Hoops Rumors

The NBA formally announced on Wednesday that it will be headed back to Abu Dhabi in the fall of 2024, with the Celtics and Nuggets set to play a pair of preseason games on Friday, October 4 and Sunday, Oct. 6 in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city. It will be third consecutive year that the league has played exhibition games in Abu Dhabi. … [Read more...] about Celtics, Nuggets To Play Preseason Games In Abu Dhabi

As we detailed on Tuesday, 17 players that had been on two-way contracts received promotions to standard deals between last month’s trade deadline and Monday’s two-way signing deadline. However, even though those 17 players filled standard roster spots around the NBA and no team currently has an open two-way slot, there are still several openings on 15-man rosters across the … [Read more...] about NBA Teams That Still Have Open Roster Spots

The left lower back nerve impingement that is currently keeping Ben Simmons on the shelf is the same issue that affected him earlier this season, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv and Brian Lewis of The New York Post, who confirm that the Nets guard/forward didn’t suffer a new impingement. Simmons’ agent Bernie Lee, referring to his client as day-to-day, said he continues to … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Simmons, McBride, Tillman, Celtics

Lakers forward LeBron James and Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday (via Twitter). James, the Western Conference’s winner, helped guide L.A. to a 2-1 record last week, averaging 30.3 PPG, 8.7 APG, 4.7 RPG, 1.3 SPG and 1.0 BPG on .569/.500/.600 shooting in his three appearances (37.6 MPG). The four-time … [Read more...] about LeBron James, Jaylen Brown Named Players Of The Week

Jaden Springer didn’t anticipate getting traded at this stage of his career, he admitted to Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was dealt from the Sixers to the Celtics earlier this month. “I wasn’t expecting that,” the 2021 first rounder said. “But I [didn’t] really think about it too much. It happened, and I was OK with moving on to the next thing. I’m here [in … [Read more...] about Muscala Seems Unlikely Fit For Celtics

Despite being involved in countless rumors in the months leading up to the trade deadline, the Hawks‘ front office decided to stand pat. As John Hollinger of The Athletic writes, Atlanta hasn’t made any type of significant move since trading John Collins to Utah last June in a salary dump. It’s strange for a middling team to be so inactive, especially since the Hawks had high … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Hawks, Collins, A. Ainge, Bryant, Rozier

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is expected to be a part of the Team USA roster that competes in the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer, sources with knowledge of the situation tell Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. According to The Athletic’s duo, there’s a belief that Holiday has made a commitment to USA Basketball officials in recent weeks. Holiday is one of several … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Holiday, Team USA, Galloway, Top 2024 FAs

After appearing in 41 games for the Celtics last season, Blake Griffin hasn’t been on an NBA roster at all in 2023/24. However, if it were up to the Celtics’ players, Griffin would still be in Boston. As Brian Robb of MassLive.com writes, guards Derrick White and Payton Pritchard said during an appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast that several Celtics players tried to get … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Griffin, Sixers, Trent, Raptors