Since taking over as President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens has been far from shy about pulling the trigger on a trade. Entering his third season in the new role, the Celtics roster looks drastically different than it did when the former coach took over. In the last couple of years, …
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The offseason addition of the All-Star, All-Defensive, and one-time champion, Jrue Holiday, has left a slight shadow over the All-Defensive, Derrick White, but his preseason performances have given him an argument as to why he should be a Boston Celtics starter next season. Why does White merit a starting spot for the Boston Celtics? There …
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It’s Game 2 in Boston. The Celtics lead the Atlanta Hawks 109-97 with 4:25 left in the fourth quarter. MVP chants begin to fill TD Garden with the home team at the free throw line for a chance to extend the lead. However, Jayson Tatum, who averaged a franchise-best 30.1 points per game this season, …
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The Boston Celtics starting lineup is once again firing on all cylinders in 2022-23 after catching fire last season when the calendar year flipped from 2021 to 2022 — though the current first five under interim head coach Joe Mazzulla that’s dominating the league is not the same as the one suspended head coach Ime …
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MassLive’s Brian Robb shut down the idea of the Boston Celtics pursuing either Derrick Favors or Hassan Whiteside during his latest Celtics Mailbag, adding that the current bench big-man platoon of Luke Kornet, Noah Vonleh, and Blake Griffin could suffice for the rest of the season. The Houdini recently made the case for Favors to …
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With the addition of Malcolm Brogdon to the Boston Celtics over the summer, most of the talk around impactful guards shifted away from Derrick White. Trying to inject his team with a team-oriented player to come off the bench that can contribute on the defensive end, Brad Stevens sought out White, giving up two role …
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Chowder and Champions’ Tarringo Basile-vaughan isn’t necessarily sold on the idea of the Boston Celtics trading Derrick White — who feels that the former San Antonio Spurs guard is a good hedge against Malcolm Brogdon’s injury history and Marcus Smart’s eight seasons of wear and tear in the backcourt. With that said, Basile-vaughan did have two names …
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The Boston Celtics, in trading center Daniel Theis, guard/forward Aaron Nesmith, forwards Malik Fitts and Juwan Morgan, guard Nik Stauskas, and a 2023 first-round draft choice for Malcolm Brogdon, overloaded a position that already served as a strength in Beantown. Boston’s guard rotation already benefitted from the presence of reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year …
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