Avery Bradley and Tyson Chandler received what they deserve on Monday. Bradley, who finished with 1.3 steals per game, was the vocal point of the Boston Celtics 2012-13 season. The two-year guard has been noted as one of the best on-ball defenders in the game, and was respectively honored with his first All-Defensive Team homage. [...]
May 14, 2013
Mark Loiselle
Boston Celtics, New York Knicks
Paul Pierce may have played his final game as a Boston Celtic. Pierce, who has been a 14-year Celtic throughout his NBA career, could be on his way out of Boston, according to Comcast New England’s Greg Dickerson. The Truth has an $15 million option for the 2013-14 season. Dickerson went on to say in [...]
May 14, 2013
Mark Loiselle
Boston Celtics
The Los Angeles Clippers have had talks in February with the Boston Celtics regarding 17-year veteran power forward Kevin Garnett, which is why these recent trade discussions should not be a surprise to anyone. There are various reasons why the C’s would do the trade, but then there are reasons why the Clips would not [...]
The Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics are stirring up blockbuster trade rumors yet again. Garnett, who was a part of talks regarding Lob City in February, has recently been rumored in another Celtics-Clippers trade. In a seven-man trade, head coach Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett would be sent to the Clips for [...]
A crushing blow for Raptor fans as Phil Jackson has decided not to join the Raptors as president. Instead the Zen master has become a consultant for the Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars. In late April “Sources told ESPN.com that the Raptors — now being run by former Los Angeles-based sports mogul [...]
May 4, 2013
Marc Rogers
Toronto Raptors
The Philadelphia 76’ers are looking to rebuild from the ground up this offseason, and the first move is head coach. After missing the playoffs for the first time in his three-year run with the team, Doug Collins will now serve the team as a consultant over the next five years. Collins had one year and [...]
May 4, 2013
Marc Rogers
Philadelphia 76ers
Despite an incredible 20-0 run in the fourth quarter by Jeff Green and the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks made shots when it mattered most and sealed the deal 88-80 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks dominated the court on Friday night. In the first quarter, Mike Woodson’s team held the [...]
This scenario is a strong possibly. Phil Jackson, who has been regarded as one of the best — if not the best — coaches in NBA’s history, may be taking a backseat from coaching the game of basketball for now, and may pursue a different direction becoming the Toronto Raptors next president, according to a [...]
April 30, 2013
Mark Loiselle
Toronto Raptors
The Boston Celtics have had a string of games where consistency is productive, but then there is that inconsistency, like the recent second half complications. Doc Rivers’ team has always been accustomed to playing and preaching all four quarters, but in this series against the New York Knicks, they have struggled to compete the whole [...]
April 24, 2013
Mark Loiselle
Boston Celtics, New York Knicks
The Golden State Warriors received some unpleasant news regarding one of their prolific scorers. David Lee, who led the NBA with 56 double-doubles, will find himself missing the rest of the 2013 playoffs due to a torn right hip flexor, according to Matt Moore of CBSSports. The seven-year power forward collided into Nuggets’ Javale McGee [...]
April 21, 2013
Mark Loiselle
Outside the Atlantic Division