Celtics

Kelly Olynyk’s role with the Boston Celtics instantly became unclear after the addition of Al Horford. And now his future in Beantown is, too. From The Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn: Forward/center Kelly Olynyk is eligible to sign a long-term deal before the Oct. 30 deadline but the Celtics are likely to wait until next summer [...]

Should the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers hammer out a Jahlil Okafor trade, it doesn’t sound like it will be a mutually beneficial deal. Going one step further, it doesn’t seem like the Sixers will emerge from any completed negotiations with much to show for their troubles, according to philly.com’s Keith Pompey: It doesn’t make [...]

Some friendly advice: Don’t go purchasing any custom Blake Griffin and/or Russell Westbrook Boston Celtics jerseys just yet. Jahlil Okafor orders are totally fine, though. According to A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com, the Celtics are more likely to trade for the Philadelphia 76ers’ sophomore than they are two deal for either of the Oklahoma City [...]

If the Boston Celtics do not trade for Blake Griffin, then they’ll target Russell Westbrook. And if they don’t get either one of those two, then they’ll target another big name. Such is life in Beantown, apparently. From the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: The Celtics are up to something. Talk to any front-office executive here [...]

According to a leaked report from GMs around the NBA, many around the league expect the Thunder to deal 27-year-old superstar point guard Russell Westbrook “very soon” as the team gets the feeling he will not re-sign with them in the offseason. [tweet https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/753274314334416896] This sort of move would mark a complete retool for the [...]

The NBA’s 2016-17 season has yet to begin, but Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas is already thinking about what happen in 2018. Yes, 2018. That’s when Thomas will reach free agency and, by his own words, search for a lucrative deal. As he told CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod Blakely: They better bring out the Brinks [...]

Already with one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, the Boston Celtics could be done wheeling and dealing this summer after signing Al Horford. But they aren’t. As team president Danny Ainge told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: “I think we’re not done,” Ainge said while clutching his iPhone in one hand, seemingly waiting [...]

Dwight Howard has already set up two meetings to start the NBA’s 2016 free-agency period, and the Houston Rockets aren’t one of them. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard and Marc Stein, Howard will talk shop with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics first, before moving on to other teams: The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics [...]

Is free-agent-to-be Kevin Durant coming to meet with an NBA team near you? Well, no. He’ll be taking the meetings, not going on some free-agency tour. Will your favorite team get face time? That’s the question. And if you’re a fan of a big-market franchise outside Washington, you’ll probably like the answer, per ESPN.com’s Chris [...]

The Boston Celtics are trying to turn their No. 3 draft pick into a star-caliber player. It is not going well. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: But sources told ESPN that the Celtics, to date, have been rebuffed in their efforts to assemble a sufficiently enticing deal to acquire any of these four prime targets: Chicago [...]