Tag: Jaylen Brown
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....
Max Strus will be missed, even if Cavs made the right trade
There are trades you don't make because you don't want to lose a player. Then there are trades you make because you have to...
Sixers’ loaded offense gives Nick Nurse plenty of options, decisions
The 76ers certainly don’t appear to have a shortage of ways to score.
In fact, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice writes that Philadelphia may have more...
OG Anunoby on Knicks defending title: ‘You want to peak toward the end’
The Knicks finally reached the top. OG Anunoby already is thinking about how they stay there.
Coming off New York’s first NBA championship in 53...
Brad Stevens: Celtics had to ask if keeping Jaylen Brown was the right path
The Celtics didn't trade Jaylen Brown because they suddenly decided he couldn't play.
They traded him because Brad Stevens wasn't convinced staying the course was...
