Tag: Shane Larkin

Former Celtics floor general Shane Larkin inks new 4-year deal with Anadolu Efes

Larkin has inked a new 4-year deal with his current ball club that will have him under contract until the 2027-28 season in that league.

When former Boston Celtics floor general Shane Larkin left the NBA to play overseas in 2018, many thought it would be for just a few seasons at most before he made a return to the NBA. But more than five years later, the Cincinnati native is still playing in the Turkish Super League (BSL) for Anadolu Efes S.K., and appears likely to do so for another four seasons.

Recent reporting from Basket News relates that the 31-year-old Larkin has inked a new 4-year deal with his current ball club that will have him under contract until the 2027-28 season in that league.

And while that might not be until the end of career in the sport, it will be a deal that brings him through the end of his prime years, which are rapidly drawing to a close.

The Miami alum has put together a Hall of Fame-worthy career already with his overseas play, notching a host of Euroleague and BSL records since making the second leap to European ball in his career.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

Today’s installment focuses on the 16 players who wore No. 8 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 of 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 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 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: KG dealt to Boston; Larkin, Collins signed; Pruitt waived

On this day in 2007, the Boston Celtics traded Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, cash, and draft considerations for Kevin Garnett.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise would trade for Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Kevin Garnett ahead of the 2007-08 season that would end in hanging Banner 17. The Big Ticket had initially been reluctant to agree to sign an extension with the Celtics should they deal for him given the dearth of high-level talent on the roster save for forward Paul Pierce.

But, a move that brought sharpshooting UConn product Ray Allen on board earlier that summer was tantalizing enough for Garnett to seal the deal. KG would agree to sign a three-year extension to add to the two remaining seasons on his existing contract.

The history-altering deal was consummated soon after.

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.

Former Celtic Shane Larkin goes off for 18 points vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan

Leaving the NBA to play in the Euroleague might just have been the smartest move former Celtics reserve floor general Shane Larkin made in his career.

Most of the time, when an NBA player moves from the league to play overseas, both player and fans alike tend to look at such a move as a step backward. But leaving the NBA to play in the Euroleague might have been the smartest move former Boston Celtics reserve floor general Shane Larkin made in his pro career.

The former Miami standout plays for Anadolu Efes and is setting Euroleague records. He is one of the most famous (and well-paid) guards in Europe despite barely getting floor time as a second- and at times third-string point guard in the NBA.

To see how he has been throwing it down on the court abroad, check out this clip we found of Larkin going off for 18 points vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan courtesy of the Eurohoops TV video we’ve embedded below.

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Four Boston Celtics on the move in 2013 NBA re-draft

Among the cadre of present and former Boston players, we see reserve guard Shane Larkin, backup big man Daniel Theis, reserve center Mike Muscala, and veteran big Kelly Olynyk all shift positions in terms of where they were actually drafted.

Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon are at it again with a redraft of the class of players who were in the 2013 NBA draft, and a number of Boston Celtics alumni saw their fortunes change in this hypothetical redux of the first draft of the Celtics’ post-Banner 17 rebuild.

Among the cadre of present and former Boston players, we see reserve guard Shane Larkin, backup big man Daniel Theis, reserve center Mike Muscala, and veteran big Kelly Olynyk all shift positions in terms of where they were actually drafted — or in some cases, passed over entirely by teams in control of a pick.

With all of that said, let’s see where this foursome of Celtics alumni has landed had the 2013 draft gone the way these two Hoops Hype analysts envision it would if held today.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 8

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 8 jersey for at least one game as of September 2022.

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 of 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 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 16 players who wore No. 8 over the years as of September 2022.

Yabu, Fournier, Poirier send fellow former Celtic Larkin fishing as France defeats Turkey, 87-86 in OT

Three Celtics alumni on the court is worth more than one on the bench, it seems.

With former Boston Celtic Shane Larkin out injured with ligament damage in his hand, per Eurohoops, Turkey fell to France, 87-86, in overtime during the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2022 on Saturday.

On France’s side of the scoreboard, former Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in an inefficient outing that saw him commit four turnovers and shoot 38.5% from the field. Ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele added 9 points, 3 assists and a steal in what was a relatively quiet game from the former No. 16 pick.

Center Vincent “Sexpants” Poirier chipped in 6 points off the bench in the nail-biter that kept the French alive.

The news of Larkin’s injury likely explains much of his shooting woes in recent games for Turkey. The former Miami player is expected to be able to return to action in two months after undergoing surgery.

“The goal is the gold medal but now the goal and focus is our next game in what’s probably the best EuroBasket,” said France’s Rudy Gobert after the game

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Where do Boston Celtics alumni rank among the other EuroBasket players?

These are the results of an endeavor to rate the Celtics alumni who are still participating in the European Basketball Championship.

The Boston Celtics have a significant number of alumni (and one stashed player) that are participating in the 2022 FIBA European Basketball Championship (better known as the EuroBasket) underway across the continent of Europe at the moment, with some of them among the highest-rated players taking part in the competition.

But wait, you may be asking, who is doing the rating of these players? Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype has developed a rating system called “Global Rating” — read more about it here — that the HoopsHype analyst applied to the players playing the games making up the EuroBasket so far.

These are the results of De Roa’s endeavor to rate the Celtics alumni who are still participating in the European Basketball Championship.

Low-scoring night for former Celtics Hernangomez, Larkin as Spain defeats Turkey, 72-69, in EuroBasket play

Boston alumni Shane Larkin and Juancho Hernangomez combined for just 11 points as Larkin’s Turkey fell to Hernangomez’s Spain.

On a night when both former Boston Celtics in the contest had relatively low-scoring games, floor general Shane Larkin and big man Juancho Hernangomez combined for 11 points in Turkey’s 72-69 loss to Spain in EuroBasket play.

For Spain, Hernangomez put up 8 points, 7 rebounds an assist and a block. He committed one foul and one turnover in just over 18 minutes of play off the bench. For Turkey, Larkin’s shooting woes continued. The onetime Miami player added 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting.

Larkin also contributed 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and a steal in the loss, fouling twice and turning the ball over once in just under 31 minutes of game time.

With the win, Spain improves to 4-1 in Group A to take the top spot while Turkey drops to 3-2 in Group A and is in second.

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