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Boston Celtics daily links 10/19/20
Semi Ojeleye vs Raptors 9/11/20 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. CelticsBlog Boston Celtics NBA mock draft roundup Boston Celtics 2020 Offseason Preview Series Primer CelticsBlog exit interview: Romeo Langford The Gordon Hayward Question Boston Celtics Free Agency Lex Nihil Novi The End of Two Eras CLNS Media Is Rajon Rondo a Hall of Famer after Lakers Championship? NBC Sports Boston Forsberg’s Focus: Larger roles for Romeo Langford & Grant Williams in 2021? Celtics Wire On this day: Boston Celtics...
CelticsBlog Oct 19, 2020
The Gordon Hayward Question
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Will Hayward opt in or out is the major domino to fall for Boston this offseason The Boston Celtics offseason kicks off…well…eventually. As of right now, the only date we know for certain is that the 2020 NBA Draft will take place on Wednesday, November 18. Free agency is expected to open somewhere around December 1. Before that, players and teams will have to make decision on options and guarantees. No option decision looms larger for the Boston Celtics, and maybe for the entire NBA, than Gordon Hayward’s player option. We’re going to break...
CelticsBlog Oct 19, 2020
Boston Celtics Offseason Preview Series Primer
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via The 2020 offseason is a critical one for Boston and CelticsBlog has you covered! The 2020 offseason for the Boston Celtics has a lot of moving parts. Here at CelticsBlog, we’re going to tackle each piece of the offseason for Boston, in the rough order they will occur. We’re going to deviate from that a bit right off the top, because nothing is more important than what happens with Gordon Hayward and his player option. In order, here the topics we’ll cover in this offseason preview series: · The Gordon Hayward Question – Monday, October...
CelticsBlog Oct 18, 2020
Boston Celtics daily links 10/18/20
Carsen Edwards vs Raptors 9/11/20 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe What experts believe will happen with Gordon Hayward’s future CelticsBlog The Celtics are just fine with their center rotation as is Lex Nihil Novi Ainge Deals Riles a Body Blow Celtics Wire WATCH: Poirier, Gobert work out with 7-foot-2 prospect, just 16 On this day: Boston Celtics icon Red Auerbach coaches 1st game with team WATCH: Best of Kemba Walker’s 2020 NBA Playoffs with the Boston Celtics Former Celtic Scott Pollard shares Disney...
CelticsBlog Oct 17, 2020
Danilo Gallinari’s fit with Boston is almost perfect
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/ The Celtics are the underdog in the Gallinari sweepstakes, but he would elevate the team’s chances of a championship next season. In the weeks since the Celtics’ exit from the NBA Playoffs, suggestions to improve the team have become ubiquitous in both media and social media circles. “The Celtics need more size,” “They should trade Gordon Hayward.” “The bench is too young.” “They need a veteran.” These siren songs of the offseason are like the repetitive din of a well-worn drum; each percussion numbs your perception until it’s nothing more...
ClutchPoints Oct 16, 2020
The reason Celtics won’t trade Gordon Hayward this offseason
Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward has a player option worth $34,187,085 for the 2020-21 season and he’s expected to pick it up since he won’t get that type of money on the open market. Some pundits around the NBA believe the Celtics should trade Hayward this offseason for a player under a long-term contract […] The post The reason Celtics won’t trade Gordon Hayward this offseason appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Inquisitr Oct 16, 2020
NBA Trade Rumors: Celtics Could Engage In A Gordon Hayward-For-Myles Turner Deal With Pacers This Offseason
Since the 2019 offseason, the Boston Celtics have been active on the market searching for a defensive-minded big man who could fill the hole left by Al Horford in their frontcourt. They may have performed well even without a starting-caliber center from the regular season up to the second round of the 2020 Playoffs, but in their Eastern Conference Finals matchup against Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat, their major frontcourt weakness was exposed. To boost their chances of fully dominating the Eastern Conference and contending for the NBA championship title next year, the Celtics are expected...
