Stevens, Porzingis, Holiday

Celtics star Jaylen Brown hasn’t made a final decision on whether to have surgery for the partial meniscus tear that has been bothering him since March, writes Noa Dalzell of Celtics Blog. Brown discussed the injury during an appearance Saturday in Boston to promote his latest sneaker line. Dalzell notes that it was his first public appearance since the Celtics were upset by … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown Still Contemplating Surgery For Meniscus Injury

Cade Cunningham earned a significant raise by landing a spot on the All-NBA team, but the extra money will limit the Pistons‘ options in building around him, writes Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Cunningham’s salary for next season will now be worth 30% of the cap rather than 25%, pushing the value of his five-year extension to $269MM instead of $224MM. As Patterson notes, … [Read more...] about Pistons Notes: Cunningham, Ivey, Duren, Celtics Trade Targets

The pool of bonus money for NBA playoff teams this season is worth approximately $34.7MM, according to Kurt Badenhausen and Lev Akabas of Sportico. The top six teams in each conference earn bonuses based on their regular season records, while the 16 playoff teams also receive a chunk of money from the playoff pool, increasing the value of their payout with each series win. That … [Read more...] about Details On NBA’s Playoff Bonus Money For 2024/25