Hoops Rumors

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

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum says he was “devastated” when Boston lost to Golden State in the 2022 NBA Finals, according to Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Tatum was determined to advance as a play-maker after that experience, something he has continually improved upon over the years. “The easiest way to say it is, I was devastated,” Tatum said. “I got so close and didn’t perform … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Tatum, P. Williams, Nesmith, Cavs, LeVert

Being named MVP is one of Jayson Tatum‘s career goals, but leading the Celtics to an NBA title ranks higher on his list, writes Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. Tatum said at All-Star Weekend that he believes voters look at him differently based on a subpar performance in the 2022 Finals, Washburn adds. Although Tatum averaged 21.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 7.0 assists in that … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Tatum, Porzingis, Van Gundy

Veteran guard Ryan Arcidiacono is joining Chicago’s G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Although neither Windy City nor the Maine Celtics have officially announced it yet, the two teams made a trade sending Arcidiacono’s G League rights to the Bulls, according to the G League’s transaction log. Arcidiacono, who … [Read more...] about Ryan Arcidiacono Joining Bulls’ G League Affiliate

Celtics forward Jaylen Brown finished second in the All-Star dunk contest and he’s open to participating again, according to Souichi Terada of Masslive.com. Brown said he had a “great time” during the event. “If nobody else cares to do it, (expletive) it, I’ll do it again,” Brown said. “I don’t really care. People think like memes and stuff. But like I said, I think dunking is … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Brown, Springer, Tillman, Stevens, Porzingis, Holiday