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The Boston Celtics agreed to a deal with Juwan Morgan, his agency Edge Sports told HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.
The Boston Celtics agreed to a deal with Juwan Morgan, his agency Edge Sports told HoopsHype.
Morgan, 24, spent the past two seasons with the Utah Jazz and started multiple playoff games during the 2019-20 season.
Morgan will compete for a spot in training camp with the Celtics.
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The Boston Celtics hired Jarell Christian as head coach of the G League’s Maine Celtics, a league source told HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto
The Boston Celtics have hired Jarell Christian as head coach of the Maine Celtics, their G League affiliate, a league source told HoopsHype.
Christian, 35, was most recently an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards from 2019-21. Christian spent one season as head coach of the Capital City Go-Go, Washington’s G League affiliate, before becoming an assistant coach with the Wizards.
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The Boston Celtics were eliminated in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs but have re-tooled and will come back as a different team.
The Boston Celtics were eliminated in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs but have re-tooled and will come back as a different team.
First and foremost, longtime Boston executive Danny Ainge has been replaced in the front office by former Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. Meanwhile, Stevens has been replaced as head coach by Ime Udoka.
Kemba Walker is now a member fn the New York Knicks while Al Horford and Enes Kanter have both returned to wear Celtics green.
Dennis Schroeder will go from one legendary franchise to another as he makes the jump from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference all the way to Boston in the East.
As of right now, here is how we project the depth chart will look like for the Celtics once the season begins:
The Boston Celtics have interest in signing free-agent point guard Dennis Schroder, league sources told HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.
The Boston Celtics have interest in signing free-agent point guard Dennis Schroeder, league sources told HoopsHype. The Celtics have the non-taxpayer mid-level exception at their disposal and could agree to a short-term deal. Schroeder and the Celtics could agree to a one-year deal or a two-year deal with a player option, league sources said.
The Celtics are looking to add another guard to the roster alongside Marcus Smart and Josh Richardson, who was acquired this offseason. If Schroeder signed with Boston, he could potentially be the team’s third scoring option behind Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown with the opportunity to improve his stock and potentially enter the market again next offseason.
Schroeder, who turns 28 in September, averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 assists, and 3.5 rebounds while starting all 61 of his games played for the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
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The latest free agent reporting on Goran Dragic, Evan Fournier, Daniel Theis, Reggie Bullock and Aron Baynes from HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto
NBA free agency is upon us, here’s the latest intel gathered by HoopsHype on some of the notable free agents entering the market.
NBA executives discuss what’s next for the Boston Celtics, including a potential Marcus Smart trade and Evan Fournier’s free agency.
After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in three of the past four seasons, the Boston Celtics were knocked out of the first round for the first time since 2016 with several questions surrounding the offseason ahead.
HoopsHype spoke with five NBA executives to get their thoughts on what trades the Celtics could make to improve, Evan Fournier’s free agency, Danny Ainge’s tenure, and the future core for Boston.
NBA trade deadline recap and a buyout market preview with HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan.
On the Locker Room app, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan recap the biggest NBA trade deadline moves including the Bulls acquiring All-Star Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon and JaVale McGee heading to the Nuggets, Victor Oladipo joining the Miami Heat, Norman Powell going to the Trail Blazers, and the Celtics trading for Evan Fournier. Plus, a preview of the buyout market for Andre Drummond, LaMarcus Aldridge, and more. Click this link to download the Locker Room app for future HoopsHype conversations with fans. Listen to the podcast above or check out some snippets of the conversation in a transcribed version below.
NBA trade updates on Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier of the Orlando Magic from HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.
Several impactful players are in serious discussions to be traded with the NBA trade deadline hours away.
Here’s the latest intel HoopsHype has gathered on some of the top players mentioned on the trade market.
NBA trade updates on LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyle Lowry, and other big names from HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.
According to multiple NBA executives, the installation of the play-in tournament has made some teams in the middle of the pack less inclined to be sellers at the deadline than in years past. However, several big names could still be on the move by the March 25th trade deadline.
With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, here’s the latest intel HoopsHype has gathered.
Here are some players the Celtics could pursue with their Traded Player Exception.
February hasn’t been kind to the Boston Celtics. They are 2-4 in games this month, including rough losses to the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards. This recent stretch is not representative of this Celtics team, though. They are missing All-Defender Marcus Smart, and Kemba Walker is still getting reintegrated. They won’t lose as many games they’re supposed to win once their core is 100 percent.
While their inevitable All-Stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, have generated plenty of scoring at ease, they’re having a rough time getting points from anyone else, particularly off the bench.
The Celtics also don’t seem to have a definitive answer at center. While their center-by-committee has worked between Tristan Thompson, Daniel Theis, and Robert Williams, no one has particularly stuck out. This could be problematic when they face elite big men in the playoffs.
Boston gave up two second-round draft picks to the Charlotte Hornets to convince them to acquire Gordon Hayward through a sign-and-trade, rather than signing him outright. This allowed the Celtics to generate a $28.5 million traded player exception (TPE). As time goes on, it’s becoming harder to see the Celtics using it on a player as good as Hayward. What makes a deal even more difficult is their lack of assets. The Celtics went from having multiple first-round picks in the last several drafts to just having their own from here on out.
They could make a case to save the TPE until the upcoming offseason for a potential sign-and-trade for a top free agent. That would be difficult, however, since they’re already projected to be right below the hard cap with Tatum’s maximum extension kicking in. They would need to get off a lot of salary to make that work, which could further decimate their already lacking depth. The best time for them to use the TPE is now before the March 25 trade deadline.
Here are some players the Celtics could pursue with their TPE:
