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The Boston Celtics face a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat despite coming into the series as heavy favorites. "This locker room never got over Ime Udoka's dismissal as head coach," said Adrian Wojnarowski on ESPN on Monday when trying to explain why the Celtics are on the brink of elimination. "These players did not accept the … [Read more...] about Celtics ‘Never Got Over’ Ime Udoka Being Dismissed As Head Coach

The Phoenix Suns are looking at retooling their roster around Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. The Suns are reportedly looking into trades for Malcolm Brogdon of the Boston Celtics and John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks. Brogdon is coming off a season where he won Sixth Man of the Year. However, Brogdon played through a torn ligament in his right arm during the Eastern Conference … [Read more...] about Suns Interested In Malcolm Brogdon, John Collins

Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics averaged 6.13 million viewers on TNT. The number was up 1% from the same matchup last year on ESPN. Game 1 of the series averaged 5.95 million viewers, a slight decline from last year. … [Read more...] about Heat/Celtics Game 2 Averages 6.13M Viewers On TNT

Danilo Gallinari has exercised his $6.8 million player option to remain with the Boston Celtics for the 23-24 season. Gallinari signed a two-year, $13.3 million deal with the Celtics last offseason, but he tore the ACL in his left knee during a FIBA qualifying game and missed the entire season. Gallinari averaged 11.7 points per game on 38.1% 3-point shooting for the Atlanta … [Read more...] about Danilo Gallinari Exercises $6.8M Player Option With Celtics

The Boston Celtics have long been linked with Bradley Beal due to his relationship with Jayson Tatum, but they're not believed to be a realistic trade candidate with the Washington Wizards right now. The Celtics are believed to be prioritizing signing Jaylen Brown to a supermax contract this offseason. "My feel from talking to sources is that the Celtics are not necessarily in … [Read more...] about Celtics Not Pursuing Trade For Bradley Beal, Intend To Sign Jaylen Brown To Extension

With the Boston Celtics falling behind 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Miami Heat, the question of Joe Mazzulla's job as head coach as come under question. As recently as last week's draft combine in Chicago, sources told Jake Fischer of Yahoo that the Celtics would give Mazzulla "quite a bit of runway to grow into an elevated role on the team's sideline." Mazzulla … [Read more...] about Celtics Firing Joe Mazzulla ‘Would Be Stark Change Of Direction’

The Boston Celtics resisted the idea of trading Jaylen Brown during the 21-22 season when they were struggling before they turned around their season and ultimately reached The Finals under Ime Udoka. But there was at least some level of reported interest from the Celtics that next offseason in trading Brown in a package for Kevin Durant. With the Celtics possibly falling … [Read more...] about ‘Robust Demand From A Lot Of Teams’ If Celtics Were To Listen On Jaylen Brown Trade

The Boston Celtics are set to hire Charles Lee as their lead assistant coach. Lee will join Joe Mazzulla's staff, as Boston remakes their assistant coach ranks. Lee was the associate head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks this past season. He's interviewed for several head coaching positions over the last few years, while coaching under Mike Budenholzer. In addition to coaching in … [Read more...] about Celtics To Hire Charles Lee As Lead Assistant Coach

While speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report gave insight into where Damian Lillard is with his career. Haynes noted that he's in frequent contact with Lillard after the Portland Trail Blazers star's recent Showtime interview sparked a new round of trade speculation. When asked where Lillard would want to go if he requested to leave Portland, … [Read more...] about Nets, Heat Would Be Teams On Damian Lillard’s Trade List; Celtics Omitted