Hoops Rumors

Sixers center Joel Embiid told reporters at Monday’s media day that he has dropped “25 to 30 pounds” during the offseason and that staying healthy in 2024/25 is his number one goal entering this fall, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. “I still got a ways to go. I still want to lose more, but it’s a process,” Embiid said. “As soon as we lost last year, I just texted (Sixers president … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Embiid, Drummond, Bridges, Celtics

The Celtics are getting an early challenge from head coach Joe Mazzulla as they begin the defense of their NBA title, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Boston and Denver opened training camps this week in preparation for their games next Friday and Sunday in Abu Dhabi, and Jaylen Brown said the first practices have been intense. “Training camp has been hard,” he said. “Training … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Training Camp, Scheierman, Tatum, Cassell

The Suns‘ and Pacers‘ G League affiliates have completed a trade involving a former No. 3 overall NBA draft pick, per a press release from the Valley Suns. Phoenix’s new affiliate acquired the returning rights to guard David Stockton from the Indiana Mad Ants in exchange for the returning rights to forward Garrison Brooks and former lottery pick Jahlil Okafor. Brooks and Okafor … [Read more...] about And-Ones: G League Trade, Brissett, Future Power Rankings, Lowe

Lonnie Walker IV made a surprise move when he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Celtics. It was an unconventional decision for a player with 322 regular-season NBA games on his resume, including 58 with the Nets last season. Walker explains that he had limited options in free agency. “I wish I had a clear-cut answer for that as to why I didn’t get a guaranteed deal,” … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Walker, Practice Methods, Kornet, Tillman

After undergoing surgery in June to address a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg, Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out for the start of the 2024/25 season, with an expectation that he’d be sidelined for at least five or six months. On Tuesday at the team’s media day, he offered an update on his recovery progress, telling … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Porzingis, Tillman, Kornet, Tatum, Brown, Horford

Jayson Tatum spoke about winning his first championship, the quest to repeat and a few other topics during a recent public appearance to promote his new children’s book, writes Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. The Celtics are preparing to open training camp in a few days, but the memories of the title run are still fresh in Tatum’s mind. “We’ve gotten close a bunch of times,” … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Tatum, Horford, Center Options, Brown

Over the next week, Hoops Rumors will be taking a closer look at each NBA team’s current roster situation, evaluating which clubs still have some moves to make and which ones seem most prepared for training camp to begin. This series is meant to provide a snapshot of each team’s roster at this time, so these articles won’t be updated in the coming weeks as more signings, … [Read more...] about Pre-Camp Roster Snapshot: Atlantic Division

What would it look like if the NBA awarded expansion teams to a pair of new cities? In an entertaining story for ESPN.com, Bobby Marks broke down the rules governing expansion drafts, then submitted lists of protected players for each team to Tim Bontemps and Kevin Pelton, who conducted a mock expansion draft on behalf of the two hypothetical new franchises. As Marks details, … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Expansion, EuroLeague, G League Trades, Hawes

SEPTEMBER 18: Skapintsev has officially signed with the Celtics, according to RealGM’s log of NBA transactions. SEPTEMBER 17: The Celtics and free agent big man Dmytro Skapintsev have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Skapintsev, 26, played in his home country of Ukraine from 2015-22 before heading stateside two years ago to join … [Read more...] about Celtics Sign Dmytro Skapintsev To Exhibit 10 Deal