Tag: Boston Celtics
Eric Saar takes a look at the field for Most Improved Player of the Year in the NBA
Brad Stevens has emerged as one of the best coaches in the NBA and arguably Boston’s safest asset.
Marcus Smart occasionally exaggerates contact. A lot of players in the NBA do, but the Boston Celtics guard flops like he performs most everything else, violently and loudly, which makes his occasional acting more noticeable. Smart knows people have considered him a flopper for years. He just doesn’t care. “Not at all,” he said Wednesday […]
If and when the Boston Celtics fill their final roster spot, head coach Brad Stevens believes the team will target a specific type of player. “I think that we’ll continue to look for versatility,” Stevens said Monday night before a road tilt with the Minnesota Timberwolves. “And we’ll continue to look for shooting if the […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.
The Boston Celtics have waived David Lee a day after revealing they were in talks with the veteran big man on terms for a buyout to end his brief tenure with the team. The Mavericks are optimistic about their chances to sign Lee after he clears waivers, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Source: Tim […]
Even the most optimistic Greenheart believes this (Celtics) roster is ready to play in June. (GM) Danny Ainge clearly doesn’t. And that is healthy. It’s why he spent the last several days trying to get the kind of magnetic player needed to lift the Celtics from the NBA’s middle earth. While a league source has […]
The Houston Rockets didn’t end up dealing Dwight Howard before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but they did have some opportunities. League sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets engaged in trade talks with numerous teams once they began aggressively shopping Howard right before the start of the All-Star break. Sources said that the Rockets talked about […]
In more immediate business, (Danny) Ainge will be speaking with David Lee and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, to work on a buyout for the 32-year-old forward. The sides had said they would do so if Lee wasn’t traded — and his inclusion was only going to happen if his contract was needed to make a […]
The Celtics didn’t make a trade, but they’re in position to make noise in the playoffs and free agency.
