Hoops Rumors

Kristaps Porzingis was the Celtics‘ best player during the first half of his preseason debut with the team, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Boston traded for Porzingis this summer to add size to its frontcourt, and Himmelsbach observes that his 7’3″ presence clearly bothered the Sixers in the paint in Sunday’s game. Porzingis made his first four shots from … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Porzingis, Holiday Trade, Scrubb

Celtics reserve Jay Scrubb suffered a torn right ACL during practice on Saturday, the team’s PR department tweets. Scrubb, a second-round pick in 2020, signed a two-way contract with Boston in mid-July after strong Summer League performances. He averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in those four games. Scrubb, a 23-year-old guard, finished last season with the … [Read more...] about Celtics’ Jay Scrubb Suffers Torn ACL

While NBA teams aren’t required to maintain a full 15-man standard roster during the regular season, they do have to carry at least 14 players on standard contracts. During the regular season, a club isn’t permitted to carry fewer than 14 players on standard contracts for more than two weeks at a time — or more than 28 total days. And unless there are extenuating circumstances … [Read more...] about Four NBA Teams Carrying Fewer Than 14 Standard Contracts

The Celtics, on track to be a taxpaying team in 2023/24 for a second consecutive year, extended Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis to lucrative new contracts this offseason and may do the same with Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday within the next year. Those financial commitments mean the franchise is projected to remain over the second tax apron in the coming years, but co-owner … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Payroll, Gabriel, Pierce, Tatum

Celtics owners, front office members and even Hall of Famers were raving about Jrue Holiday‘s performance Wednesday in his first practice with the team, writes Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said the energy reminded him of the first practice session after Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen were acquired in 2007. Co-owner Steve Pagliuca said Paul Pierce … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Holiday, Mazzulla, Gabriel, Redick

The Celtics have signed free agent center Kylor Kelley to an Exhibit 10 contract, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. Kelley, 26, has played in England, Denmark, Canada, and the G League since going undrafted out of Oregon State in 2020. The seven-footer appeared in 21 NBAGL games for the Raptors 905 last season, averaging 7.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 15.3 minutes per … [Read more...] about Celtics Sign Kylor Kelley To Exhibit 10 Contract

The last-minute trade for Jrue Holiday ahead of training camp upended some of the preparations that Celtics players had made for the coming season, notes Brian Windhorst of ESPN. As Windhorst writes, Derrick White had spent time with assistant coach Sam Cassell in Colorado this summer getting ready to become Boston’s new starting point guard, but Holiday figures to take on that … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Holiday, Tatum, Mykhailiuk, Porzingis

The Celtics have started extension talks with Payton Pritchard, sources tell Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Although Pritchard’s representatives are talking to the front office about a long-term deal, there’s still “a gap to close” before an agreement can be finalized, Weiss adds. The 25-year-old guard figures to have a much larger role in a revamped Boston backcourt after … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Pritchard, Kornet, Holiday, Luxury Tax