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Dallas Mavericks forward Grant WIlliams becomes fifth Boston Celtics alum traded on 2024 NBA deadline

Williams joins Gordon Hayward, Dennis Schroder, Kelly Olynyk, and Evan Fournier among Boston alums dealt today.

A fifth former Boston Celtics alumnus is on the move today. Ex-Celtics forward Grant Williams is reportedly joining the likes of Gordon Hayward (from the Charlotte Hornets to the Oklahoma City Thunder), Dennis Schroder (from the Toronto Raptors to the Brooklyn Nets), Evan Fournier (from the New York Knicks to the Detroit Pistons), and Kelly Olynyk (from the Utah Jazz to the Raptors) in being dealt today.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Williams is being sent by the Dallas Mavericks to his hometown’s Charlotte with guard Seth Curry, and a lightly protected 2027 first round pick for Hornets power forward PJ Washington.

The Celtics have had conflicting reports whether they will conduct any further business before the 3 p.m. ET moratorium for moving plays this season arrives, but Boston will be facing a number of former players on new teams in the near future regardless.

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Could the Boston Celtics regret a relatively quiet 2023 NBA trade deadline?

Let’s take a look at what one analyst thinks the Celtics might want a mulligan for.

The Boston Celtics had themselves a relatively quiet trade deadline this season, trading away forward Justin Jackson to the Oklahoma City Thunder in order to bolster their frontcourt rotation with veteran big man Mike Muscala.

The ball club had been rumored to be in pursuit of San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl and perhaps also looking to bolster their wing depth, while perhaps also rebalancing their roster in other ways as well. But none of those things ended up happening, the Muscala deal being the only move the Celtics’ front office would pull the trigger on before the Feb. 9 moratorium on moving players between teams this season.

Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley thinks there are three things Boston might end up regretting not addressing at the deadline relative to all the above — let’s take a look at what he thinks the Celtics might want a mulligan for.

Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck says he told Jaylen Brown personally he wouldn’t be dealt at the deadline

The Celtics’ lead Governor reassured Brown the rumors linking him to Kevin Durant again were false.

The Boston Celtics found themselves back in the position of seeing star wing Jaylen Brown’s name tied to Kevin Durant yet again at the 2023 NBA trade deadline. And according to lead governor Wyc Grousbeck, it was also untrue. Speaking to the hosts of the eponymous “Greg Hill” show on WEEI, Grousbeck revealed he reached out to Brown personally when the rumors broke via ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.

“(Celtics team president) Brad (Stephens) is on the phone with every team, definitely every week during the season,” explained Grousbeck. “(He’s) just saying, ‘Who do you like? Who is playing well? Who do you like on our roster?'”

“He files it away in his mental database,” shared the Celtics governor. “That’s just that — they talk all the time about everything, it doesn’t mean a trade is proposed.”

“Jaylen is not going anywhere,” emphasized Grousbeck. “He knew that before the trade deadline because I told him personally.”

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Could Boston’s Jaylen Brown be irked by being linked to Kevin Durant in trade talks again?

By all accounts, Brown has been a consummate professional regarding such trade rumbles in the past.

Once again, star Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown had his name arise in trade rumors for a certain star forward who was playing for the Brooklyn Nets.

While Kevin Durant was dealt to the Phoenix Suns (and out of the Eastern Conference, at that), is it fair to worry whether Brown hearing his name in Durant trade rumors is enough to cause a problem for the Celtics?

By all accounts, Brown has been a consummate professional regarding such trade rumbles in the past. But he has been playing at an All-NBA level many nights on a team with the best record in the league, and eventually, that sort of thing tends to get under one’s skin.

Unless, of course, it doesn’t — but the question of trade rumbles impacting the outlook of Brown is a question that was up for debate on a recent episode of the WEEI radio “Greg Hill” show.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about how the Georgia native might be taking his name in the press for KD yet again.

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Celtics’ 2023 NBA trade deadline gets a solid A from Bleacher Report

It might not have been the sort of sexy mega-deal fans of the Boston Celtics would have called fireworks, but it was just what the doctor ordered in terms of what the ball club needed.

It might not have been the sort of sexy mega-deal fans of the Boston Celtics would have celebrated with fireworks, but it was just what the club needed.

The Celtics’ decision to swap Justin Jackson and two second-round picks for Oklahoma City Thunder center Mike Muscala earned high marks from Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale in a recent article.

Per Favale, “Muscala is a risk-free acquisition who offers the exact type of frontcourt safety net the Celtics will maximize.” While Favale believes his “defensive mobility won’t turn heads” Boston is a team well-positioned to deal with the 31-year-old’s issues in a switching scheme.

“He will be eminently playable so long as his 39.4% clip from deep — 43.5% since Jan. 1 — holds firm,” added the B/R expert. “The Celtics might even be able to steal some dual-big minutes with him.”

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After a busy trade deadline, who is the best team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference?

With the Brooklyn Nets having blown up their title core by sending Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns respectively, are the Boston Celtics still the top dogs of the East?

With the 2023 NBA trade deadline now firmly in the rearview mirror, who are the best teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference?

The Brooklyn Nets blew up their title core by sending Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, respectively. The Milwaukee Bucks made some notable moves, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a minor trade on the margin. Others in the Eastern Conference did little or even stood pat.

