Tag: Jaylen Brown
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...
LeBron James brings full LeBron experience to Sixers, including chopper
The 76ers wanted LeBron James. Apparently that includes the helicopter.
Philadelphia opened training camp Tuesday with more than 50 credentialed media members packed into the...
Sixers have four stars and one question: Who gives up what?
Jaylen Brown was asked Monday who the “alpha” will be on a 76ers team featuring LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
“Next question,” Brown...
Charles Barkley wishes LeBron had picked Cavs, sees ‘lot of mouths to feed’ in Philly
Charles Barkley wasn't thrilled when LeBron James picked the 76ers in free agency.
“I was surprised and disappointed he went to Philly,” Barkley told Casino...
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...
76ers loaded up for title run, but clock already ticking
No team changed its championship outlook more dramatically than the 76ers.
Philadelphia replaced Paul George with Jaylen Brown, signed LeBron James to a bargain two-year,...
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...
Cavs’ Peyton Watson on loaded Eastern Conference: ‘It’s a party in the East, dog’
The Eastern Conference spent the offseason adding stars, creating contenders and generally making everyone’s path to June more difficult.
Peyton Watson sounds delighted.
“It’s a party...
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...
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...
Josh Hart says Knicks plenty motivated: ‘I don’t think anyone is picking us to win again’
The Knicks won the championship. Josh Hart would still prefer everyone to believe nobody respects them.
“I don’t think we have a big target because...
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...
The Ringer ranks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander No. 1 in NBA; Donovan Mitchell 11th
The Ringer has released its latest ranking of the NBA’s top players, and there’s no shortage of material for debate.
Start at the very top.
Shai...
Shaq puts pressure on LeBron James, Sixers: ‘Championship or bust’
Not everyone around the NBA is convinced that LeBron James will turn the Sixers into champions.
But Shaquille O'Neal apparently has considerably higher expectations.
Speaking on...
NBA Notes: Pistons, Jalen Duren, Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Celtics
Pistons
Things apparently aren’t getting any friendlier between Jalen Duren and the Pistons.
A source described the negotiations as becoming “noxious” to Kurt Helin of NBC...
Celtics owner admits he needed convincing to trade Jaylen Brown: ‘That was tough’
Celtics owner Bill Chisholm wasn’t exactly pounding the table to trade Jaylen Brown.
In fact, Chisholm admitted he needed some convincing before Boston sent the...
VJ Edgecombe on role with star-studded Sixers: ‘I just want to win’
VJ Edgecombe knows things are going to be different in Philadelphia next season. He also doesn’t sound particularly worried about it.
The second-year 76ers guard...
NBA Notes: Warriors, possible targets, Knicks, Sixers, LeBron James
Warriors
The Warriors missed out on Klay Thompson and DeMar DeRozan, so now the question is what comes next.
Joey Akeley of NBA On SI floated...
Peyton Watson gives Cavs the wing they’ve been looking for
There was a reason the Cavaliers kept coming back to Peyton Watson.
They needed a wing with size. They needed athleticism. They needed another defender....
