Hoops Rumors

Cyprus, which will be competing in EuroBasket for the first time ever this year, announced its 12-man roster for the event on Monday, as FIBA relays. Cyprus’ national team doesn’t feature any current or former NBA players, but the group includes former Wichita State big man Darral Willis, up-and-coming point guard Filippos Tigkas, and sharpshooter Konstantinos Simitzis, who was … [Read more...] about EuroBasket Notes: Cyprus, Players To Watch, Celtics, Heat, Top Matchups

After the Celtics announced their new ownership structure on Tuesday, majority owner and team governor William Chisholm and alternate governor Wyc Grousbeck talked to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe about their plans for the future. Chisholm, who headed up the group that purchased the franchise from the Grousbeck family at a valuation of $6.1 billion, said he understands … [Read more...] about Chisholm, Grousbeck Plan To Keep Celtics In Title Contention

The Hawks‘ two-year, $4.4MM offer sheet for center N’Faly Dante, which went unmatched by Houston, only carries a partial guarantee of $85,300 in year one, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks for Sports Business Classroom. That’s the same amount that Dante would have had guaranteed if he had accepted his two-way qualifying offer from the Rockets. Matching the offer sheet would have … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Dante, Houstan, Coffey, Williams

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