Danny Ainge shares the same hope of every NBA fan. The Celtics president of basketball operations joined ESPN’s Zach Lowe’s “The Lowe Podcast” on Thursday to talk all things basketball, including how he hopes Boston’s practice facilities will re-open next week if Massachusetts loosens the stay-at-home restrictions. “Massachusetts has been one of the slowest in…
Celtics’ Danny Ainge Hopeful NBA Will Finish 2019-20 Season, Open Practice Facilities — NESN.com
Enes Kanter already knows what he wants to do once his NBA career is over. The Boston Celtics center spoke with The Athletic’s Shams Charania about his life after basketball — and he apparently already has an offer on the table. “Oh, I’m definitely becoming a WWE wrestler, for sure,” Kanter told Charania. “I actually…
Celtics’ Enes Kanter ‘Definitely Becoming’ WWE Wrestler After NBA Career — NESN.com
There’s no telling when the NBA will make its comeback, or if, but there is a general consensus of what it will look like when it does. Commissioner Adam Silver said he hopes to have a decision in two-to-four weeks, and reports came out yesterday that the owners are feeling positive about momentum towards finishing…
Jaylen Brown Said It’s ‘Understood’ That NBA Would Restart Into Playoffs — NESN.com
There’s no telling when the NBA will make its comeback, or if, but there is a general consensus of what it will look like when it does. Commissioner Adam Silver said he hopes to have a decision in two-to-four weeks, and reports came out yesterday that the owners are feeling positive about momentum towards finishing the season. And after the league’s players association polled its members yesterday, it’s clear players want to get back, too. Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Wednesday gave an interview with CNN, revealing that in a private player call, some of the NBA’s most influential athletes find it important to finish the year, and they all have the understanding that the league rolls right into the playoffs upon its return. “I think that is kind of, like, understood already, in a sense,” Brown said, transcribed by the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmeslbach. “I don’t want to jump the gun. But I think the playoffs is what makes the league most of its money, and I think if we all agree to come back and play in the playoffs, I think it can regenerate (the income) so that we’ll be able to have a pretty solid salary cap going into next year. So the playoffs are what’s important.” What that playoff format will look like is to be determined, but it would be easier than cramming the remainder of the regular season into a shorter time and is likely to be held in a campus-type centralized location. Read more at: https://nesn.com/2020/05/jaylen-brown-said-its-understood-that-nba-would-restart-into-playoffs/ Read more at: https://nesn.com/2020/05/jaylen-brown-said-its-understood-that-nba-would-restart-into-playoffs/
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There are three things that are guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and the Boston Celtics getting wrapped up in trade rumors. We’re 60 days removed from the last NBA basketball game, but that doesn’t mean the rumors have to end. The report that’s going around now is one that’d shake the NBA if it were […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo to Boston Rumors Have Already Started —
The Warriors have been targeting Giannis Antetokounmpo for years. They’re hoping to place him alongside the Splash Brothers, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
Since Kevin Durant left Golden State for Brooklyn, it’s no surprise that the Warriors would be targeting another superstar small forward to take his place. The Warriors tried experimenting with D’Angelo Russell but ended up trading him to Minnesota for Andrew Wiggins and a valuable draft pick.
The Warriors have what it takes to land the superstar, but the question is, why are the Celtics involved in this? Why would the Celtics trade for a superstar forward when they already have one? It’s the same song and dance, except this time it involves the reigning MVP.
Let me start with this: the Celtics aren’t trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo. It doesn’t make sense for either side, and the Celtics wouldn’t have enough to pull it off, in my opinion. They two trades that were proposed don’t include the one player Milwaukee would covet the most from Boston: Jayson Tatum.
The good news is that Danny Ainge isn’t trading Jayson Tatum, so there’s that. If Milwaukee is going to trade Giannis, they aren’t going to trade for pennies on the dollar. They would get a haul back for Giannis, including many draft picks and several young players.
