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Robert Williams could potentially return to the Boston Celtics lineup in 10-12 days, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. "He's made great progress on that offseason surgery, the timeline right now is still potentially 10 to 12 days - but don't rule out the possibility that Robert Williams wakes up one day and decides he's ready to return," said Wojnarowski on NBA Today … [Read more...] about Robert Williams Could Return To Celtics In 10-12 Days

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Keith Smith of Spotrac and CelticsBlog (@KeithSmithNBA) talk about the 2022 NBA season so far. They discuss the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, Myles Turner's unusual contract choices, Al Horford's extension, the Celtics' success and much more. Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts or via the RSS feed. … [Read more...] about RealGM Radio: Keith Smith On The Season So Far (Dec 2022)

Al Horford and the Boston Celtics have agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $20 million. With the new extension, Horford will remain with Boston through the 2024-25 season. Horford is on the final season of the four-year deal that he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019. After one year with the Sixers, Horford was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. After one … [Read more...] about Al Horford, Celtics Agree To Two-Year Extension For $20M

Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for October/November. Booker averaged 29.0 points, 5.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns went 15-6. Tatum averaged 31.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Boston Celtics went 18-4. … [Read more...] about Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum Named NBA's Players Of The Month For Oct/Nov

Joe Mazzulla is expected to remain as head coach of the Boston Celtics long-term beyond the current season, but he is unlikely to have the interim tag removed during Ime Udoka's year-long suspension. "Everything is aligned and in place for Joe Mazzulla to be the long-term coach for the Boston Celtics, except for one thing: Ime Udoka is technically still the head coach of the … [Read more...] about Joe Mazzulla Likely To Remain Head Coach Of Celtics, Interim Tag Could Remain Until Offseason

The NBA rescinded Jayson Tatum's technical foul from Tuesday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tatum was called for a technical by John Goble after clapping following a foul call. Tatum currently has four technical fouls on the season. … [Read more...] about NBA Rescinds Jayson Tatum Technical Foul

The Boston Celtics have a lack of depth at center, particularly with Robert Williams III out for several more weeks. To support Boston's title hopes, they could scour the trade market for help at the position with Jakob Poeltl a potential candidate. "The question is 'does this team need to go out and get another big man who can defend?'" said Brian Windhorst. "The name that has … [Read more...] about Celtics Could Have Interest In Trading For Jakob Poeltl

Jaylen Brown, who is a VP with the NBPA, believes "it's time for a larger conversation" now that Kyrie Irving continues to miss games beyond his minimum five-game suspension that was issued by the Brooklyn Nets following his decision to link to an antisemitic documentary. Joe Tsai told a local reporter Irving "still has a lot of work to do" to get back onto the basketball … [Read more...] about NBPA VP Jaylen Brown Concerned Kyrie Irving Hasn't Been Reinstated, 'Time For Larger Conversation'

The decision by the Brooklyn Nets to hire Ime Udoka as head coach appeared to be a "foregone conclusion", according to multiples sources who spoke with Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports. But the Udoka hire never was completed and the Nets instead named Jacque Vaughn as head coach on Wednesday. Udoka is under a suspension by the Boston Celtics for an inappropriate relationship with … [Read more...] about League Office Created 'Friction' For Nets With Hiring Ime Udoka