Celtics

Kyrie Irving is preaching patience on behalf of the Boston Celtics’ Big 3. On paper, the mix of himself, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford is terrifying. All of them can play off the ball, and Irving may be the least talented passer of the bunch—a knock against him, but a compliment to the Celtics’ blend [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As we all know and have for over a year now at least, the Boston Celtics have been in the perfect position to utilize their treasure chest of assets and their status as a fringe contender to make a big splash or two and acquire at least one of the many stars that have been [...]

On August 25, when the agreed upon Kyrie Irving trade between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers first hit a snag with the status of Isaiah Thomas’ hip, yours truly tweeted the following, half-seriously, half-tongue-in-cheek: [tweet https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/901286867211083776] That trade, to be clear, has not failed. Most still expect it to go through, with slight tweaks. [...]

The past week has been about as juicy and newsworthy as it gets for the NBA in late August. After the earth-shattering, blockbuster trade between the Cavaliers and Celtics last week was agreed to that would send Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Brooklyn’s 2018 1st Round Pick and Ante [...]

Shortly after Isaiah Thomas was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fox Sports 1’s Chris Broussard reported on the network’s Undisputed show that executives he spoke with believe the point guard wasn’t the most well-liked person in the Boston Celtics’ locker room. Former boys in green Jared Sullinger, currently out of the NBA, and Kelly Olynyk, now [...]

The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]

Paul Pierce played 15 seasons for the Boston Celtics after being taken 10th by them in the 1998 NBA Draft. In those 15 seasons, he essentially averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four assists, made four All-NBA appearances, 10 All-Star appearances and won an NBA Finals MVP award in 2008. Pierce ended his career as [...]

You did it, Anthony Davis-to-the-Boston Celtics truthers. You really, truly, actually, wholly did it. The big man is—or rather, was—sufficiently worried enough about the conspiracy theories masquerading as rumors to address them with the New Orleans Pelicans. From the NOLA.com’s William Guillory: “I get asked all types of random stuff,” he said with smile. “The [...]