Justin Turpin: #Celtics beat the Trail Blazers 129-116. Boston has now 5 in a row and 10 of its last 11. It’s their 4th 5+ game win streak this season. Jayson Tatum: 30 PTS, 9 REBS, 9 ASTS (24 PTS in the 2H); Sam Hauser: 24 PTS (8-10 3PT); Derrick White: 17 PTS (6-12 FG), 8 ASTS; Payton Pritchard: 16 PTS, 5 ASTS, 4 REBS.Source: Twitter What’s the buzz on Twitter? John … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum flirts with a 30-point triple-double as Celtics overcome Portland
A student of the game, McCollum keeps a close eye on the league’s emerging stars. “Cade Cunningham. Wemby. I watch some of the [Sacramento] Kings… Yeah, I just love basketball so I’m just constantly watching games and studying the games—watching OKC, the Celtics, the Cavs.” … [Read more...] about
John Karalis: Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis have been ruled out today vs. Portland. Jaylen Brown and Xavier Tillman were already out. Jayson Tatum is available to play. … [Read more...] about
Well, it’s just—so you have these two guys. Wyc’s dad puts up the most money for the team. Wyc’s the one that’s organizing the group, and it starts out, I think, with four people that put up the money. They get the price, and then their job after they get the price is to go find a group of minority people to offload some of the money they just committed to. Which, by the way, … [Read more...] about
Wyc Grousbeck on Brad Stevens: ‘He’s the one who really brought us this championship with his brilliant moves’
To solve this issue, Grousbeck pointed to his faith in the front office to keep Boston’s contending window amid second apron concerns. “We have Brad Stevens, the reigning Executive of The Year, and thank god we do,” Grousbeck said. “He’s the one who really brought us this championship with his brilliant moves –along with many other people — but Brad is at the forefront. He’s … [Read more...] about Wyc Grousbeck on Brad Stevens: ‘He’s the one who really brought us this championship with his brilliant moves’
“The basketball penalties mean that it’s even more of a premium now to have your basketball general manager be brilliant and lucky,” Grousbeck said. “Because you have to navigate because you can’t stay in the second-apron, nobody will, I predict, for the next 40 years of the CBA, no one is going to stay in the second apron more than two years.” … [Read more...] about
More elite players are playing until they have 15-plus years in the league. Just look at some of the names who qualify for the 15-plus-year-in-the-NBA club right now: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Harden, as well as DeMar DeRozan, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Jrue Holiday. … [Read more...] about
During that time, Grousbeck is expected to collaborate with Chisholm and his group as the team navigates through a massive offseason with a skyrocketing payroll and luxury tax penalties. How will the team handle a payroll that is currently projected to land north of $233 million with nearly $300 million in luxury tax penalities? Grousbeck shed some light on the upcoming … [Read more...] about
In an appearance on WEEI Friday morning, team governor Wyc Grousbeck tried to downplay the possibility that the team would be looking to exit the Garden. “That’s probably not something I’m even going to get into today, but I will say this: we have a long-term partnership and friendship going back with the Jacobs now 22 years,” Grousbeck said on the Greg Hill Show Friday. “It’s … [Read more...] about