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Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward usually goes to San Diego in the offseason to train and be around the beaches. Not this summer, though, as Hayward decided to stay in Boston so he could be with the Celtics’ coaching and training staff. Hayward is trying to regain his All-Star form after having a disappointing 2018-19 […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward is excited to play with big man Enes Kanter again. Hayward and Kanter were teammates for a year with the Utah Jazz. After splitting time with the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers last season, Kanter signed with the Celtics this summer in free agency. Kanter has also […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward is looking forward to playing with All-Star point guard Kemba Walker next season. Walker is replacing Kyrie Irving as the point guard in Boston. Hayward says the three-time All-Star is a “game-changer” thanks to his quickness and ability to get into the paint: “I think obviously a veteran guy, […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has been hitting the gym hard this summer, and he’s doing without restrictions, according to a report from Brian Robb of 98.5 The Sports Hub. Gordon Hayward has been working out with no restrictions all summer he says. He’s very eager for season to begin. — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) August […]

Team USA forward Jayson Tatum is looking forward to an upcoming matchup against Australia, which means going against former teammate Aron Baynes, who was traded to the Phoenix Suns in the offseason. The two former teammates spent two years with the Boston Celtics and likely matched up against one another from time to time in […]

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics is absorbing a lot of lessons so far in his stint with Team USA. Apart from gaining more knowledge about the tactical part of the game, Tatum is learning the real definition of sacrifice. Unlike with the Boston Celtics, where the 21-year-old Tatum is developing into the team’s main […]

Team USA is quickly approaching a back-to-back affair against the Australian national team, where Boston Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will see a familiar face in Aron Baynes. The Aussie mauler has always been fond of the two young players, who now embark in a mission to prove doubters wrong after more than […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter has no shame in his game. As part of a tweet that he titled “#MondayMotivation,” the Turkish-born center revealed some of the bloopers from his Monday morning workout routine. At 6-11, Kanter should have no issue dunking, right? Well, “not so fast,” as Lee Corso would say. In the […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker is coming into the Team USA experience as one of the most experienced NBA veterans. Walker is embracing a leadership role as the team’s likely starting point guard, looking to build chemistry alongside his teammates in a short period of time. Due to the nature of this summer, USA […]

7-foot-6 rookie Tacko Fall has put the idea of being undrafted behind him, and although he signed a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Boston Celtics, a lot of fans believe that he has a legitimate shot of making the team’s opening night roster. However, the Celtics have already signed a couple of two-way players and […]

The Boston Celtics lost two key players this offseason, with Kyrie Irving deciding to join the Brooklyn Nets and Al Horford choosing to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite what could be said as vital losses, however, Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca remains optimistic about the team’s future. In an interview with Nicole Yang of Boston […]

There’s no guarantee that Tacko Fall finds his way onto the Boston Celtics’ active roster this season. The 7-foot-6 giant signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Boston last month, ensuring him the opportunity to participate in training camp while allowing the team to retain his G-League rights even if he’s ultimately released. As Celtics co-owner […]

While watching his fellow Americans dispatch of the Spanish national team in an exhibition on Friday night, Marcus Smart expressed full-throated optimism about being healthy enough to play in the FIBA World Cup. Less than 24 hours later, that unwavering confidence of Boston Celtics guard has proven well-founded. According to Marc Stein of The New […]

Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca almost crashed his car when he found out Kemba Walker could sign with the Celtics this summer. Pagliuca was on the phone with Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge when he first heard Walker had interest in signing with Boston. Via Nicole Yang of The Boston Globe: Celtics co-owner […]

Marcus Smart has been sidelined from prepping for the upcoming FIBA World Cup with USA Basketball for nearly two weeks. Despite the national program reaching its final cutdown stage on Saturday, though, the Boston Celtics guard remains with Team USA. Why? As Smart told NBA TV’s Jared Greenberg on Friday night during the American’s exhibition […]

LeBron James was never going to play in the FIBA World Cup. Kawhi Leonard has never suited for USA Basketball. Kevin Durant is recovering from surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the same goes for Paul George with regard to both his shoulders. Ever since USA Basketball was overhauled in the mid-2000s following a […]

Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum can’t help but be excited about the future of Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox. Tatum, who was drafted ahead of Fox in the 2017 NBA Draft, acknowledged the improvement the Kings speedster has made in his first two seasons in the league. The Celtics forward then went on […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker believes Sacramento Kings youngster De’Aaron Fox is “going to be an All-Star in this league very soon.” Fox has been turning heads left and right at Team USA practices. The Kings’ floor general is a virtual lock to make the 12-man roster which will compete at the FIBA World […]

Kemba Walker’s move to the Boston Celtics is perhaps one of the most underrated deals that went down in a crazy summer. On any other offseason, a Top 5 point guard in the league switching sides would have been monumental, but in the case of this landscape-shifting summer we just had, Walker’s time in the […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker is challenging Sacramento Kings youngster De’Aaron Fox to “take it to a whole other level” next season. Fox has been showing signs of All-Star potential for Team USA. Walker believes the Kings’ floor general is only going to get better as he gets older and stronger. “It takes time, […]

