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The relationship and perception of Ray Allen among Celtics fans and his former Celtics teammates has been strained and predominately negative for some time now. Despite Allen’s huge role in their NBA championship team in 2008, their NBA Finals appearance in 2010 and his undisputed respect and status as an amazing and hard-working teammate around [...]

My how the NBA landscape and the desired destinations list can change for players in a short time. We live in a world where the Golden State Warriors have won two of the last three NBA titles and have amassed maybe the greatest team in NBA history and the Boston Celtics just acquired a 25-year-old [...]

Newly minted hall of famer and one of the greatest wing players of this century, Tracy McGrady decided to give back to the city where he spent six seasons. McGrady was a superhero on the court, lifting up the community with his play for six seasons that included three All-Star appearances and three All-NBA appearances. [...]

There is such a thing as a Madden curse. It has been well known and publicized over the years that many players have dealt with injuries or had down seasons the year that they graced the cover of Madden (Peyton Hillis was out of the league altogether a couple years after), but that curse has [...]

Former Boston Celtics coach and current Los Angeles Clippers head honcho Doc Rivers is a fan of the Kyrie Irving trade. More specifically, he believes Boston is the ideal landing spot for the All-Star floor general. From the Boston Sports Journal’s Brian Robb (via HoopsHype): The Clippers head coach was back in town Wednesday to [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a completely new look and feel as a franchise, and with the acquisition of Jimmy Butler this off-season they are projected to make their first postseason since Kevin Garnett left town in 2004. Stocking their roster with veterans and winners to surround their young duo of Karl Anthony Towns and Andrew [...]

Vince Carter and Zach Randolph are gone. Tony Allen, still a free agent, isn’t far behind them. But that doesn’t mean the Memphis Grizzlies are ready to bust up what remains of their Grit ‘n’ Grind core. Trade-market buyers won’t want to hear this, but according to CBS Sports’ Matt Moore, the Grizzlies consider both [...]

Dwyane Wade didn’t opt into the final year of his deal with the Chicago Bulls just so he could make $23.8 million. He stuck around at least in part because he thought they were trying to be something more than one of the NBA’s five worst squads. So much for that. According to HoopsHype’s Alex [...]

At some point during the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks’ trade negotiations for Carmelo Anthony, the search for a third team brought them to the Milwaukee Bucks. And then, from there, Jabari Parker’s name came up. According to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: As of last week, the New York Knicks were “not close” on any deal involving [...]

How tight are Isaiah Thomas and Tom Brady? Tight enough for the New England Patriot quarterback to text the All-NBA point guard after news broke that he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the Kyrie Irving trade. Thomas penned a piece for The Players’ Tribune that dropped on [...]