Tag: Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics will have a very different look this season. The question is will it be enough to topple the Cavaliers? We look at the Celtics in this season preview.
Kyrie Irving says his decision to leave Cleveland is less about LeBron James and more about Kyrie Irving.
From the time the Boston Celtics drafted Jayson Tatum with the third overall pick in last June’s NBA draft, the comparisons to Paul Pierce’s game offensively have been steady. For Pierce, he doesn’t see Tatum being as good as he was scoring the ball when the 10-time All-Star came into the league in 1998. He’s […]
Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert said he and his teammates were not surprised Kyrie Irving asked to be traded, but lamented that players and fans twisted in the wind for the month between the All-Star’s request and departure to Boston. “We all knew certain things about this team that’s tough,” Shumpert told Complex News’ “Everyday Struggle” in a […]
I asked Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) if he was ever worried #Celtics would trade him this summer: “Nah, Danny [Ainge] won’t trade me,” with a laugh. I asked Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) if he was ever worried #Celtics would trade him this summer: “Nah, Danny won’t trade me,” with a laugh. — Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) September 9, […]
Cody Taylor looks at Isaiah Thomas and the harsh realities of trades in the NBA.
The Cleveland Cavaliers endured one of the craziest offseasons in memory. With so much at stake, another blockbuster trade involving Brooklyn’s 2018 pick could be in play.
Danny Ainge dealt Marcus Thornton for Isaiah Thomas, then Thomas for Kyrie Irving. To systematically upgrade assets, you cannot let attachment be an overriding decision-maker. “I’ll leave it to your own imaginations to realize how difficult that conversation might have been—for me and Isaiah,” Ainge said after the trade. “Isaiah had just an amazing season […]
Declining to name names and refusing to cite specific issues for his desire to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, new Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving maintained he wants to play for a franchise that maximizes his potential. “I can’t wait to get on the floor to maximize my potential,” Irving said at his introductory news […]
The Celtics formally introduced Irving and fellow summer acquisition Gordon Hayward on Friday at TD Garden. The Celtics traded Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick, and the Miami Heat’s 2020 second-round pick in exchange for Irving. Hayward signed a four-year, $128 million contract with the Celtics in July. “It was my time to do what was […]