By being on Team USA, Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker believes he’s accomplishing two things which are important for basketball players. Walker says his Team USA experience is “a great opportunity to show some leadership and also humble myself.” The new Celtics point guard is one of the leaders of this Team USA group. […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker is enjoying being around new teammates Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart at Team USA. Since Walker is the new point guard of the Celtics, he’s using this Team USA experience to develop chemistry with Tatum, Brown and Smart — both on and off the court. So far, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are projected to win the Eastern Conference next season based on ESPN’s real plus-minus projections. Surprisingly, the real plus-minus projections have the Boston Celtics ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. Most people believe the Sixers, after signing All-Star big man Al Horford and acquiring combo guard Josh Richardson, are the second-best team in […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart says point guard Kemba Walker is “actually a really good defensive player.” Smart says he didn’t know Walker could play high-level defense, but admits the three-time All-Star wasn’t able to with the Charlotte Hornets since he had to use so much energy on offense to keep the Hornets in […]

Attorneys representing lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a court motion on Wednesday alleging that a Nike employee had at least approved under-the-table payments to former Duke star forward Zion Williamson and former Indiana guard Romeo Langford when the two were still in high school in February 2017, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. This motion alleged the […]

Former Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier has nothing but praises for former teammate Isaiah Thomas. In an interview with Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report, Rozier said that he has high level of respect for Thomas. He said that Thomas is a “true Celtic” because of the way he handled himself during his three-season stint in […]

Danny Ainge, General Manager and President of Basketball Operations of the Boston Celtics, heaped tons of praise on Jaylen Brown for how he handled the team’s situation last season. The Celtics were hounded with chemistry issues in the 2018-19 season, with players calling out each other through the media. The players couldn’t hide their frustration, […]

The USA Men’s national basketball team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup, which is slated to begin over the course of the next few weeks. Multiple players were in line to make the final squad of 12 players, but perhaps head coach Gregg Popovich will change his tack after the primary team was soundly […]

The Boston Celtics have had a whole lot of roster turnovers after a disappointing 2018-19 campaign, but just because they don’t resemble title contenders at the moment does not mean there is no pressure on the team. Let’s face it: this past season was a disaster for the Celtics, and they are trying to move […]

The Boston Celtics were one of the most disappointing teams in the league last season. They were dubbed as one of the favorites to win the NBA championship when the regular season began, but they were severely inconsistent to the point that they got destroyed by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the […]

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge can’t help but shake his head whenever he remembers a conversation he had with one of the team’s younger players, Jaylen Brown. Ainge was recently a guest at The Michael Holley Podcast, where he shared an exchange he had with Brown last season. “He came and sat […]

The Boston Celtics’ rollercoaster season brought a whole lot of turnover, including the loss of backup point guard Terry Rozier, who now finds himself as the promised starter of the Charlotte Hornets after being signed and traded to take the reins for Michael Jordan’s franchise. Yet the 6-foot-1 dynamo hopes things would’ve been handled differently […]

Terry Rozier will suit up as a new member of the Charlotte Hornets a couple of months from now, knowing these are some big shoes to fill when it comes to replacing All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker, now of the Boston Celtics. However he’s welcoming the pressure that comes with his surge in the league […]

New Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier dispelled the myth that there is any animosity between him and former Boston Celtics teammate Kyrie Irving. The man known as “Scary Terry” told Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report that he doesn’t hate Irving, and that he has been rather cool with him through free agency: “A lot […]

Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall was a crowd favorite during this year’s Las Vegas Summer League. TackoMania has only gotten crazier – and perhaps, weirder – as the summer rolls along. The weirdness may have reached its pinnacle on Tuesday (or Tacko Tuesday, no less) as the 7-foot-7 big man signed various taco-related products during […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker wasn’t shaken when asked of recent pointed comments made by Serbian national team coach Aleksandar “Sasha” Djordjevic about the potential of matching up against what some teams are viewing as a vulnerable Team USA. “Let’s let them play their basketball and we will play ours and if we meet, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart will continue to be sidelined with his calf injury for the foreseeable future, as Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters he is still nursing the injury on a day-to-day basis. “He’s going to be a day-to-day type of thing,” said Popovich after the team’s practice in Los Angeles, […]

The NBA released its schedule for the 2019-20 season earlier this week, which led to a cavalcade of schedule reveals from all teams in the NBA. Multiple teams opted to unveil their schedules in video form in the style of the ubiquitous Netflix menu, including the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were ousted by the Boston […]

Former Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough expects Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to get booed all night long when he returns to Boston to face the Celtics next season. Before the 2018-19 season started, Irving told Celtics fans at the TD Garden he was planning to re-sign with Boston. Fast-forward to today, and […]