NBA Notes: Celtics, Devin Carter, Wizards, Alex Sarr, Lakers, Walker Kessler
Celtics
Devin Carter looked like a guy trying to remind people why he was a lottery pick.
Carter, the No. 14 overall pick in 2024, scored...
Joe Mazzulla won’t coach Celtics against Cavs in preseason opener
Joe Mazzulla will be in Cleveland tonight. He just won’t be coaching the Celtics from the sideline.
Boston opens its preseason against the Cavaliers at...
Mitchell Robinson already making impression on Celtics teammates
Mitchell Robinson spent years giving the Celtics problems as a member of the Knicks. Now Boston is hoping he can do the same thing...
Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla on team chemistry: ‘No one’s gotten benched’
Everybody loves everybody in training camp. The minutes are still available, the losses haven’t piled up, and nobody has spent a fourth quarter wondering...
Celtics’ Jordan Walsh gets an unusual assignment with Paul George
Joe Mazzulla looked at Jordan Walsh and asked him to explain the Celtics’ standard to Paul George.
Yes, that Paul George.
Walsh told John Karalis of...
NBA executive: Don’t assume Celtics looking to dump Paul George
The assumption around the NBA has been fairly easy to understand. The Celtics acquired Paul George in the Jaylen Brown trade, but that doesn’t...
NBA Notes: Hawks, Jalen Johnson, Hornets, Celtics, Jayson Tatum
Hawks
ESPN revealed its one pressing question for every team last season, and the biggie for the Hawks is ... well, if last season was...
Paul George says he once despised Celtics, now wishes he’d gotten there sooner
Paul George never imagined himself wearing Celtics green. Actually, he used to hate it.
George grew up in California as a Kobe Bryant fan, which...
NBA Notes: Jazz, Lauri Markkanen, Celtics, Jayson Tatum, Kings, Ben Simmons
Jazz
Lauri Markkanen finds himself in a position he isn't entirely accustomed to. He's the old guy.
Markkanen, 29, said Monday that taking on a mentoring...
Jayson Tatum welcomes challenge of LeBron James joining 76ers
Jayson Tatum sees LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers as good news for the NBA, even if it makes the Celtics’ road considerably harder.
During...
NBA Preview: Celtics turn to Jayson Tatum after stunning Jaylen Brown trade
The Celtics spent years insisting they didn’t have to choose between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Then they chose.
Boston’s stunning decision to send Brown...
Celtics’ Brad Stevens on Jaylen Brown trade: ‘It was inevitable’
Brad Stevens didn’t trade Jaylen Brown because Brown failed in Boston.
He traded him because keeping the Celtics built around two maximum-salary, high-usage stars had...
NBA Notes: Pistons, Ausar Thompson, Heat, Pelle Larsson, Celtics
Pistons
The Pistons have made their commitment to Ausar Thompson official.
Thompson agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $155 million rookie-scale extension with no player or...
Celtics’ Paul George: ‘I feel great again’ after two injury-riddled seasons
Paul George knows the questions are there. After two injury-plagued seasons, he says he finally has a different answer.
“I feel great again,” George said...
Celtics add former lottery pick Devin Carter on Exhibit 10 deal
A few days after the Celtics emerged as a possible landing spot for Devin Carter, they got their man. Or at least they got...
NBA Rumors: Celtics, Derrick White, Magic, Paolo Banchero, Darius Garland, Ty Jerome
Celtics
The Celtics were willing to trade Jaylen Brown. That didn’t mean they were interested in selling off everybody else.
According to Sean Deveney of Heavy...
Celtics showing interest in former lottery pick Devin Carter
The Celtics may be looking to take a low-cost swing on a former lottery pick.
Specifically, Boston has expressed interest in signing guard Devin Carter...
Celtics to introduce Paul George, Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley on Tuesday
The Celtics’ remodeled roster will get its official photo opportunity Tuesday.
Boston will introduce Paul George, Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley at the Auerbach Center,...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Peyton Watson, Celtics, Payton Pritchard, Jazz
Cavaliers
Preseason basketball isn’t designed to provide many answers. But for the Cavaliers, it should at least provide a few useful first looks.
Zach Weiss of...
Sportsbooks still love Celtics, though Eastern Conference may have other ideas
The Celtics traded Jaylen Brown, are counting heavily on a 36-year-old Paul George and don’t really know how much Jayson Tatum can handle after...
