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NBA playoffs 2022: How the Boston Celtics discovered the blueprint that changed their season
The Celtics had been coming off one of their most dispiriting losses of the season, blowing a double-digit, fourth-quarter lead at home to the Portland Trail Blazers, who were without star point guard Damian Lillard. Jayson Tatum had missed 18 consecutive 3-point shots over a four-game stretch. The team’s offense had hovered around the NBA’s […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics president Brad Stevens lauds Derrick White, Daniel Theis after busy deadline day
“We’ve thought for years that Derrick was a really good fit with our best players,” Stevens said during a video conference call Friday morning. “He is an excellent defender. He just makes the right play on offense over and over and over. He’s a guy that only cares about winning, that will do all of […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics add 5 players to protocols; 8 players out vs. Bucks
Guard C.J. Miles, forwards Aaron Nesmith and Justin Jackson, and centers Enes Freedom and Bruno Fernando were all added to the protocols, bringing Boston’s current official count of players in protocols to 12 ahead of Saturday’s Christmas Day showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. Eight players — those five plus guard Josh Richardson and forwards Sam […]
Continue readingSources: Memphis Grizzlies trade Juancho Hernangomez to Boston Celtics for Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards, pick swap
The deal cannot be completed until September 15, when Dunn can be traded along with other players after being traded to Boston in a separate deal last month. Hernangomez was just acquired by the Grizzlies last week from the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with guard Jarrett Culver, for another recently traded guard, Patrick Beverley. Hernangomez averaged […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022
The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
Continue readingTen things I like and don’t like, including the LA Clippers as NBA title favorites
Remember when people were worried about the Clips losing games without two or three starters, including one of the league’s 10 best players? That was cute. After destroying the Rockets in Houston Thursday, the full-strength Clippers have won six straight. Their new starting lineup is plus-41 in 95 minutes. They have outscored opponents by 12 […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Gary Trent Jr. among shining streamers
Not every fantasy pickup is meant to be an enduring move, as we are also tasked with patching together interim stretches of production. Trent Jr. qualifies as one of these plug-and-play acquisitions who can provide a short burst of production. If minutes are the coin of the realm when seeking support in deeper and more […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Eric Gordon lights it up
Gordon impressively needed only 22 shots from the floor to become the first player in NBA history to go more than a decade between 40-point performances, as his last such outing came on January 23, 2009. Gordon also became the only Rockets player not named Hakeem Olajuwon or James Harden to ever score 50 for […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Young helps Hawks move forward
Young was stellar in the first half, scoring 21 points and recording 10 assists en route to his eighth game with at least 40 points this season. That’s second-most in the NBA. Young got some help from some emerging teammates, as rookies De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish, and Bruno Fernando all proved effective in the contest. […]
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