Tag: Boston Celtics
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 […]
Kyrie and Isaiah are big names, but Jae Crowder may determine who got the better end of the Cavs-Celtics deal.
The Boston Celtics will formally introduce their two summer All-Star acquisitions in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward on Friday morning at TD Garden. The Celtics’ offseason roster overhaul was highlighted by signing Hayward to a four-year, $128 million contract in July and landing Irving in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers this month. While the Celtics and Cavaliers originally agreed to their […]
Koby Altman may be the latest person to call himself Cleveland Cavaliers general manager—the fourth in the past 12 years since Dan Gilbert bought the team—but multiple sources have told me that the Cavs owner was the one calling the shots on the trade that sent [Kyrie] Irving to Boston, and he’s the one dealing […]
Boston is sending Cleveland a 2020 second-round pick to complete the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade, league source tells ESPN. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN
It’s time for teams with players drafted in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft to decide if they want to extend those players. Many may not get extended deals, but there are a few that might.
Cleveland and Boston officials started to engage each other on a solution Tuesday, league sources told ESPN. The Cavs are no longer seeking one of the Celtics’ top young players, but they are still determined to land one of Boston’s first-round picks as compensation, and the conversation has included second-round considerations, too, league sources said. […]
All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas told ESPN that he has made significant progress with his injured hip toward a return in the 2017-18 season and has a message for NBA teams doubting his long-term prognosis. “I am not damaged,” Thomas told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’ll be back, and I’ll be the same player.” Thomas, a second-team All-NBA player […]
The Celtics and Cavs will likely re-work their blockbuster, as the Cavs perceive Thomas’ injury differently than the Celtics did.
Per @ChrisMannixYS on @CSNNE, #Celtics will draw line in sand. May part with a 2nd Rd pick to complete #Cavs deal. No firsts/Brown/Tatum. Per @ChrisMannixYS on @CSNNE, #Celtics will draw line in sand. May part with a 2nd Rd pick to complete #Cavs deal. No firsts/Brown/Tatum. — Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) August 28, 2017 Source: Chris […]
