Category: Celtics

Social media reacts to Celtics winning Game 1 vs. Mavericks: ‘Jaylen Brown is going to war’

The Boston Celtics cruised to a 107-89 victory against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points off the bench in his first game since April 29, while Jaylen Brown added 22 points and three blocks and …

The Boston Celtics cruised to a 107-89 victory against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points off the bench in his first game since April 29, while Jaylen Brown added 22 points and three blocks and Jayson Tatum contributed 16 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.

Luka Doncic had 30 points, 10 rebounds and just one assist for the Mavericks, and former Celtic Kyrie Irving struggled and finished with 12 points.

Here’s how social media reacted to the Celtics’ Game 1 win.

Ranking: The highest-paid player ever on each NBA team

HoopsHype lists the highest-paid player for each NBA team.

Did you know 29 of the 30 NBA franchises have paid a player at least $100 million?

HoopsHype compiled the all-time highest-paid player on each NBA team, including prorated salaries for players who didn’t start or finish at least a season with that team, combining to earn over $5 billion, according to our database from 1990 and onward.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report. 

Aggregate 2024 NBA Mock Draft: Post Combine Intel; Bronny James to Lakers?

HoopsHype’s aggregate 2024 NBA mock draft lists the top prospects in the class, including the possibility of Bronny James joining the Lakers.

Following the NBA Draft Combine, HoopsHype has updated where the top prospects currently stand for the 2024 NBA Draft by compiling 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, NBA Big Board, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, and USA TODAY’s For The Win. 

HoopsHype also spoke with several NBA executives and scouts for their insight on the prospects, and the prospects themselves in Chicago during the combine for the fifth edition of the aggregate mock draft.

An explanation for HoopsHype’s Draft Predictor from colleague Alberto de Roa, who contributed research to this story, can be found here. 

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 60 points. If a player was second, he received 59 points, and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking. 

NBA Twitter reacts to Celtics winning Game 3 vs. Pacers: ‘Jrue Holiday wins basketball games’

The Celtics are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals for the 23rd time in franchise history after beating the Pacers 114-111. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, while Jaylen Brown added 24 points, veteran Al …

The Celtics are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals for the 23rd time in franchise history after beating the Pacers 114-111.

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, while Jaylen Brown added 24 points, veteran Al Horford made seven three-pointers and Jrue Holiday got a key steal to seal the victory.

With Tyrese Haliburton sidelined with a left hamstring injury, Andrew Nembhard had a playoff career-high 32 points, and Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam combined for 44 points.

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Celtics winning Game 3.

NBA Twitter reacts to Cavs winning Game 2 vs. Celtics: ‘Donovan Mitchell looks so much like Dwyane Wade’

The Cleveland Cavaliers tied the first-round series against the Boston Celtics 1-1 after beating them 94-118 in Game 2. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, while Evan Mobley added a double-double of his …

The Cleveland Cavaliers tied the first-round series against the Boston Celtics 1-1 after beating them 94-118 in Game 2.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, while Evan Mobley added a double-double of his own with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Cleveland’s victory over Boston in Game 2.

2024 Aggregate Mock Draft: Donovan Clingan and Zach Edey rising before combine

HoopsHype’s aggregate 2024 NBA mock draft lists the top prospects in the class, including rising centers Donovan Clingan and Zach Edey.

Following the NCAA Tournament and ahead of the NBA Draft Combine, HoopsHype has updated where the top prospects currently stand for the 2024 NBA Draft by compiling 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, NBA Big Board, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, and USA TODAY’s For The Win.

HoopsHype also spoke with several NBA executives and scouts for their insight on the prospects for the fourth edition of the aggregate mock draft. The consensus from a majority of NBA talent evaluators is this draft class isn’t as top heavy with franchise-altering talent, but is deep with several potential sleepers to be selected.

“When you look at this draft, you have to drag down a lot of these players and think of them as 20-30 types of picks,” an NBA executive told HoopsHype. “The lottery guys in a normal draft would be 10-30. There are no real top-end lottery guys. If you’re thinking of getting a franchise-altering guy, I’d temper that and try to get a good role player. If you’re drafting at the top of the draft, you should try and get some value for that pick on the trade market.”

An explanation for HoopsHype’s Draft Predictor from colleague Alberto de Roa, who contributed research to this story, can be found here.

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 60 points. If a player was second, he received 59 points, and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking. 

NBA players poll: Who do they pick as basketball’s GOAT?

HoopsHype polled 100 NBA players to determine who is the greatest player ever. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and others drew votes in the poll.

The Athletic recently released their GOAT poll among active NBA players, which caused much grief in HoopsHype’s headquarters since we had been working on a similar project during the season. Our voter size is similar, with 85 player interviews and another 15 players tallied with their picks via social media or a public interview on the record. However, the results are slightly different, with Michael Jordan getting a bigger gap over LeBron James compared to The Athletic’s poll.

Our GOAT poll also includes a twist. HoopsHype has compiled a detailed breakdown of the players who voted based on their nationality, age, position, salary, star status, whether they have been teammates of LeBron at any point, and the reasoning behind their votes.

The results of our HoopsHype GOAT poll show there’s no clear answer anymore to a debate Jordan would have won clearly a few years ago. Believe it or not, people change their minds. That was the case with Devonte Graham, for example.

“I played for the GOAT, Michael Jordan,” Spurs guard Devonte Graham told HoopsHype. “He paid me. When I played there, he was definitely the GOAT. Once I got traded, it became LeBron.”

Below are the results of the poll and a detailed breakdown of the voting.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report.

Top 50 highest-paid NBA players who never made an All-NBA team

HoopsHype lists the Top 50 NBA players who made the most money and never made an All-NBA team.

Did you know 22 players in NBA history have made over $150 million without earning an All-NBA selection?

HoopsHype ranked the 50 highest-paid players who never made an All-NBA selection, combining to earn over $8 billion, according to our database.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report.

Top 25 NBA players who never won MVP

HoopsHype lists the Top 25 NBA players who never won the MVP award.

Over the past 15 seasons, four players have won a majority of the MVP awards: LeBron James (four), Stephen Curry (twice), Giannis Antetokounmpo (twice), and Nikola Jokic (twice).

Joel Embiid, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Derrick Rose were among the few to crack that list amid the dominance of the big four listed above and win their only MVP award in that span.

So who are some of the NBA’s greatest players of all time who weren’t able to win an MVP and break through their era of dominant players?

HoopsHype examined the Top 25 players to never win MVP from our 77 greatest players ever list to find out.

NBA Intel: A near trade deadline deal and buyout market updates

Reporting on 76ers and Bulls trade talks for Andre Drummond fell through, more potential buyout candidates, a Nerlens Noel update, and more from HoopsHype Senior NBA Insider Michael Scotto.

Following the NBA trade deadline, HoopsHype has gathered new intel on trade talks that fell through between the 76ers and Bulls, reporting on how the buyout market took shape behind the scenes for Danilo Gallinari and Thaddeus Young, whether more buyout candidates could hit the market and a Nerlens Noel update.