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A case can be made that Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is the best backup point guard in the league. Rozier, who started for the Celtics in the 2018 playoffs, will be the backup point guard again now that Kyrie Irving is healthy, and the rugged defender says he’s fine with his role and only cares […]

It should come as a surprise to no one that Terry Rozier comes ranked in at No.82 on ESPN’s Top 100 players list after the season he just had with the Boston Celtics. Rozier had shown glimpses of what he could become in the 2016-17 season, probing Danny Ainge to not explore trading him in […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is coming off the best season of his career. He was a consistent role player for the Celtics for most of the regular season, but he became one of the most exciting and efficient young stars of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Rozier knew he was garnering attention, but it […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier has no qualms about the road to his NBA career, having had to earn it the hard way despite being drafted with the 16th pick during the 2015 NBA Draft. The man now known as Scary Terry had to play a part of his first NBA season with the Maine […]

A young Terry Rozier idolized Dwyane Wade, perhaps more than some thought, going as far as trying to replicate the constant hard falls the Miami Heat superstar would take on a daily basis in the NBA hardwood. The Boston Celtics point guard would imitate what he saw in a young D-Wade, going to measures no […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier had the most popular name in the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Rozier was thrown into the spotlight when a knee injury sidelined All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. As such, Rozier became known as “Scary Terry” in the home stretch of the season as he turned into a nightmare for opposing […]

Terry Rozier got a surprising boost of confidence from an injured Kyrie Irving as the Boston Celtics readied to make a postseason run without their two best stars on the roster. The Celtics were also still missing defensive ace and de facto point guard Marcus Smart, who was also out with an injury, putting Rozier […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier famously repped a Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots jersey during last season’s playoffs, simultaneously showing love to Boston’s football team and throwing shade at Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe. The Patriots must have appreciated the gesture, as they invited Rozier to open the locker room door for the team […]

Boston Celtics reserve point guard Terry Rozier has built a following from his latest playoff performances. Rozier’s emergence from reserve role to starter made the Celtics get by without star point guard Kyrie Irving, especially in the first round against the Milwaukee Bucks and the second round versus the Philadelphia 76ers. He put up 16.5 points, 5.3 […]

Terry Rozier saw All-Star teammate Gordon Hayward working out and says that the Boston Celtics forward is looking great. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Rozier said: Terry Rozier said he saw Gordon Hayward at the facility yesterday. “He’s moving great. He’s looking great.” — Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) September 6, 2018 After suffering […]

Boston Celtics star guard Kyrie Irving is back which means Terry Rozier will be heading back to the bench to play a backup role. But there’s no competition between the two. If, at any, Rozier is excited to have Irving back. As per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Rozier is looking forward to a […]

Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics will be entering his fourth season in the NBA this year and by now, he’s already familiar with trade rumors and gossip that hound them day in and day out. As reported by Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Rozier said that he can only expect the trade rumors to […]

After a knee injury forced Kyrie Irving to miss a portion of last season and the entire playoffs, the Boston Celtics were looking for answers at point guard. Thankfully, Terry Rozier stepped up and filled the role in nicely. Not only that, Rozier proved that he has the tools to be a quality starter in […]

Rumors of the Phoenix Suns trying to acquire Terry Rozier from the Boston Celtics surfaced recently, blowing up basketball social media. The Suns never got a positive response from the other teams and Rozier himself reacted to the possibility of playing for another team next season. Oh yeah?? — Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) August 31, 2018 […]

The Phoenix Suns just made a trade for Ryan Anderson and De’Anthony Melton, but they’re still looking to make a move for a top-notch point guard. In a bid to get back to being a contender in a much stronger Western Conference, the team has reportedly pursued Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, Charlotte Hornets […]

In the days and hours leading up to the Kyrie Irving trade, players and staff of the Boston Celtics had feelings of uncertainty towards their future. It included point guard Terry Rozier, who shut his phone down as the rumors were slowly turning into reality. Speaking with Chris Forsberg of ESPN, Rozier recalled the days when the […]

The Boston Celtics are coming into the 2018-19 season with high expectations, and rightfully so. After Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum filled in masterfully in the absences of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the team is one of the deepest in the Eastern Conference and is fully expected to make another run at […]

The short-handed Boston Celtics made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, ultimately falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. This season, however, the C’s will have several starters returning from injuries, including Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, which means players like Terry Rozier will be relegated to a reserve […]

Terry Rozier had his coming out party in the 2018 playoffs. His top-notch performance turned heads and forced everyone around the league to take notice. Rozier is hoping to build off this performance in the 2018-19 season. John Wall, on the other hand, has been one of the better point guards in the league for […]