Does any of this look likely to upend the order of this conference by season’s end? Are the Boston Celtics the top dogs of the East?

The hosts of the ESPN “NBA Today” show took their best shot at answering this question soon after the deadline passed on Thursday.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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The best of new Boston Celtics big man Mike Muscala in 2022-23 so far

The Boston Celtics’ sole move at the 2023 NBA trade deadline was to deal for veteran Oklahoma City Thunder big man Mike Muscala.

The Boston Celtics’ sole move at the 2023 NBA trade deadline was to deal for veteran Oklahoma City Thunder big man Mike Muscala.

The club sent deep rotation forward Justin Jackson, Jr. and a pair of second-round picks to the Thunder to acquire the services of Muscala this season and perhaps next if the Celtics are happy with the idea of the center’s team option for the 2023-24 season.

This was widely seen as a good move for the Celtics. They secured a big man capable of starting but happy to come off the bench with size and knockdown 3-point shooting.

But many fans of the team are not especially familiar with Muscala’s game, or how he might fit into the Celtics’ offense under interim head coach Joe Mazzulla.

To that end, Celtics YouTuber Tomasz Kordylewski put together a highlight reel of Muscala’s play in OKC for our viewing pleasure we have embedded above — be sure to check it out!

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Matisse Thybulle spray-painted his own mural as a heartfelt goodbye to Philadelphia

Well this was a cool way to say goodbye.

It’s so hard to say goodbye, but sometimes it must be done. And for a lot of NBA players, the trade deadline doesn’t leave much of a choice.

Matisse Thybulle was one of those players Thursday, traded by the only team he had ever played for during his four-year NBA career. The Philadelphia 76ers sent him to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a three-team deal, parting with their 2019 first-round pick whose role had been reduced this season.

Thybulle said goodbye to city of Philadelphia in the coolest way possible, tagging a mural of himself on a building with “Thank you Philly” and his signature.

The mural was painted in March 2021 by local artist Jimmy Glossblack. The Philadelphia Inquirer caught up with the owner of the building, a bar called Garage Fishtown, to get his thoughts.

“It’s such a sweet comment, and the response has been pretty loving towards Matisse,” Jason Evanchik said. “It was a nice little goodbye.”

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A wild 2023 trade deadline just completely reshuffled the NBA title favorites

So many players (and betting odds) on the move.

Whew. Breathe, y’all.

The trade deadline has finally passed, and what a deadline it was. I’m not sure anyone saw the bevy of moves that occured coming, especially the big ones involving names like Kevin Durant. KEVIN DURANT!

That obviously means a few teams also changed their championship fortunes this season, which makes now good time to see what the odds say. We took a snapshot of what the odds looked like around this time on Wednesday, so how have they changed?

Well, the Phoenix Suns (+1800 to +450) are the biggest movers after grabbing the biggest fish available, Durant, from the Brooklyn Nets, who consequently saw their odds tumble drastically from +2200 to +10000. But there wasn’t really much more movement at the top.

The Milwaukee Bucks, who added Jae Crowder, maintain the second best odds in the East but actually went backwards from +500 to +550, likely because the favored Boston Celtics bolstered their rotation with the addition of Mike Muscala.

The Cleveland Cavaliers remain the third-favored team out the East at +2000, followed by the Miami Heat (+4000), who leapfrogged the Nets for fourth without actually actually improving their title odds. The Atlanta Hawks (+12500), New York Knicks (+12500) and Toronto Raptors (+15000) didn’t move much either, holding 6 thru 8, though the Knicks did move up from +20000 odds to jump Toronto after acquiring Josh Hart from Portland.

In the West, the Suns are followed by the Denver Nuggets, whose +700 odds didn’t change despite grabbing Thomas Bryant. The Los Angeles Clippers were the next biggest movers, going from +1200 to +1000 after trading for Eric Gordon and Bones Hyland. Those odds are now second-best in the West, jumping the Golden State Warriors’ slightly diminished +1500 odds and the Dallas Mavericks, who haven’t moved much since landing Kyrie Irving (+1400 to +1600).

Sixth in the West are the Los Angeles Lakers, who took a massive leap from +5000 to +2800 after busy deadline that got started well before Thursday with the pickups of Rui Hachimura, D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. They jumped the New Orleans Pelicans, who dropped to +3000 and are followed by the Sacramento Kings, whose +10000 odds didn’t move at all.

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Celtics done making moves for 2022-23 after adding Mike Muscala, will turn to buyout market

The Celtics have an open roster spot and can offer the most money of any contending teams with their $3.2 million disabled player exception the ball club received after the Danilo Gallinari injury last offseason.

Per the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, the Boston Celtics were done making moves ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline after obtaining Oklahoma City Thunder vet big man Mike Muscala, their sole move for the day.

Boston sent out a pair of second-round picks and the contract of reserve forward Justin Jackson to get the deal done. Jackson is likely to be waived by the Thunder. Now, per Himmelsbach, the team plans to turn its focus on what is likely to be an exceptionally deep class of buyout options after one of the busiest trade deadlines in recent league history.

The Celtics have an open roster spot and can offer the most money of any contending teams with their $3.2 million disabled player exception the club received after the Danilo Gallinari injury in the offseason.

Expect Boston to focus on wing players such as the previously-connected Alec Burks, who reportedly has mutual interest with joining the Cs if an agreement can be reached with his current team, the Detroit Pistons.

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