It feels like Jamal Crawford has been getting buckets in the league for 25 years, the actual number is 19 seasons since being drafted 8th by the Cavaliers in the 2000 NBA Draft. Despite being 38, Crawford somehow manages to still be an effective (not efficient) offensive weapon for teams off the bench in short [...]
September 18, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs The Boston Celtics’ toughness and perseverance despite all of their injury issues is a true marvel and testament to their coaching and the heart of their players on the roster. Despite being without Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theiss, the Celtics managed to win their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in 7 [...]
April 30, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek The Boston Celtics are limping into the 2018 NBA Playoffs as their three best guards will likely be out for their first round match-up. Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will be out for the entire postseason, but Marcus Smart is recovering from a hand injury (suffered by punching something after a game) and could be [...]
April 10, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek Isaiah Thomas has officially entered “Diplomatic Free-Agent-to-Be” mode. One wishful fan asked the Los Angeles Lakers point guard on Twitter whether he would consider coming back to the Boston Celtics this summer. His response was music to the pipe dreamer’s ears: [tweet https://twitter.com/isaiahthomas/status/975556089864388609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2765321-isaiah-thomas-says-anything-can-happen-when-asked-if-hed-play-for-celtics] This isn’t something you would have expected Thomas to say last summer. [...]
March 20, 2018 admin Blogs Kyrie Irving is now showing off his maestro ball handling skills and ability to score the ball in numerous ways in Celtic green and white instead of Cavalier wine and gold (can we just call it yellow?). There could be a litany of reasons why Irving requested a trade this off-season, including projecting LeBron’s impending [...]
October 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek Kyrie Irving got his wish, and now he’s happy. Nay, thrilled. The four-time All-Star requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in late July, and roughly one month later, he’s headed to the Boston Celtics, as first reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania, in exchange for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn [...]
August 23, 2017 admin Blogs Boston Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge stated after taking Jayson Tatum with the No. 3 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft that he would have taken Tatum at No. 1 had he had decided to stay there and not trade back to No. 3 with the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for three 1st round draft [...]
August 8, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors There is no doubt, especially with Chris Paul now off the market (he was never really on it I guess) and a member of the Houston Rockets, that Gordon Hayward is the grand prize in NBA free agency 2017. Hayward is 27 and coming off a career year where he set a new career-high in [...]
June 29, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek Although the Chicago Bulls told Jimmy Butler they have no plans to trade him this offseason, the Boston Celtics aren’t buying it. That, or they aren’t taking no for an answer. Armed with even more draft-pick goodies after completing a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers that shipped out the No. 1 overall selection, the Celtics [...]
June 19, 2017 admin Blogs Apparently, as it pertains to the Boston Celtics, there is such a thing as having too much talent. Though the team is considered to be in an enviable situation, with cap space, a deep roster and a top-three pick on the way, agents of certain NBA draft prospects aren’t as high on the asset stable [...]
May 15, 2017 admin Rumors