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Globe Payton Pritchard praises rookie Hugo Gonzalez’s game ahead of Celtics season opener How that oft-misinterpreted Celtics’ media game blowout could end up an epiphany for Joe Mazzulla Jayson Tatum’s return, the luxury-tax implications, and other thoughts on the Celtics Hugo González is no typical rookie, and has shown himself worthy of minutes with the […]
Globe Payton Pritchard praises rookie Hugo Gonzalez’s game ahead of Celtics season opener How that oft-misinterpreted Celtics’ media game blowout could end up an epiphany for Joe Mazzulla Jayson Tatum’s return, the luxury-tax implications, and other thoughts on the Celtics Hugo González is no typical rookie, and has shown himself worthy of minutes with the Celtics this preseason CelticsBlog Preseason Player Grades Celtics .com 2025-26 Roster Breakdown: The Ball Handlers NESN Celtic...
The Cleveland Cavaliers were not expected to sign any of their training camp invitees to roster spots heading into the season. They entered camp with 14 of their 15 roster slots filled. The Cavs have opted to keep one roster spot open until after the trade deadline for the past few seasons. As of now, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers’ starting lineup ranks just 25th of 30 NBA teams, according to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo! Sports. Rohrbach, who has been with Yahoo! for over a decade, isn’t confident that Portland’s starters stack up against the rest of the league. He has the following as the Blazers’ projected starting lineup, with the […]
Shams Charania said early on Sunday that Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets had reached an agreement on a two-year, $90 million deal. The deal comes with a player option for the 2027–2028 campaign and is completely guaranteed. Durant knew going into the trade that he would have to forgo a new contract, in this […]
On Oct. 16, Washington Wizards guard suffered sore knee injury in Washington’s game against the Detroit Pistons. This forced him to miss the rest of the game. Carrington is entering his second NBA season and will be a key player for the Wizards’ 2025-26 campaign. If he had to miss regular season time, that would […]
You can’t put your finger on it, don’t know when the sounds last left your lips, but you know it to be true: you do not speak your best friend’s name. Not really. Broaden this to anyone you met through sport? Fuhgedabowdit—chances are you don’t even know some of their real names. It may be paradoxical, but the truth […]
Not all exits are made equal. We see it time and again; veteran players losing a step, or veteran coaches watching the game pass them by. The more graceful among them transition easily into other roles, refusing to chase the limelight that had so effortlessly followed them in their prime. Vince Carter, for example, easily […]
Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a two-year, $90M extension ($45M annually) with a player option for the 2027-28 season. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news. Durant – who averaged 26.6 points, 6 boards, and 4.2 assists last year in his age 36 season with the Phoenix Suns – was eligible […]
Go outside. Enjoy the fresh air. Take a minute for yourself. That’s only because starting next Wednesday, we’ll lock into the Knicks and the season that will bring the chip back to NYC. Here’s the latest from MB, Mikal, and the Brunsons. Mike Brown On using an anti-Thibs mentality and not chasing every damn game: […]
Sebastian Fundora was recently injured in training and saw his October 25 fight with Keith Thurman postponed, but a new working date is already in place, and it won’t be a pay-per-view main event with that new date. Mike Coppinger has reported that Fundora vs Thurman will be part of a Manny Pacquiao undercard in […]
The Houston Rockets second iteration of the Victor Oladipo trade was far more intriguing than the original trade back in 2021. At that time, the franchise was desperate to reach postseason play, after trading away their All-NBA backcourt of James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The team hoped Oladipo and John Wall could rewind the hands […]
In the 1980’s Europeans and other international players began to migrate to the NBA. Guys like Detlef Schrempf, Vlade Divac and Šarūnas Marčiulionis began to leave strong impressions. Dražen Petrović and Toni Kukoč were not far behind and soon European players, along with Latin Americans, began to carve out a significant niche. Today, in many ways, […]
This is the first of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks this upcoming season. The first question: who is someone that will outperform expectations or break out this season? Wes: I’m keeping my eye on Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Even though he was signed in the offseason […]
We are officially one week from the start of the NBA regular season, with the Dallas Mavericks kicking things off at home against the San Antonio Spurs next Wednesday, October 22nd. It’s been an emotional past year as a Mavericks fan, to say the least. There have been some difficult goodbyes, and one very auspicious […]
Although the event took place over a month ago, the Spurs shared this video at halftime during Friday’s final preseason game. Enogh cannot be said about the impact Red McCombs made on San Antonio. Known locally for his car dealerships as well as bringing the Spurs to San Antonio, the business magnate invested heavily in […]
One down, four to go. (Or, four to go for now, as we can never count out the possibility of late-breaking, oddly-timed WNBA decisions.) On Friday, the Portland Fire officially announced Alex Sarama as their head coach, tapping the player development guru currently on the staff of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. The hire, which initially […]
When Dallas traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers last winter, fans were outraged. When Anthony Davis, who came over from LA in the trade, was injured, that was bad. Then former Duke star Kyrie Irving blew out an ACL, which was also devastating. However, Dallas got unbelievably lucky in the draft and ended […]
Atlanta has not made the playoffs in two seasons. In fact, since they made the Conference Finals in 2021, their success has slowly tailed off. They have lost in the first round twice, had a winning record once, and have had three head coaches. It has been a whirlwind for the Hawks, and not the […]
It’s over. The offseason is behind us. This time next week, the Boston Celtics will be on pace for either 82, 41, or 0 wins after their first two games against the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks. The Celtics have more uncertainty surrounding their roster than in any of the previous eight seasons, […]
Things have quieted down a little bit in Jazzland as the Jazz are preparing for the regular season opener. Nevertheless, some moves were made as contract deadlines were hit, and there were a few notes of interest. Here’s the latest odds and ends of Jazz news. Utah Jazz waived Mo Bamba, Pedro Bradshaw, and Sean […]
The Carolina Hurricanes found another way to win Saturday evening, moving the team to 5-0-0 on the season and remaining as the only undefeated team in the National Hockey League. The Canes started on time Saturday night in Los Angeles, and for the first half of the game, it seemed as though Carolina would run […]
A meltdown of epic proportions in Charlottesville, Virginia for the Washington State Cougars. Boneheaded mistakes, presnap penalties, and a lack of offense allowed the No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers to erase a 17-7 halftime deficit to win it 22-20. Much like WSU’s (3-4) win over Colorado State, the offense couldn’t get anything going in the second […]
The Spurs did the expected and parted ways with Adam Flagler, Micha Potter, and Stanley Umude. All three were waived on Saturday, the team announced. Flagler, Umude and Potter were on Exhibit 10 contracts, also known as training camp deals, so it’s not a surprise they are gone now that the Spurs’ preseason is over […]
It would be fair to assume that, after declaring Friday’s preseason finale as a dress rehearsal, the starting lineup in that contest would be the starting lineup when the regular season opens. To that point, though, the lineup selected against the Kings was certainly surprising. The inclusion of Gabe Vincent was not one anyone expected, […]