Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/7/23
Jayson Tatum vs Spurs 12/31/18 | Photo by Ronald Cortes/ All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Grant Williams to host youth basketball clinic at Boston University Damian Lillard says he’d ‘obviously’ choose the Heat over Celtics Celtics report card: Grading Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and management CelticsBlog More core NESN Isiah Thomas Offers Supermax Advice To Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Celtics Rumors: These Teams Could Pursue Payton Pritchard The Athletic Jaylen Brown’s trades, Joe Mazzulla’s media persona and more:...
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Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports With a summer of soul-searching ahead of us, let’s not forget that the Celtics already have a heart at its core. Now over a week removed from Boston’s underwhelming loss in Game 7 (and the blame game that followed), the offseason picture is clearer now. President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has confirmed that Joe Mazzulla is returning as head coach and the team has started restocking their basketball brain trust with Sam Cassell. Stevens also reiterated that Jaylen Brown will be a big part of the franchise’s future,...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/6/23
Jaylen Brown vs Nets 10/26/16 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour a curse on NBA teams? Even in ‘everyone makes a run’ NBA, these Miami Heat are a historic breed Celtics roster analysis: Grading Brogdon, Horford, White, and Williams Seven leftover thoughts on the Celtics’ playoff fizzle Celtics .com Should the Boston Celtics run it back? NBC Sports Boston Bobby Marks details how Sam Cassell can impact Celtics’ locker room Why Sam Cassell is a ‘great...
Should the Celtics run it back? (Topic Tuesday)
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports If the Boston Celtics largely bring back the same team, would that be good enough? The NBA offseason is always an opportunity for teams to reshape their rosters. With the new collective bargaining agreement, there could be some seismic shifts in the landscape across the league. So there’s a chance that the team the Celtics tip off with in the Fall could look vastly different than the one that just lost in the Eastern Conference Finals. Then again, maybe not. Sometimes the simplest solution is to stay the course. Brad Stevens put this team...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/5/23
Isaiah Thomas vs 76ers 1/6/17 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Sam Cassell to join Celtics’ coaching staff as assistant under Joe Mazzulla, per report Globe Why an NBA GM reportedly believes the Celtics should give Jaylen Brown the supermax extension Report: Celtics target Stephen Silas signs with Pistons Sam Cassell will join Celtics staff under Joe Mazzulla next season Fourth-quarter surge just enough as Miami evens NBA Finals with Game 2 victory in Denver It wasn’t just the Celtics. The...
Report: Sam Cassell to join Joe Mazzulla’s coaching staff
Cassell, a member of the 2008 championship team, had been an assistant with the 76ers for three seasons. The Boston Celtics added a familiar face to Joe Mazzulla’s coaching staff on Sunday. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reports that Sam Cassell is joining the organization. Sam Cassell has agreed to join the Boston Celtics coaching staff under Joe Mazzulla, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 4, 2023 Cassell played just a blink of his 15-year NBA career in Boston, but it was a pivotal stretch, helping contribute to...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/4/23
Jeff Green vs Knicks 4/23/13 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Knicks All-Star Julius Randle has arthroscopic surgery on left ankle The Celtics need urgency, but sticking by Joe Mazzulla shows needed patience, too CelticsBlog The Celtics are having an identity crisis ESPN NBA Finals: Which championship runs have been the most impressive since Jordan’s Bulls? Is there a ‘Taylor Swift curse’ in the NBA playoffs? CLNS Media Washburn: Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla & Brad Stevens Deserve...
The Celtics are having an identity crisis
Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via In the span of one season, they went from a defense-first ball club to one that prioritized offense. Now what? After years of falling short, the Boston Celtics finally broke through and made the NBA Finals in the 2021-22 season. While they would go on to lose to the Golden State Warriors in six games, it signaled improvement, and they got to that point by way of their top-notch defense. With the success, the bar was raised. While the ultimate goal was always to win a championship, anything short of that would now be defined as a...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/3/23
Rajon Rondo vs Warriors 5/5/14 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Four key questions facing Brad Stevens, Celtics as big offseason begins Globe Tracy McGrady: Celtics fans who want to trade Jaylen Brown are ‘crazy’ What Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce said about the future of the Celtics Watch: Gary Washburn and Ben Volin chat about Celtics, Patriots and more on Boston Globe Today Bob Ryan: It was hard work to be a Celtics fan this season NBA content to wait on latest punishment for Ja Morant CLNS...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/2/23
Jaylen Brown vs Nets 10/26/16 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics’ head coach after imperfect first season: ‘He’ll only get better’ Globe Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics head coach. Brad Stevens explains why. Adding to Joe Mazzulla’s staff a top priority for Brad Stevens Celtics are planning to keep Jaylen Brown ‘without a doubt’, Brad Stevens says Brad Stevens addressed Jaylen Brown’s future, but questions remain Brad Stevens doesn’t seem...
Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, and others: Celtics offseason “predictions”
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via I’m 100% sure that these things will happen, unless they don’t The Boston Celtics lost to the 8 seeded Heat in pretty embarrassing fashion. They clearly need to blow everything up. Then again, they made the Eastern Conference Finals 3 times in the last 4 years and have two star wings headed into their prime, so clearly they need to keep it all together. If you are envisioning the “battle of wits” scene from Princess Bride, then you understand exactly where this article is going. I will attempt to make predictions about how the...
Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/1/23
Paul Pierce vs Lakers 12/25/08 | Set Number: X81654 TK1 R8 F75 All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics will do ‘soul searching’ this offseason after alarming patterns led to playoff exit OBF: Winter teams left out in cold, Celtics, Bruins dreams dashed Globe The Celtics should give Jaylen Brown the super-max extension How did two No. 8 seeds get here, and other major talking points about the NBA and NHL finals Brad Stevens reveals his thoughts on Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams Everything the Celtics do this offseason should be...
Brad Stevens: ‘without a doubt, we want Jaylen (Brown) to be here’ and other player updates
Jaylen Brown and former coach Brad Stevens chat on the sideline. | Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports “We believe in him, and I’m thankful for him.” Brad Stevens couldn’t discuss the specifics of Jaylen Brown’s future with the Celtics, but he made it clear the organization thinks extremely highly of both the player and the person. “I can say, without a doubt, we want Jaylen to be here,” Stevens, the team’s president of basketball operations, told reporters Thursday afternoon. “He’s a big part of us. We believe in him, and I’m thankful for...
Brad Stevens confirms Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics head coach next season
Joe Mazzulla led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first season as a head coach. | Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports “He’s a terrific leader.” Joe Mazzulla will continue to coach the Celtics next season, Brad Stevens confirmed to reporters Thursday afternoon. When asked if Mazzulla is the best head coach for the team moving forward, the president of basketball operations Stevens answered directly: “Yeah, I think he is.” Brad Stevens confirms Joe Mazzulla WILL be back as #Celtics coach next season.— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) June 1,...
Celtics 2023 Offseason Primer
Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Boston has some major decisions to make this summer that will have short- and long-term ramifications The Boston Celtics 2022-23 season ended in disappointment, as they fell in the Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, the NBA calendar doesn’t provide for a lot of time to sulk to celebrate. It just keeps moving forward. With that in mind, we present the 2023 Celtics Offseason Primer! In here, you’ll find all the key dates you need to aware of. We’ll present a few major questions that Brad Stevens and his staff need to...