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As reported, in a shocking turn of events, the Chicago Bulls have signed former Miami Heat franchise star Dwyane Wade. Rumours had been been circulating over the past day that Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo had been actively recruiting Dwayne Wade to the Chicago Bulls. Rondo and Butler’s headhunting of Wade seems to have paid […]

Are the top two threats to the Cavs in the eastern conference in clear view already? The NBA off-season doesn’t last as long as other sports, so the push to improve for organizations starts immediately after the last whistle blows. the Cleveland Cavaliers are no exception. Fresh off of a championship, the Cavs enter the […]

Oklahoma City must be truly gasping in horror at the state of their franchise in the past 24 hours. The first star in this newly born NBA town, 2013-14 MVP Kevin Durant, only just deserted his old team for Steve Kerr and Jerry West’s Golden State Warriors. Now, several rumors report that the Thunder front office might […]

As the NBA free agency cools down after a whirlwind couple of days, the association now slowly turns to the progress of rookies and young prospects in the summer league games already taking action in Orlando. No. 1 overall in the 2016 draft, 76ers’ Ben Simmons enjoyed a fruitful start to his Philly career, including these […]

It is no secret that Kevin Durant has joined the Golden State Warriors and reaction around the league is mixed. Some players are happy to see a superstar make a bold decision to evolve as not only a person but also a plaayer, while others are outraged at the ‘death-lineup’ concept in Oakland. One player who […]

The Atlanta Hawks were unable to keep Al Horford on for another season, leaving the free-agent center to sign a four-year, $113-million contract with the Boston Celtics. Despite a final five-year, $136 million offer — which was a slightly lower annual number than what other teams offered — it was not give enough for Horford […]

Isaiah Thomas is reportedly trying to recruit his old friend and mentor, Jamal Crawford, to join the re-developing Celtics. https://twitter.com/Isaiah_Thomas/status/749429414216273921 Now 36 years old, Crawford is a three-time 6th man of the year – including this past 2015-16 season when he averaged 14.2 points a game. It should be a pitch definitely considers given his close […]

When the Boston Celtics brought NFL quarterback Tom Brady to their meeting with free agent Kevin Durant, some were confused. Yes, he is an icon of Boston sports, but he certainly isn’t a basketball player. So what exactly was he doing there? According to reports, Brady was simply there to explain “how special it is” […]

The Boston Celtics have taken an interesting approach to sell their team to Kevin Durant this free agency period: players from other sports. Tom Brady of the NFL’s Patriots was present for Durant’s meeting with the Celtics on Saturday, and David Ortiz of the MLB’s Red Sox chimed in on Twitter: Yo @KDTrey5 sorry I […]

Kevin Durant has reportedly informed teams Saturday night that his free agency decision will be made in the next 24-36 hours. According to reports, the 2013-14 MVP was “blown away” by his meeting with the Clippers, despite Chris Paul missing the meeting. Durant also met with his current Thunder team as well as the Spurs, […]

On a day in which it seemed that the momentum was pushing Al Horford back to Atlanta, in a stunning change of events, Horford has decided to sign with the Boston Celtics on a max deal – four-years, $113 million. Horford has already taken some pre-emptive measures to indicate his choice – he switched his […]

The Boston Celtics are going all in to get Kevin Durant. They even called in a ringer. That’s right, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was present for Durant’s meeting with the Celtics in the Hamptons on Saturday. While it may seem like this was just a random Brady spotting in the Hamptons – after all, the […]

The Atlanta Hawks were entering trade talks with teams to deal Paul Millsap in order to free up space to retain forward/center The Al Horford. However, they’ll no longer need to seek out a trade as Horford has announced via his Twitter account that he’s going to sign with the Boston Celtics Celtic Pride!!!!!! (#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#)(#127808#) […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to secure a meeting with Kevin Durant on Friday, and multiple sources say that Durant was very impressed with what they were selling. David Aldridge and Chris Broussard chimed in on the details of the meeting. Kevin Durant’s meeting with the Clippers is over after four hours. Will meet […]

ESPN Boston Celtics writer Adam Himmelsbach tweeted yesterday afternoon that sources around the historic franchise expect to resign power forward Amir Johnson to a new $12 million contract. The 6’9″ veteran came to Beantown last year on a $24 million, 2-year contract after playing up in Toronto for the previous six years. Johnson’s signing has […]

One of the most likely destinations turning out for free agent Dwight Howard is between the Atlanta Hawks, and the Boston Celtics. Currently, the odds seem to be leaning towards Howard signing this summer where Vegas is favoring Bean Town to acquire Howard at 10-11 odds. Howard has rubbed people the wrong way since the time Stan […]

Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard will enter free agency this Friday searching for a team that will give him a max contract, a franchise star title, and a primary scoring role. What he will actually get couldn’t be any different. In an article from Howard Beck on Bleacher Report, various general managers, from Western conference […]

It is no secret that Kevin Durant’s free agency decision is the single most important move of this NBA off-season. Where Durant decides to set up shop has a huge influence on the direction many teams around the league go in and the types of contracts that other free agents are awarded. For these reasons, […]

