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There is no doubt that one of toughest jobs in the NBA is to be the head coach of a team. From managing players’ egos, designing plays, to making sure everyone on the team understands the scouting report, it’s all on his plate night in and night out. Another task they have is watching film, […]

Danny Ainge, who is the GM and President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, feels like the competition within the NBA is getting better than it ever was before. The style of the NBA has changed in recent times, differing from even as recently as the early 2000’s.  The NBA, for most of its […]

Former teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are tied as the early favorites to win the Most Valuable Player award next season, according to SportsInsights. Despite having gone separate ways, each of them ended up as MVPs of their own this past season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard managed to win his first […]

From the Celtics, to the Heat, to the Cavaliers, to the Warriors- super teams have dominated the NBA in recent history. Those four teams alone have combined to win seven of the last ten championships. With increasing television ratings and little complaint from commissioner Adam Silver, it appears as if super teams are here to […]

After the NBA announced this year’s Christmas Day games, the fan anticipation got a few notches higher, especially with rival teams once again facing each other. A Christmas matchup that is highly-anticipated is the one between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics, which is also a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Semifinals that went […]

Training camp is just over a month away, with teams making final additions to their roster ahead of the next step of the offseason. In light of that, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Boston Celtics have agreed to a two-way deal with 2017 second-round pick Jabari Bird. The #Celtics have […]

Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania’s respective reigns over Twitter have ended. It’s now time for Ronnie 2K to trend all over the twitterverse. With the release date of the highly-anticipated NBA 2K18 video game nearing by the day, player ratings ang first-look photos are dropping from time to time akin to how the free agent […]

One of the Boston Celtics’ new Nike-designed jerseys for the 2017-18 season has been released to the public care of its greenhorns. Rookies Jayson Tatum, Semi Ojeleye, and Ante Zizic were all gathered for the annual Panini NBA Rookie photo shoot along with their fellow 2017 class members. The freshmen trio was seen sporting Beantown’s […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward may have moved on to a new team this offseason, but that doesn’t mean he has severed his connections in Utah. In fact, Hayward reconnected with a special person recently and it meant the world to him and his family. That would be little J.P. Gibson, a five-year-old Utah Jazz fan […]

Prior to the 2017 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks entertained trade offers for Kristaps Porzingis. After the second-year forward reportedly missed his exit meeting, former President Phil Jackson wanted to take the franchise in a different direction. On the HoopsHype Podcast, Peter Vecsey revealed Jackson was attempting to trade Porzingis for the first overall […]

The NBA’s deepest sports simulation video game just got a little bit deeper. NBA 2K’s yearly release of its NBA basketball simulation video game is perhaps the most realistic true to life series in the sports gaming genre. Pop in a disc from any prior year and you’re likely to see contract negotiations, team rebrands, […]

In recent years, the NBA has made a concerted effort in trying to expand the reach of the league outside the United States. A part of that has been playing regular season games in different countries to jump start more interest in the NBA worldwide. According to Keith Smith of RealGM, the Philadelphia 76ers are […]

Zion Williamson has been a highlight-reel machine since launching into the radar of high school, college, and even NBA scouts due to his size, strength and innate ability to keep the crowd on its feet. The No. 2-ranked senior high school prospect even amazed Houston Rockets guard James Harden, after posting a perfect 10-of-10 performance […]

After the Boston Celtics traded this year’s top overall pick and settled for the third selection instead, many wondered what made them decide on that, as Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball are very talented players. However, when Jayson Tatum made his debut for the C’s during the Summer League, he silenced a lot of the […]

Through his first 11 years in the league, Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick has played against countless opponents on the court. In a recent piece by Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype discussing the top current defensive players, the 33-year-old singled out both San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard and Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown as the […]

After unstable situations with the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, Isaiah Thomas finally found a home with the Boston Celtics at the 2014-15 trade deadline. Against all odds, Thomas has established himself as one of the league’s best players after averaging 28.9 points and 5.9 assists this past season. Armed with a championship-caliber team and […]

Brian Scalabrine and Michael Rapaport may be best-known for how they resemble each other, but they are also good friends and basketball players as well. The current Boston Celtics analyst was a 12-year NBA veteran, and emerged as a fan-favorite wherever he played due to how he still gives his all even in limited minutes. […]

Even before this summer’s free agency started, the Boston Celtics already had their eyes set on Gordon Hayward. More than a month after they successfully signed him, the morale in Beantown remains at a high level with their hopes of finally breaking out of the East looking brighter than ever. To no surprise, Isaiah Thomas […]

A discussion of basketball culture wouldn’t be complete these days without touching on the subject of what players wear on the court. Uniforms have evolved from being a mere practical article to being a key selling point of the sport. It has also become a vehicle for teams to brag just how many NBA titles […]

Over the past two seasons, the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers have been the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. That said, their front offices have been working hard in bringing in more talent to their roster in order to gain an advantage against their rivals. When asked if the moves they did this summer […]

