Tag: Boston Celtics
According to the Basketball-Reference database, the statistics site shows the Boston Celtics with a 47.5% chance to win this season’s 2024 NBA championship coming out of the All-Star break. The Minnesota Timberwolves possess the second-highest percentage (14.8%), followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder (14.3%), Los Angeles Clippers (6.1%), Cleveland Cavaliers (5.7%), and New York Knicks […]
Former NBA player Scot Pollard found a heart transplant donor at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was admitted Feb. 7. His wife, Dawn Pollard, broke the news on Friday. “Scot wanted me to let everyone know that the pre-heart transplant hair is gone, it’s go time!” Pollard’s wife Dawn posted […]
The Milwaukee Bucks contacted Boston Celtics governor and majority owner Wyc Grousbeck prior to hiring Doc Rivers. Speaking on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Friday, Grousbeck revealed that he was a reference call on behalf of Rivers. “I love Doc,” Grousbeck said. “I got a reference call on Doc from the Bucks. Truthfully, I […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Monday, June 24, 2024. After abruptly firing their rookie head coach, Adrian Griffin, the Milwaukee Bucks turned to the seasoned veteran Doc Rivers to help them save their season. Rivers has been around the basketball world more times than almost anyone – putting together a prosperous career […]
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading forward/center Xavier Tillman to the Boston Celtics for two second-round draft picks and forward Lamar Stevens, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics are sending a 2027 second-rounder via Atlanta and a 2030 second-rounder via Dallas to the Grizzlies. Tillman, 25, is on an expiring four-year, $6.53 million contract. The […]
Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond is drawing trade interest from the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. Drummond, 30, is currently in his 12th season. The NBA trade deadline is this Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. “One Bulls player who could be dealt, however, is center Andre Drummond, who’s […]
The Boston Celtics are reportedly targeting Houston Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline. Tate, 28, is in the second year of a three-year, $22.1 million contract he signed with Houston in 2022. “Alternatively, Jae’Sean Tate, who league sources said is attracting interest from the likes of Boston and Phoenix, is […]
Key Highlights: The Boston Celtics are a great team, but they need to add some more physicality to increase their chances at a title Isaiah Stewart gives them the physicality they need, at a price that they can afford Boston has the kind of team that can mask Stewart’s weaknesses As we get close to […]
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (right knee inflammation) has been downgraded to out for Monday night’s road game against the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced. This will be his 12th game missed this season. Porzingis, 28, is currently the only Celtics player listed on the injury report. Jrue Holiday (right elbow sprain) was upgraded to […]
Kristaps Porzingis had arguably his hardest assignment of the season on Friday, January 15th. The Boston Celtics hosted the defending champion, Denver Nuggets, who were coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Many expected this to be a great game considering this very well could be the NBA Finals matchup this year. Fans […]
