Hoops Rumors

The Celtics have been one of the teams hit particularly hard by the CBA’s second apron rules, especially in conjunction with the team being sold and the Achilles injury to Jayson Tatum that has forced them to take a step back from their title contention goals. That has led to the team trading away players such as Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Georges Niang (who was … [Read more...] about History Indicates Brad Stevens, Celtics Unlikely To Tank

The Knicks have revamped their coaching staff following their run to the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. Installed in the stead of ex-head coach Tom Thibodeau is former two-time Coach of the Year Mike Brown, who has brought in many new faces to fill out his bench. In an interview with Stefan Bondy of The New York Post, USC men’s basketball head coach Eric Musselman weighed in … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Knicks Coaches, 14th Roster Spot, LeBron, Brown

It didn’t come as a surprise to people around the NBA that the Raptors ultimately named general manager Bobby Webster their permanent head of basketball operations, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report said in a live stream on Wednesday (YouTube link). In fact, according to Fischer, the only surprise during the process was that Toronto publicly announced a search for a new top … [Read more...] about Raptors Rumors: Webster, Trade Talks, Barrett

Following last week’s announcement that the NBA’s Board of Governors had approved the sale of the Celtics to a group led by William Chisholm, the team put out a press release on Tuesday confirming the ownership change and the closing of the sale while sharing more details on the new hierarchy at the top of the organization. As expected, Chisholm has taken over as the Celtics’ … [Read more...] about Celtics Announce New Ownership Structure, Titles

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2024/25 after averaging 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists on .472/.407/.845 shooting in 80 games last season (28.4 MPG). Last week, he discussed his confidence in the team’s ability to remain competitive and his excitement for a larger role in 2025/26. After trading Jrue Holiday to Portland, … [Read more...] about Celtics’ Payton Pritchard To Start In 2025/26?

Joe Mazzulla has the security of a new contract extension, but he’ll be facing the toughest coaching job of his career when the upcoming season tips off, writes Christopher L. Gasper of The Boston Globe. Since taking over as head coach shortly before the start of the 2022/23 season, Mazzulla has been able to rely on one of the most talented rosters in the league. That’s changed … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Mazzulla, Pritchard, Queta, Luis

Having gone from two national broadcasting partners (ABC/ESPN and TNT) to three (ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon Prime) ahead of the 2025/26 season, the NBA’s schedule will feature a significant increase in nationally televised games. When the league unveiled its full regular season schedule on Thursday, it announced 237 nationally televised regular season matchups, along with the … [Read more...] about Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, Thunder Get Most Nationally Televised Games For 2025/26

Five NBA teams will play a league-high 16 back-to-back sets during the 2025/26 regular season, while six clubs will have just 13 instances of back-to-back games on their schedules. The remaining 19 teams will play either 14 or 15 back-to-backs. [RELATED: 2025/26 NBA Schedules By Team] Those totals – along with an overall average of 14.4 back-to-backs per team – are about what … [Read more...] about NBA Teams Average 14.4 Back-To-Backs In 2025/26