Derrick Rose was supposed to be the savior that brought the Chicago Bulls back to their glory days and put them back on top of the NBA landscape. However, after eight up and down years in The Windy City, the Bulls elected to go into full rebuild mode and traded Rose to the New York […]

Kevin Durant will not be paying a visit to every team that wants to speak with him. Durant has decided to set up a place where teams can come to meet him, since he is in demand. According to The Vertical’s Woj , he and his team has decided to host his free agent meetings in […]

It’s been clear for awhile that Dwight Howard will not return to play for the Houston Rockets next season, but the question of where he’ll end up is yet to be answered. There were rumors about him making a return to the Orlando Magic, but it’s a different pair of Eastern Conference organizations who have […]

Center Hassan Whiteside is going to be very sought after this summer. With teams like the Lakers and Mavericks, and Trail Blazers expected to offer Whiteside a max contract, the 27 year old will have the biggest decision of his life to make starting July 1. Although teams can start signing players on July 7th, […]

It is no surprise Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is a hot ticket among many free agents this summer. Ever since being drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics back in 2007, Durant has always made a constant effort to lead his team into the postseason, completing this task numerous times. This is why many teams have […]

Bill Simmons has always been a big Boston Celtics fan. Simmons is primarily known as the Boston Sports Guy, is a Massachusetts native who moved to Los Angeles years ago, but still avidly follows the Celtics from their biggest rival city. That includes the NBA Draft, which he avidly follows every year and has written various […]

The Boston Celtics had three first round picks in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, but some Boston sports fans ended the draft with an overall sense of disappointment after watching their team makes some unexpected decisions regarding their draft choices. The Celtics may have reached a bit with the third overall pick when they took Jaylen […]

In the wake of the Derrick Rose trade, there has been a bounty of rumors about the Chicago Bulls possibly moving their best player, Jimmy Butler, as well. On Bill Simmons’ podcast a couple weeks back, Butler was quite confident that he would remain in Chicago, and he insisted that he’s been able to block […]

Even if the Philadelphia 76ers are unsuccessful in their pursuit of the Boston Celtics‘ number three pick in the NBA draft, they have a couple other teams lined up behind them. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Sixers are still in talks to acquire the third overall pick from Boston, but they’ve […]

The start of the NBA draft is rapidly approaching, and trade rumors are running hot. The Boston Celtics and their number three overall pick have been commonly discussed, but a new potential trade partner has just been cited. The Milwaukee Bucks, who’ve been discussed mostly with regards to their hope to move big man Greg […]

The Philadelphia 76ers haven’t given up on their pursuit of having two of the top three picks in this year’s NBA draft. Along with the number one pick that they received in the lottery, the Sixers have made a series of offers to the Boston Celtics for the third overall selection. Most notably (as reported […]

Danny Ainge has made it very clear to the rest of the league that the Boston Celtics‘ third overall pick is on the table for the taking, for the right price. It was reported over a week ago that the C’s are aggressively shopping their heralded number three pick (not to the surprise of anyone), […]

We are now just three days away from the 2016 NBA Draft. The Boston Celtics have the 3rd overall pick, but are looking to see if there are any teams around the league that are interested in a trade.  The Sixers have the first overall pick in the draft, but are looking into dealing for […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently facing immense disappointment, becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in the Finals. Warriors fans do have something to look forward to however, as Vegas sportsbooks place Golden State as the early favorite to win the 2017 title at 7-4 odds. Newly crowned champion […]

About a month ago, we had heard of reports saying that Kris Dunn did not want to go to the Boston Celtics in the NBA draft. Dunn was a spectacular point guard at the University of Providence for the past two years. He averaged 16 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds this past season. His […]

The tables have been turned in the ongoing NBA Finals. After the Golden State Warriors looked every bit like the 73-win regular season team that they were in the first four games, the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, have willed themselves to a step away from immortality. After being on the […]

At least one member of the Cleveland Cavaliers hasn’t exactly enjoyed the team’s comeback to force a Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors. Supposedly a member of their big three, Kevin Love has been left in the dust while LeBron James and Kyrie Irving do the heavy lifting for the Cavs. In Game 6, […]

Oaklahoma’s Buddy Hield has given the Boston Celtics something to think about this week. He was able to complete his work out for the Celtics on Monday, going through a series of drills, and managed to impress, sinking 85 of 100 3-pointers before calling it quits. Hield shot 45% from from three point land at The […]

Danny Ainge is waiting to strike once again. Nine years ago, the Boston Celtics‘ general manager and president was able to bring both Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to Boston, capitulating the C’s to a title. They got back to the Finals two years later, enjoying their best run of success since the Larry Bird era […]

Kevin Durant is the top free agent this offseason, and both the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers – among other teams – are going after him. But these teams are also looking at another free agent: Hassan Whiteside. While Whiteside and Durant may both stay with their respective Heat and Thunder teams, it’s hard […]

The list of NBA stars not playing for Team USA this summer seems to longer than the list of players who are playing. DeMarcus Cousins is in, and so is Paul George, but many others have opted not to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics is another story. The […]