Joel Embiid is struggling when being defended by Al Horford, and that has to change for the Philadelphia 76ers to reach their ceiling. Tuesday night’s marquee NBA matchup featured the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, in a game that may have implications for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics went home with a
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We are three days away from the NBA All-Star break, meaning that the first half of the season is coming to a close with teams jockeying for position in their respective conference’s standings. Last week’s trade deadline was wild and involved a ton of player movement. It’s still happening right now during buyout season, too.
The whirlwind that was the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline is officially over and done with. It’s safe to say there was no shortage of excitement, as a 48-hour period of madness brought us a plethora of player movement up to the three o’clock hour Thursday afternoon. If you don’t believe us, go see for yourself.
Remember when the consensus with the NBA Trade Deadline was that it was going to be pretty boring with more buyers than sellers? Those were some good times, because a lot has changed since then. Suddenly, the Grizzlies decided to end their golden age of basketball, Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks divorced and rumors are swirling
Marcus Smart has found success from beyond the arc this month, but is he now a legit 3-point shooter? For his career, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is a 30.5 percent shooter from 3-point range. So far this year he has been better, converting from beyond the arc at a 36.5 percent clip on 4.1
The idea that Kyrie Irving might leave the Celtics this summer is nothing new. The superstar speaking about it publicly is a new development though. Kyrie Irving sounds like a guy who isn’t ready to put down roots in Boston. Life is never dull in the NBA. Just one day after the Knicks and Mavericks
Knicks fans want Kyrie Irving to leave Boston for New York this summer, and they made sure to let him know during Friday’s game. Is it possible that Kyrie Irving, currently a superstar point guard for the Boston Celtics, could take his talents to Madison Square Garden next season and join up with the New
We all have people we would like to make amends with, people who we fight the urge to call and apologize to out of fear of reopening old wounds or having our kind gesture being rejected due to past pain that is still present weeks or years or decades later. Reconciliation is then an act
The Boston Celtics’ Kyrie Irving questions a call during action against at Orlando Magic at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. The Magic won, 105-103. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images) NBA Trade Deadline 2019: Rumors and deal tracker by Ian Levy Kyrie Irving is slated to star in
Kyrie Irving did not play Monday night, but that did not stop the crowd in Brooklyn from chanting about his looming free agent status. For what it’s worth Kyrie Irving has said he will re-sign with the Boston Celtics, and team president Danny Ainge has said they will keep him. But that won’t stop speculation
The NBA Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching and the number of teams looking to add talent grows with every day and new injury. Chatter is beginning to heat up with rumors and speculation picking up in the last few days. We kicked off a new series this week at Basketball Insiders, examining each division across
The NBA provides the masses great drama during nearly every month of the year — February, for many reasons, is no different. Aside from the All-Star Game-related festivities, the trade deadline is always a popular period of time for the frenzied onlooker. On the surface level, the notion of asking whether the buyers will buy
The atmosphere is buzzing. On one side of the court, bleachers are almost to capacity with roughly 1,200 people in attendance. The other side has been cleared out to welcome multiple bounce houses for the children. It’s Pirate Night. There are foam swords and pirate hats galore. This is the NBA G-League. The Salt Lake
Behind star play from their point guard, the Celtics are establishing themselves as one of the East’s best teams. Stardom may be the greatest on-court advantage in the NBA. This well-worn aphorism bears itself out almost yearly at the highest levels of the playoffs, in improbable streaks of Finals appearances and in the day-to-day standing
The Boston Celtics aren’t the team you thought they were. The Boston Celtics were viewed as a championship contender before this season started, but it’s time to pump the brakes on those expectations. The Celtics held a team meeting after their 120-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, that saw their record drop to 18-13, and it
Is there any word that excites fans more about an individual player than “potential?” Hardly anyone comes into this league a finished product. With rare exceptions like Tyreke Evans and Michael Carter-Williams, almost every player that makes it in the NBA gets better after their rookie season. Some young players need more time than others.
ESPN announced its NBA Christmas Day schedule Wednesday, lined with marquee teams and signature stars. Here’s what you should make your priority among the mistletoe and hot chocolate this winter. 5. Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks The NBA, by scheduling this match for its vaunted Christmas-Day slate, is establishing a Mendoza Line of Knicks
Is there any word that excites fans more about an individual player than “potential?” Hardly anyone comes into this league a finished product. With rare exceptions like Tyreke Evans and Michael Carter-Williams, almost every player that makes it in the NBA gets better after their rookie season. Some young players need more time than others.
Is there any word that excites fans more about an individual player than “potential?” Hardly anyone comes into this league a finished product. With rare exceptions like Tyreke Evans and Michael Carter-Williams, almost every player that makes it in the NBA gets better after their rookie season. Some young players need more time than others.
Furkan Korkmaz stretched out his legs and eased into a chair just off to the side of the Sixers’ practice court. For the next 20 minutes, he talked about growing up in Turkey, moving to the United States to play in the NBA and even painted a visual of performing as Michael Jackson in high
Thanks to a light upcoming schedule and some team gelling, the Boston Celtics could go on a winning streak. All of the Eastern Conference teams that aren’t the Boston Celtics were having a whole lot of fun at the Boston Celtics’ expense through the first quarter of the season. Unfortunately for those 14 squads, it
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The Celtics haven’t looked like an Eastern Conference contender. Which players have fallen off the most from last year’s performance? The struggles of the Boston Celtics have been one of the most puzzling stories in the early part of this season. At 10-10 after 20 games, their hopes of making a title run are certainly not
Terry Rozier sent out a cryptic tweet on Tuesday morning, and it could be hinting that he wants to move on from the slumping Celtics. Not even two weeks ago, I wrote that Terry Rozier was too important to the Boston Celtics for them to actually trade him away. He was basically an insurance plan
Gordon Hayward is still a little rusty after spending a year recovering from an ankle injury, and the bench might be the best place for him right now. Boston Celtics fans were more than ecstatic to have Gordon Hayward back on the court for the 2018-19 season. It had been a long time coming after
After a miserable 1-4 road trip, Marcus Smart is understandably fed up with how the Celtics have been playing. The Boston Celtics have not been playing good basketball recently. This comes somewhat as a surprise, seeing as how they have one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, and a lineup worthy of the NBA
Markelle Fultz’ days in Philadelphia may be coming to an end. Here’s the one deal that will help the franchise save face and get them a fair return. Quick quiz: what three things do Sindarius Thornwell, Tyler Dorsey, Damyean Dotson and Wesley Iwundu have in common? (feel free to imagine the Final Jeopardy theme music