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Additional shoe free agents registering interest from brands as talks took on more urgency in September include new Warrior Buddy Hield, Portland center Deandre Ayton, Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard, Spurs point forward Jeremy Sochan, and Celtics guard Payton Pritchard. … [Read more...] about
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The NBA is back! To celebrate the tip-off of the upcoming 2024-25 season, basketball fans can join the fun at the annual NBA on TNT American Express Road Show. This year’s free and fan-focused event, which will take place on Oct. 22 at Boston’s City Hall Plaza following the Celtics’ championship win, will feature a pregame performance by Shaboozey and a post-game performance by … [Read more...] about
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The Washington Wizards have had one division title since 1980, which came in the 2017 season. Former Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal recollected that season, which saw the Wiz losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics. While on the Run Your Race Podcast, Beal talked about how his Wizards team would’ve proved to be a better matchup against LeBron James and the Cleveland … [Read more...] about
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Christopher Hine: One note about the NBA GM survey … Micah Nori was tied with Boston’s Sam Cassell for top assistant in the NBA with 17% of the vote. Last year’s winner of that category, Jordi Fernandez, is now a head coach. … [Read more...] about
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Sweet because Rozier gets to spend time in Charlotte, North Carolina, a city that he built a connection with. Sweet because he gets to catch up with some familiar faces who are still with the Hornets. Bitter because it’s going to bring back emotions that Rozier is trying to move past. Rozier said he’s happy that his first matchup against the Hornets since the move to Miami … [Read more...] about
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You made it clear you’d be willing to spend whatever it took to win a championship. Everything is ballooning now, with a projected salary and luxury tax bill of about $500 million in 2025-26 … Wyc Grousbeck: We have never had a capital call in the history of the Celtics. The owners just put in the money 22 years ago. It’s been self-sustaining ever since, and it will be … [Read more...] about
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Daniel Donabedian: Although Tacko Fall is no longer in the NBA, he’s still very close with the Celtics stars. He even told @BySamDiGiovanni that Jaylen Brown is the godfather to his daughter. “Some of those guys are some of my closest friends … I speak to Jaylen often … I speak to Jayson often … I’m still very close to the organization.” … [Read more...] about
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You have said you would like to sell a 51 percent stake initially before closing the rest of the deal in 2028. Why was it important to you to maintain ownership beyond the initial sale date? Wyc Grousbeck: The family and I have agreed that we’ll ask the eventual buyer for this transition period, and it feels right to me, and we hope that we can make it happen going forward. … [Read more...] about
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I understand you won’t talk about specific details of the sale, but what can you say about where things stand? Wyc Grousbeck: The sale process is gearing up and about to hit full speed. It took this long for our advisors to go through the financial and business data of the team and our whole management team, and spend enough time to put together offering books. Now they’re … [Read more...] about