Marcus Smart

When it comes to the Boston Celtics’ haircut game, head coach Brad Stevens doesn’t hesitate to give his stamp of approval. Talking with Brian Robb for Bleacher Report, Stevens refused to choose a player with whom he would trade hairdos. He did, however, indicate he was proud of his team for acing the barbershop test: [...]

Three players registered a triple-double during Friday’s action: Russell Westbrook, Hassan Whiteside and Marcus Smart. This was only the second time this had happened in the NBA in the past 13 years, the only other time was on April 1, 2015. Here is the statline for each player and some additional info: Russell Westbrook: Westbrook [...]

Ah, what could have been. Isaiah Thomas was apparently a wanted man during the 2014 NBA free-agency period. Well, not by the Kings. But the Lakers and (obviously) the Suns were both interested. And so, too, were the Celtics. Here’s Green Street’s Ben Rohrbach with more: Other than the late addition of Evan Turner at [...]

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 [...]

Another point guard in the league went down with an injury this week, as the Boston Celtics have announced that their rookie guard Marcus Smart is expected to be sidelined for approximately 2-3 weeks after spraining his left ankle in their victory against the Indiana Pacers Friday night. He was driving down the lane on [...]

Evan Turner has found a new home. SHUT FREE AGENCY DOWN. Or don’t. Whatever. It’s up to you. If you want to see what happens with Eric Bledsoe and Greg Monroe, keep it going. Anyway… Turner has come to terms with the Celtics, per the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett: [tweet https://twitter.com/SteveBHoop/statuses/491323198030364674] Part of their mid-level [...]

Well, duh. The 2014 NBA draft class is expected to be the deepest pool of talent seen since 2003, when players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade each made jumps to the Association. Naturally, teams holding first-round picks—and multiple first-rounders—are taking a long hard look at the most highly touted targets. Especially the [...]