Boston Celtics

Kevin Durant has been relatively mum on the free-agent front this season. He, like many before him, isn’t entertaining the same “are you leaving or staying?” questions every freaking night. Reports have instead needed to get creative in asking Durant free-agency questions. The latest came in Boston, ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Wednesday night [...]

Don’t let the Boston Celtics’ relatively quiet rumor mill fool you. Team president Danny Ainge is still on the prowl. From the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett: According to several sources, the club is holding out for a hero to shake loose from another roster while also looking for the next partially hidden gem (think Jae [...]

If you thought the Atlanta Hawks were going to just give Al Horford and Jeff Teague away, think again. From CSN New England: Chris Mannix believes Horford would be a perfect fit with the Celtics, but the price tag might be standing in the way. “From everything I’ve been told in the last two or [...]

Here we come, NBA All-Star break. Which means here comes the NBA playoffs! More than half of the Association’s 2015-16 season is in the books, and save for a cluster of steady teams at the top of our power rankings, the league’s hierarchy knows no order. For every certainty like the Warriors, Spurs, Cavaliers and [...]

If the Atlanta Hawks decide to hold a fire sale leading into the NBA’s Feb. 18 trade deadline, Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge will be first in line for free-agent-to-be Al Horford. Which is perfect. Tinkering with the Celtics would be a dangerous game at this point. They have the East’s third-best record and rank [...]

Danny Ainge and Boston Celtics will not go down quietly at the NBA’s trade deadline. They rarely do. While making an appearance on 98.5 the Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich Show, Ainge made it clear he has been, and will continue to be, active ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline (via CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod [...]

There is never a good time for an NBA player to get injured, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s groin injury comes at an especially unideal juncture. The 22-year-old wing injured his groin in the Detroit Pistons’ Wednesday night loss to the Boston Celtics and, per the Associated Press’ Dave Hogg (h/t Bleacher Report), is expected to miss [...]

Hooray for conflicting information. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that the Houston Rockets have held Dwight Howard trade discussions with the Boston Celtics. He himself was quick to note that it was a long shot. Turns out, though, the scenario is an impossible shot. Or whatever. From ESPN.com’s Marc [...]

Dwight Howard? On the Boston Celtics? Surely not. Or maybe so. From the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola: Meanwhile, the Celtics have engaged the Houston Rockets in talks about a possible deal for Dwight Howard, the Daily News has learned. Howard can opt out of his contract this summer, and considering his back and [...]

What time is it? NBA power rankings time. A lot has happened since we last met. All-Star rosters were finalized. The Warriors refused to lose. The Suns refused to let Jeff Hornacek keep his job. The Cavaliers found their mojo. The Bulls forgot how to score. The Spurs unleashed Kyle Anderson. The Knicks proved they’re [...]