With the 2017 NFL season starting soon, teams have been very busy in their training camps as they continue their build up for opening day. It also gives NBA players a chance to watch them practice live, especially now in their summer breaks. Isaiah Thomas was recently spotted as a spectator with his kids during […]

NBA rookies often find it a challenging transition to move into the professional ranks right after their playing days in college and struggle to get used to the demands of a long and tiring season. Fortunately for them, they usually have veteran teammates, who teach them a thing or two and help them throughout the […]

From the 60th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft to being one of the league’s shortest players, Isaiah Thomas has defied the odds through seven seasons. After unstable situations with the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, Thomas has found a home with the Boston Celtics. This past season, Thomas averaged 28.9 points and 5.9 […]

While many guards in the league are in contract years, hoping to play out a great 2017-18 season to merit a hefty extension, Isaiah Thomas isn’t worried in the least. The 5-foot-9 dynamo is in fact “very confident” and he wasn’t afraid to show it during a Q&A session at his camp at Boston University, […]

The Boston Celtics, for the first time in five years, reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season but fell short against the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. However, the Celtics made another move to bolster their roster by adding All-Star forward Gordon Hayward to the mix via free agency on a four-year, $128 million deal. […]

It was revealed just over a week ago that Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas would not require surgery to repair his ailing hip injury. During his annual basketball clinic at Boston University on Saturday, Thomas gave the Celtics fans even greater news that he expects to be ready by the start of training […]

Victor Oladipo showed out at the 2017 NBA Africa Game today in Johannesburg, South Africa with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists to earn MVP honors as Team World beat Team Africa, 108-97. Oladipo got the MVP despite the losing effort. Joining his cause for Team Africa, Emmanuel Mudiay scored 22 points, Dennis Schroder […]

In the weeks heading into the 2017 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics had the luxury of selecting the number one overall pick. It allowed for them to be in complete control of what direction they wanted to head with the top pick, and it saw them use that advantage to make a trade with the […]

With most of the lineups of NBA teams now close to being filled, early projections on how many wins each will have next season were already released recently. In the piece by Kevin Pelton of ESPN, he used their real plus-minus stats to predict the rankings per conference, based on their current players. As expected […]

The Brooklyn Nets during the summer of 2013, made the decision to make a major trade with the Boston Celtics around acquiring Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett while surrendering first-round draft picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018 along with swapping first-round picks in 2017. It is a deal that has set the Nets back in the […]

Through the better portion of Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown’s life, he has been associated primarily with the game of basketball. However, Brown recently told Stephen Hewitt of the Boston Herald that he wants to be remembered for much more than just being a good basketball player. “When I die, if I’m just known as […]

Top 10 NBA Shooting Guards 1. James Harden Harden indisputably has the most complete offensive game on this list if not in the entire league.  He can drop 15 assists or 40 points on any night depending on what mood he is in and what defenses are giving him.  What makes Harden so special is that […]

Isaiah Thomas made quite the impression on social media, not only by making a fashion statement, but by making a financial one as well. The 5-foot-9 dynamo posted a picture of a pair of slides adorned with the Brinks truck in one and a trail of dollar bills in the other, a clear reference of […]

The Boston Celtics are continuing to improve their roster, and have signed free agent Shane Larkin on Monday to give them more options in their guard rotation. Details of the deal were not disclosed per team policy. The Celtics have signed free agent guard @ShaneLarkin_3. 📝: https://t.co/Xj14Cs8FT1 pic.twitter.com/WjdHN3LOaq — Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 31, 2017 […]

How do the Cavaliers and Warriors stack up versus the All-Time NBA Super Powers? This NBA offseason has been all about the super teams. The Timberwolves acquired Jimmy Butler with the hopes that they have the next super team marinating in Minnesota. Gordon Hayward signed with the Boston Celtics via free agency because his All-Star […]

Earlier this month, the Boston Celtics were able to lure away All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in free agency from the Utah Jazz. According to Graham Couch of Lansing State Journal, former All-Star center Al Horford played a part in the pitch to convincing Hayward to join the fray. “I think with him it was about […]

The beef between Paul Pierce and Brandon Jennings is well-documented. Jennings famously sent out a tweet which he later deleted earlier this summer that was critical of Pierce getting a farewell tour considering that he only had won one ring. https://twitter.com/BostonF4N/status/858925596835016704 Then during the playoffs, Pierce was critical of Jennings’ poor play while appearing on […]

With another week gone in the NBA’s offseason, and one week closer to the start of the 2017-18 NBA Regular Season, here are what players in the Association have been talking about this week: The biggest bombshell from the last week was that Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade out of Cleveland due […]

Names like LeBron James and Stephen Curry are without a doubt synonymous to the NBA, even for those who aren’t a tad interested in the league at all. However, the NBA has more than just superstars who make basketball such a thrill to watch, and it’s often the unheralded players who make the sport’s narrative all the more appealing despite them not being in the […]