Players from the 2015 NBA Draft class are eligible for extensions this summer, including Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis, Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell, and big man Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers, among many others. With the beginning of […]

Terry Rozier could soon become the victim of the Boston Celtics’ unending depth. Rozier is likely to be the odd man out of a point guard orchestra that includes starter Kyrie Irving and newly signed defensive ace Marcus Smart. According to Keith Smith of CelticsBlog, the Louisville standout is likely to hit restricted free agency […]

When the Boston Celtics learned that Kyrie Irving was deemed out for the season after undergoing a surgery back in March, the news fell on them like a cement block. How are they going to win the Eastern Conference or take home an NBA title this year without the point guard? While they failed to […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is still ways away from locking down a contract extension with the team, but he’s already penned a vital deal with Puma, who has returned to the NBA for the first time since boasting Vince Carter as the face of the brand. The deal was signed a few weeks […]

Danny Ainge is more than a shrewd negotiator with a penchant for landing monumental offseason trades. It seems that he’s also a comedian. After Celtics guard, Terry Rozier tweeted about Friday the 13th, Ainge replied with the simple directive to “Get to bed.” He even threw in an emoji for good measure. That’s what the kids […]

Danny Ainge unknowingly tipped off the Boston Celtics’ eventual first-round selection, as his postseason starting point guard, Terry Rozier, appeared in Bleacher Report’s online draft show, got him to discuss his plans over FaceTime. “I got to draft a point guard,” Ainge joked, knowing it wouldn’t sit well with Rozier, who is already behind starter […]

The emergence of Boston Celtics rising star point guard Terry Rozier in the second half of this season was easily one of the best stories of the 2017-18 NBA campaign. With such a huge improvement in his play, especially during the absence of Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving due to his knee injury, many […]

The Boston Celtics failed to get over the hump that was the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, as they lost to LeBron James and company in the third round of the playoffs for the second year in a row. Although they were not able to reach the NBA Finals, the Celtics gave birth […]

With Kyrie Irving out the end of the regular season as well as the entirety of the postseason for the Boston Celtics, it gave other players on the team a chance to step up. One of the guys who took full advantage of his opportunity was Terry Rozier who made himself a lot of money with […]

Despite holding home-court advantage in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics fell short on Sunday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a disappointing 87-79 loss. It was a rough end to the series that the Celtics had control of for much of the time but failed to capitalize on the situation. […]

Terry Rozier has had an eyebrow-raising postseason after being given the keys to the starting point guard position, but he picked the absolute-worst time to have a nightmare shooting outing for the Boston Celtics. Yet the gritty Louisville product has no regrets after a ghastly 2-of-14 performance from the floor in a 87-79 loss to […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is incredibly excited for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference against the Cleveland Cavaliers. How do we know this? He literally said as much. “It’s going to be a lot of fun, first and foremost,” Celtics guard Terry Rozier said, via Sporting News. “It’s going to be a lot of […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier has burst onto the NBA scene in a big way. “Scary Terry,” as he’s came to he known, is native of Youngstown, Ohio who attended Shaker Heights High. His collegiate days were spent at the University of Louisville, where he averaged 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds as a freshman […]

The Boston Celtics now face a different type of challenge, as the Eastern Conference Finals series is tied at 2-2 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, now coming back to home confines. Yet, the resilient approach for this young team has never wavered, despite losing their two best players in Gordon Hayward during the first game of […]

After going up 2-0 on the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics laid an egg on Saturday and suffered a huge loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland. There are many reasons for the loss, but Terry Rozier might know what the main one was. The Celtics could not get much going in the way of offense […]

The Boston Celtics took the NBA world by surprise when they jumped out to a 2-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, their early success is what ultimately led to their downfall in Game 3 with a 30-point loss. Fortunately, point guard Terry Rozier is not too distraught with […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has just confirmed that the team will be without the services of point guard Shane Larkin for the entire Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here’s the Tweet from Celtics reporter Jay King: Shane Larkin ruled out for Games 1 and 2 and unlikely to play at all […]

The Boston Celtics have undoubtedly been the most surprising team in the 2017-18 NBA season and through the playoffs. At the forefront of their recent success has been the stellar play of point guard Terry Rozier. Although he had been a solid contributor all year long, Rozier burst onto the scene when he made the most […]

With the way that Terry Rozier has played the last couple of months for the Boston Celtics, he has a right to be confident. He has stepped into the big shoes that Kyrie Irving left to be filled, and although he can’t be Irving, he has done a good job of helping fill some of […]

Despite being one of the most injury-riddled teams during the 2017-18 NBA season, the Boston Celtics have defied the odds all year by finishing as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They have continued to do so through the postseason, as they now find themselves in a rematch of last year’s Conference Finals against the […]