Tag: Nate Robinson

On this day: Walker, Perkins, Erden, Harangody trades; Becker born

On this day in Celtics history, Boston dealt away Antoine Walker, Kendrick Perkins, Semih Erden, and Luke Harangody, and Moe Becker was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, forward Antoine Devon Walker began playing for the team that drafted him in what would be his second stint with Boston after being dealt back to the Celtics by the Atlanta Hawks.

Walker had been selected by the storied franchise out of the University of Kentucky with the sixth overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft. Now, he was reunited with his former college head coach Rick Pitino after his rookie season (in which he made All-Rookie First Team) with the Celtics as Pitino was hired as the team’s head coach and president.

Walker would link up with future Boston champion Paul Pierce after he was also drafted by the Celtics in 1998 to make a few deep runs in the postseason in his first stint with the team.

Chicago alum Nate Robinson on the trend of NBA players doing their own media

“As players, and I could probably speak for every player that’s ever played, we just got tired of the media saying stuff about us,” said Robinson.

Chicago Bulls alum Nate Robinson recently opened up about how he and other former NBAers have been taking to the airwaves themselves to cover the sport they rose to fame in with their own podcasts and YouTube channels.

Robinson recently sat down with HoopsHype’s Sam Yip to talk about that growing media trend, and what has been driving it. “As players, and I could probably speak for every player that’s ever played, we just got tired of the media saying stuff about us and saying stuff about our craft and what we do, and they’ve never done it,” said the former Bulls guard.

“So now that we can be our own media source, it’s way better,” he added. “Because we actually did it, we actually put in the work, we actually have done the things that we’re talking about.”

Pointing to his own work, Robinson said “I’m a student of the game and I know what’s up, and I encourage more players to do it because then that’s more opportunities and more jobs and more knowledge for us to have.”

“They always want to change your words. They always want to make you sound like you said something that you really didn’t. Now we can be our own source, we are the source, and I love that.”

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Nate Robinson wants All-Star Week’s Dunk Contest to rise again

He hopes that his involvement will help more stars like Jaylen Brown take part.

Nate Robinson wants All-Star Week’s Dunk Contest to rise again, and as a former winner of it, he knows what sort of formula it should take to bring it back to its former glory. A lack of star power and some middling contests has diminished the former marquee event of the league’s annual All-Star Week festivities. However, Nate Rob believes he can help restore its place in the pantheon of All-Star events among younger fans of the league.

Speaking in a recent interview with HoopsHype’s Sam Yip, the former Boston Celtics floor general spent some time breaking down his new role with the Dunk Contest. Robinson also got into how players like star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown could be the spark to revitalizing the now moribund event.

“I’m working with AT&T as a newly appointed AT&T Chief Dunk Officer for 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend,” said Robinson.

Nate Robinson: ‘I’m still looking for a kidney to this day’

The diminutive Nate Robinson enjoyed an 11-year NBA career that spanned through eight different teams. However, he will forever be remembered for winning the Slam Dunk contest three times in his career. Robinson was candid and talked with HoopsHype …

The diminutive Nate Robinson enjoyed an 11-year NBA career that spanned through eight different teams. However, he will forever be remembered for winning the Slam Dunk contest three times in his career.

Robinson was candid and talked with HoopsHype about why the Dunk Contest has lost its luster over the years, his roller-coaster journey dealing with kidney failure, his favorite moment with the Knicks, and more.

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

Celtics alum Nate Robinson on how he became the NBA’s most iconic little guy

At least until that crown was stolen by another player from the Pacific Northwest, anyway.

Former Boston Celtics floor general Nate Robinson opened up about his journey from being a little-known multi-sport athlete from the Pacific Northwest to becoming one of the most iconic figures in the NBA in his prime years on an episode of fellow former NBAer Gilbert Arenas‘ “Gil’s Arena” podcast.

From his roots in Seattle to his unconventional path to the NBA, Robinson shared insights into his life, the challenges he faced as a shorter player in a sport dominated by length and height and the stereotypes associated with being a “little guy” in the NBA, as well as the impact he made on the wider basketball community over the years.

Discussing the basketball scene in his hometown, Robinson shed light on the rivalry between Seattle and Tacoma hoopers many from outside the region may not even be aware of.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear his chat with Arenas in full.

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Glen Davis huge hustle play in 2010 Finals

Take a look back at one of the best plays of Glen Davis’ career as a Celtic.

We dug up one of Boston Celtics champion big man Glen Davis‘ most iconic moments: When teammate Nate Robinson jumped on his back after the Louisiana State University product made an impressive hustle play in the 2010 NBA Finals.

The play came in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers, which the Celtics ultimately won in part due to the efforts of Davis in that crazy sequence. It has become a part of Boston sports lore as the pair’s “Shrek and Donkey” moments, later meme-ified and sported by the man himself as a Twitter profile. That itself was sparked by a postgame presser where the duo discussed the celebratory moment where Davis was surprised to hear Robinson had even jumped on his back.

Watch the video embedded below by Tomasz Kordylewski to see the sequence that birthed this silliness yourself.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 4

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history or interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

Where do Boston Celtics alumni rate among the NBA combine’s highest leapers?

A number of Celtics alumni can be found among the highest leapers in combine history.

With the 2023 NBA draft set to take place on the night of Thursday, June 22nd, a new cohort of athletes (some, admittedly, less athletic than others) will be joining the Boston Celtics and the rest of the league, at least for a little while in some cases.

Much of what will determine how well they will do in their prospective careers in the association in a sport where verticality is key is their ability to leap from both a standing and running position. To determine that aspect of their overall toolkit, players are measured for their maximum vertical reach in both contexts at the NBA Combine ahead of the draft.

A number of Celtics alumni can be found among the highest leapers in combine history — let’s take a look at which made the history books courtesy of research from the staff of our sister site, HoopsHype.

On this day: Henderson stole the ball; Russell, Bonham, Robinson born

On this day, point guard Gerald Henderson stole the ball to secure a critical Game 2 win vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion Boston point guard Gerald Henderson stole a pass lobbed across the court by forward James Worthy of the Los Angeles Lakers.

With 13 seconds left on the clock in Game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals and the Celtics down, 113-111, Henderson stole a pass and ended up scoring on a layup. The basket ultimately sent the game into overtime when legendary forward Magic Johnson inexplicably dribbled out the game’s final seconds. The historic steal ignited the Celtics’ critical, 124-121, win after they had dropped Game 1 of the series at home.

Forward Larry Bird later said the team might have been swept by Los Angeles if not for the timely steal. While Boston lost Game 3 of the series, it won the series in seven games to secure its 15th banner, then the most in league history.