CelticsBlog Oct 15, 2020
Boston Celtics daily links 10/15/20
Grant Williams vs Heat 9/15/20 | Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/ All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Tyronn Lue agrees to become next Clippers coach, replacing Doc Rivers CelticsBlog Draft needs, trade ideas, and Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics mailbag answers) ESPN Word of the Day CLNS Media Getting Ready For A Big Offseason IN The NBA 624: Celtics Offseason Primer Celtics .com Gordon Hayward 2019-20 Refresh Reel NBC Sports Boston Forsberg’s Focus: Jaylen Brown’s ascension Can Jaylen Brown improve upon defensive consistency, aggressiveness? NESN...
Hoops Habit Oct 15, 2020
Boston Celtics: Gordon Hayward is in no way a trade piece this offseason
The Boston Celtics must not look to trade an important piece in Gord on Hayward regardless of how much money his contract is worth. There’s always going to be plenty of talk surrounding Gordon Hayward and the Boston Celtics trading him away. Since Hayward’s shocking leg injury back at the beginning of the 2017-18 season, […] Boston Celtics: Gordon Hayward is in no way a trade piece this offseason - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats
CelticsBlog Oct 13, 2020
Boston Celtics daily links
Jaylen Brown vs Heat 9/17/20 | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald The bubble bursts clean Globe Key to the Lakers’ success was LeBron James and Anthony Davis working flawlessly together CelticsBlog Report: Enes Kanter most likely to opt out, test free agency CelticsBlog exit Interview: Enes Kanter CelticsBlog offseason roundtable: setting the table for the draft and free agency Lex Nihil Novi The defense needs work NBC Sports Boston Celtics’ Gordon Hayward reaches out to Dak Prescott after devastating injury Celtics...
DeseretNews.com Oct 13, 2020
Gordon Hayward to Dak Prescott after injury: ‘You’re not alone!’
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) acknowledges cheers from fans as he is carted off the field after suffering a leg injury during an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) | AP SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward knows what it’s like to sustain a severe ankle injury like the one Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott did Sunday, as Hayward missed all but a few minutes of the 2017-2018 NBA season with the Boston Celtics because of one. On Tuesday, Hayward reached out to Prescott...
ClutchPoints Oct 13, 2020
Celtics star Gordon Hayward supporting Dak Prescott amid troubling times
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has received an outpouring of messages of support since suffering a gruesome ankle injury in the Cowboys’ 37-34 win over the New York Giants, from fellow athletes to fans to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. One athlete who took to social media to show support for the 27-year old quarterback is […] The post Celtics star Gordon Hayward supporting Dak Prescott amid troubling times appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NESN.com Oct 13, 2020
Gordon Hayward Offers To Help Dak Prescott After Gruesome Ankle Injury
Gordon Hayward wants to pay it forward. After the Boston Celtics forward suffered a gruesome left leg injury in 2017, Paul George, who dealt with a similar injury a few years prior, reached out to help. Hayward long has said George was instrumental in his rehabilitation, particularly the mental aspect. Consequently, Hayward is in a […] The post Gordon Hayward Offers To Help Dak Prescott After Gruesome Ankle Injury appeared first on NESN.com.
CelticsBlog Oct 12, 2020
Boston Celtics daily links 10/12/20
Daniel Theis vs Heat 9/17/20 | Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Delonte West ‘has taken the first steps’ in rehabilitation Jaylen Brown wants to make it ‘cool’ for people to help their communities Bill Russell congratulates Lakers, LeBron James Rajon Rondo explained why winning a title with the Lakers is so meaningful ‘The Lakers want their respect.’ LeBron James leaves no doubts in closing out NBA Finals vs. Heat CelticsBlog CelticsBlog roundtable: Gordon Hayward’s future Offseason mailbag - post your...
CelticsBlog Oct 11, 2020
Offseason mailbag - post your questions
Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via I’ll pretend to know the answers Tis the season for offseason plans to start unfolding. Yes, I’m totally ignoring the supposed games going on in the Finals. Post your questions in the comments below and I’ll answer them in a couple of days. Plenty to cover here. What will happen with Gordon Hayward? What will the Celtics do in the draft? Will Danny Ainge look to add veterans for the bench or double down with more youth? What trade rumors or ideas do you want me to react to? Who do you want to see back in Boston and who would you buy a ticket...
