ClutchPoints—Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens would love to have stocky guard Marcus Smart back in Beantown. If it were up to Stevens, Smart would be wearing Celtics green again next season, per Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald. Stevens naturally wants Smart back: "Everybody in the building would tell you we would love to […] The post Brad Stevens wants Marcus Smart back appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Plain Dealer—General manager Koby Altman has spent plenty of time on college campuses. He sat down with prospects at the combine and brought others to Cleveland, trying to make the most of the coveted first-round pick the Cavaliers acquired from the Boston Celtics in the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade last summer.

ClutchPoints—Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens gave an update about the return of star forward Gordon Hayward. As reported by Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, Stevens says that Hayward will be fully cleared by mid-August: “All success. Everything is good and pointed toward being back exactly where he was — hopefully pain-free, because that plate […] The post Brad Stevens says Gordon Hayward will be fully cleared by mid-August appeared first on ClutchPoints.

CelticsBlog— Could an Isaiah Thomas reunion be in the future? As it stands right now, the Celtics have 11 guaranteed contracts: Ball handlers: Kyrie Irving, Terry Rozier, Brad Wanamaker Wings: Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brown, Marcus Morris Bigs: Al Horford, Aron Baynes, Guerschon Yabusele, Robert Williams III Marcus Smart is still in restricted free agency limbo and Daniel Theis and Semi Ojeleye’s contracts don’t guarantee until July 10th and 15th. If everybody returns, that’s 14 of 15 roster spots filled. Abdel Nader, who’s recovering from wrist surgery and won’t be playing in...