Boston Celtics

Some will view the Boston Celtics 114-91 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night as evidence there is no true heir to LeBron James’ Eastern Conference throne. And perhaps it is. If the Cavaliers are going to play transition defense and control the battles in the paint and on the glass like they did [...]

Do you buy into the notion that the Chicago Bulls aren’t shopping Jimmy Butler? Or that the Indiana Pacers won’t even listen to Paul George offers with the possibility of signing him to a designated extension, should he qualify, still in play? The Boston Celtics sure don’t. Or maybe they’re just hoping against hope things [...]

Big men-headlined NBA trades continue to go through, and yet still Jahlil Okafor remains with the Philadelphia 76ers. As has been the case for roughly forever, though, the expectation is for this to change. And while the New Orleans Pelicans (DeMarcus Cousins trade), Denver Nuggets (Mason Plumlee trade) and Portland Trail Blazers (Jusuf Nurkic trade) [...]

Sole ownership of second place in the Eastern Conference isn’t enough for the Boston Celtics. The Vertical’s Shams Charania wrote a nice in-depth piece on the development of Marcus Smart, wherein he also revealed that Boston has targeted multiple big men on the trade market: Before the postseason, the Celtics hope for the continued development [...]

The Boston Celtics, as per usual, are tough to get a read on. First, we think we have no interest in a Carmelo Anthony trade. Then, we believe they want to join the party as a third-team facilitator. Now, according to the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett, they’re open to the idea of actually getting Melo: But [...]

Jimmy Butler is playing untouchable-level basketball, but rival league executives told the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson he might not be so untouchable as the NBA nears its Feb. 23 trade deadline: There are rival executives who believe the Bulls and Celtics will rekindle trade talks centered on Jimmy Butler before the Feb. 23 deadline. The teams [...]

Larry Sanders hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2014-15 season, but it seems that might change soon. The 28-year-old tweeted this on Thursday night: [tweet https://twitter.com/l8show_thegoat/status/824787180472123392] That was followed by report from Keith Smith of 16 Wins a Ring stating Sanders has already worked out for the Boston Celtics: [tweet https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/824783789188587520] Smith later added that [...]

Isaiah Thomas’ story is truly an inspiration for underdogs. After being taken last overall in the same draft that Kyrie Irving was taken first overall, Thomas has emerged as on the league’s best point guards and leading scorers. He’s the main reason Boston is set up so nicely for the future. He’s impossible to guard [...]

The drama has been at a feverish peak the past few weeks as the Knicks annual implosion (losers of 15 of their last 20 games) has led to almost daily articles debating whether the Knicks are trying or should try to trade Carmelo Anthony and whether Anthony would waive his no-trade clause in order for [...]

Al Horford will face the Atlanta Hawks as a member of the Boston Celtics for the first time on Friday night—a game he’s not exactly looking forward to, per Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: [tweet https://twitter.com/CVivlamoreAJC/status/819590446078902272] Horford spent the first nine years of his career with the Hawks before bolting for the Celtics as a [...]