Hoops Rumors

The Celtics‘ efforts to cut salary by moving Jrue Holiday could wind up being tied to a Kevin Durant trade, NBA insider Zach Lowe stated on his most recent podcast (hat tip to Souichi Terada of MassLive). Lowe suggested that Boston could get involved as a facilitator, shipping out Holiday while the Suns send Durant to another team. “The focus for me is on Jrue Holiday,” Lowe … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Holiday, Scheierman, Draft, Peterson

The Knicks should be taking notes as they watch the Thunder and Pacers face off in the NBA Finals, according to Kristian Winfield for the New York Daily News, who suggests the two clubs currently fighting for a title have shown the blueprint for a new era of team-building. For the Knicks, who had their own title aspirations dashed in a hard-fought series with Indiana, depth and … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Knicks, Raptors Trade Candidates, Celtics, Sixers

The Celtics won’t be actively looking to move Jaylen Brown or Derrick White this offseason, but they also don’t necessarily view either player as untouchable, ESPN’s Shams Charania said on Wednesday during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show (YouTube link). “The primary focus, from my understanding, with the Celtics’ offseason has been Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, (and) … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Celtics, Durant, Knicks, Pelicans, Spurs, Magic

The Celtics enjoyed one of the NBA's all-time great seasons in 2023/24, racking up 64 wins and posting the fourth-best single-season net rating in league history in the regular season before winning 16 of 19 playoff games en route to the franchise's 18th championship. Unsurprisingly, the Celtics decided to essentially run it back in 2024/25, retaining nearly the exact same … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Offseason Preview: Boston Celtics

Former senior Kentucky forward Jaxson Robinson, who spent the first part of the pre-draft process rehabilitating a right wrist injury that required surgery, has several workouts on his plate this week, reports Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. According to Rankin, Robinson has already worked out for the has workouts on tap with the Lakers, Cavaliers, Celtics and Suns after … [Read more...] about Draft Notes: Robinson, Flagg, Bailey, Dixon

The Timberwolves have been the team most aggressively pursuing Kevin Durant in trade talks so far, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said this morning during an appearance on Get Up (Twitter video link). Windhorst notes that Minnesota made a strong push to acquire Durant from the Suns before the February trade deadline to team him with Anthony Edwards, and that effort has been renewed … [Read more...] about Windhorst: Timberwolves Most Aggressive In Pursuit Of Kevin Durant

Day’Ron Sharpe is headed to free agency this summer. The Nets can make the backup big man a restricted free agent by extending him a $5.98MM qualifying offer. Sharpe told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype he’s looking forward to what the summer may bring for his career. “I’m looking forward to the experience because I don’t know too much about free agency. This is my first year … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Sharpe, Knueppel, Horford, Kornet, Embiid

While there was speculation around the combine that rival teams would likely seek some sort of assets from Boston along with Kristaps Porzingis ($30.7MM expiring contract) or Jrue Holiday ($104.4MM over the next three years), the Celtics have been operating as though they’re confident those former All-Stars will return positive value on the trade market, reports Jake Fischer of … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Celtics, Sixers, Hawks, Capela, Draft