The Bucks wouldn’t accept a trade of Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, and picks for Giannis. I’m sure they’d be fine taking Brown in return, but they wouldn’t want Hayward. Why take on all that money for a player that has an injury history and is five years older than the player they’re trading away?
Substituting Marcus Smart for Hayward makes it more enticing, but the picks included in these trades would be worthless to Milwaukee. These aren’t even lottery picks Boston is sending out. If they wanted to match or make a better offer, the Celtics would have to trade 5/6 first-round picks, as well as including valuable players like Jaylen Brown.
The Celtics have draft picks and players to offer, but gutting an entire roster for one player isn’t worth it. We’ve talked about this before when trade rumors with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Anthony Davis came up. Why trade a collection of valuable players for one who might leave in free agency?
The thought of Giannis Antetokounmpo even coming to Boston is ridiculous. Both the Celtics and Bucks aren’t in a position where they need to make a blockbuster trade to take it to the next level. Boston’s missing key bench pieces and veteran leadership. They don’t need another star player. Milwaukee doesn’t need to make any trades. They just have to hope they continue to compete at the highest level in order for Giannis to want to stay. If not, then they’ll have to deal with that when the time comes.
Let me know what you think of these trade rumors, and tell me who you would include in a trade package for the reigning MVP.
Jayson Tatum recently admitted he wasn’t very keen on the idea of being picked by the Celtics heading into the 2017 NBA Draft. In fact, the young swingman nearly denied Boston’s request for a second workout. Considering the C’s were coming off a 2016-17 season in which they claimed the No. 1 seed in the…
How Jayson Tatum Was Convinced To Attend Celtics’ Pre-Draft Workout — NESN.com
With the NBA G League’s new developmental program attracting some of the best prospects in the country, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum noted how it would have made his decision between college and professional much more difficult. Tatum recalled his time at Duke University very fondly while speaking on the “All The Smoke” podcast, but…
Jayson Tatum Explains What He Would’ve Done If Faced With Current NBA G League — NESN.com
Tatum revealed that he originally wanted to play for the Suns coming out of Duke in the 2017 NBA Draft.
Jayson Tatum initially had no intentions of playing for the Celtics — The Rookie Wire
Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand seems to have his team operating under the assumption the NBA will move on from the remainder of the regular season and instead jump directly into the postseason. It’s why Brand has the Sixers focusing on the Boston Celtics, specifically, amid quarantine. As you may remember, prior to the…
Sixers Doing ‘Deep Dive’ On Celtics, Expecting First-Round Playoff Matchup — NESN.com
The 2016-17 Boston Celtics team captivated the city. Ex-Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas has depicted that before, and did again with a recent tweet. And that prompted fellow ex-Celtic Al Horford to respond with a tweet of his own. “Memories watching these games man!” Thomas wrote, referencing the postseason in which he dealt with the loss…
Al Horford Salutes Isaiah Thomas For ‘Greatness’ During Celtics 2016-17 Run — NESN.com
[nesn_embed service=dailymotion src=”https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x7tf3co” width=”640″ height=”360″] Brad Stevens, like all of us, is riding out the coronavirus pandemic and waiting for the return of sports. But once the quarantine was lifted, the Boston Celtics head coach knows exactly what he would do. “I’d go straight to the gym early in the morning, hang out with our […]
Celtics’ Brad Stevens Explains What He’s Looking For To Post-Quarantine — NESN.com
Michael Jordan has impacted the careers of plenty of NBA players both past and present. Kemba Walker is one of those players, and he’s proud to have learned from the best. Before joining the Boston Celtics in 2019, Walker spent eight seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, which Jordan owns. Walker had always looked up to…
Kemba Walker Reveals How Michael Jordan Changed His Life As NBA Player — NESN.com
Although the Boston Celtics haven’t been able to play in over a month, Enes Kanter still is staying active. With the NBA currently suspended, the Celtics big man has seen an uptick in TikTok and other social media videos as he attempts to help spread a little bit of positivity in these trying times. The…
Celtics Center Enes Kanter Joins NESN’s Tom Caron On ‘At Home With TC’ — NESN.com
The view from left field 