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 [...]
August 24, 2017
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It’s been one helluva year for Jared Sullinger, and not in a good way. First, while everyone and their second cousin were landing massive deals last summer, Sullinger resorted to signing a one-year pact with the Toronto Raptors, hoping to drive up his value enough to make a splash in 2017 free agency. But then [...]
March 7, 2017
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The Toronto Raptors just got a little thinner as center—which is a problem, considering they were pretty thin there to begin with. Jared Sullinger, whom the Raptors essentially signed as a Bismack Biyombo replacement, is expected to miss a bunch of time after having foot surgery, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/790276368646963200] It’s not [...]
October 24, 2016
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Jared Sullinger’s free-agency logic is irrefutable. Complex’s Ryan Morik caught up with the new member of Toronto Raptors and asked him about his decision to sign with Canada’s finest. He answered the question with another question: Why the Raptors? Why not. It was almost like a no brainer. It was a situation where not only [...]
July 28, 2016
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After signing a one-year deal worth $6 million with the Toronto Raptors, Jared Sullinger knows he messed up. Many of his peers, like former teammate Evan Turner (four years, $70 million) were being handed obscene sums of cash. But he ultimately settled on a modestly priced one-year pact, because the interest in his services, while [...]
July 13, 2016
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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 [...]
February 3, 2016
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David Lee wants more minutes, but the Boston Celtics don’t have them to dole out, which clearly means a trade request is on the way. Or not. From Mass Live’s Jay King: Asked directly about possibly requesting a trade due to disappearing playing time, Boston Celtics big man David Lee said he has not considered [...]
January 7, 2016
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The Boston Celtics are, on paper, one of the NBA’s most intriguing teams heading into 2015-16. This is both a good and bad thing. The Celtics are intriguing because they’re so damn deep, and that’s good. But that leaves head coach Brad Stevens with the task of deciding whom to play, and that’s a steep [...]
October 12, 2015
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As the 2014-2015 NBA season gets underway, everyone already wants to know how it will end. Will the San Antonio Spurs repeat? Will Cleveland finally win one? When will big market franchises in the basement (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers) return to contention? Back on top, the Spurs [...]
November 15, 2014
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Prepare yourselves for the most unconventional of NBA compliments. Following the Indiana Pacers’ 106-79 romping of the Boston Celtics, Roy Hibbert told CSNNE’s Abby Chin that Jared Sullinger could be “the Kevin Love of the East.” Quite the form of praise, wouldn’t you say? Sullinger is in his second season with the Celtics and is [...]
December 23, 2013
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