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Marc Grandi: I don’t think the hold up on Al Horford is him deciding whether he wants to retire or not. My read is that GSW has a handshake agreement with him in place, but it could be slightly edited depending on how much extra money they have to play with based on the Kuminga outcome. "[The Warriors] are banking on Al [Horford] to play and they're hoping he does but from … [Read more...] about
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"His ability to score, his ability to shoot the ball and make really hard shots is pretty elite." The post What Brad Stevens said about the Celtics’ offseason additions appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about What Brad Stevens said about the Celtics’ offseason additions
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Bobby Manning: Brad Stevens said Anfernee Simons’ shooting is elite and he’s getting better. Notes Georges Niang’s winning and that “he’s a pain to play against, which I admire.” … [Read more...] about
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"I'd never put a ceiling on any team." The post Are the Celtics embracing a rebuild this season with Jayson Tatum sidelined? appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Are the Celtics embracing a rebuild this season with Jayson Tatum sidelined?
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Michael Scotto: Boston Celtics President Brad Stevens said Al Horford returning is “unlikely.” “If he were to go and play somewhere else, I think he’s an all-time Celtic. He’s a winner and did everything he could for this organization not only from the games but also how he impacted our younger players.” … [Read more...] about Brad Stevens on Al Horford: If he were to go and play somewhere else, I think he’s an all-time Celtic
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"We knew going into this year, regardless of how it ended, that we were going to have some really hard decisions to make." The post Did Jayson Tatum’s injury impact Brad Stevens’ decision to break up Celtics’ roster? appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Did Jayson Tatum’s injury impact Brad Stevens’ decision to break up Celtics’ roster?
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Bobby Manning: Brad Stevens said C’s knew they were going to have difficult decisions to make regardless of the Jayson Tatum injury. “We’ve known for a long time…I think the agents and players have known too. It’s been pretty well communicated.” Notes they had limited tools to keep Luke Kornet, Al Horford. … [Read more...] about
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"It was really important for us to get us out of that penalty box in a lot of ways." The post Brad Stevens offers up blunt reason why Celtics traded Porzingis, Holiday appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Brad Stevens offers up blunt reason why Celtics traded Porzingis, Holiday
by Hoops Rumors
We’re in a quiet transactional period as we wait for the July moratorium to lift tomorrow. There are still a handful of top restricted free agents who have yet to sign new contracts, but with a dearth of cap space around the league, the players don’t have a ton of negotiating leverage, so it could take a while for those situations to play out. John Hollinger of The Athletic … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: Early Offseason Winners, Losers