Nightmare trade scenario would gift top Boston Celtics rival the east

The Boston Celtics may have no choice but to succumb to a Miami Heat team that will have traded for Kawhi Leonard in a proposed mock trade scenario pitched by Clipperholics’ Tyler Watts — one that would see another nightmarish Big Three formed in South Beach alongside Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. The rest of the …

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Boston Celtics not being on opening night a sign of a weak east

On Thursday night, Shams Charania of The Athletic released the opening night of the NBA schedule. Much to the surprise of Boston Celtics fans, the team was not listed on opening night. Instead, the night will feature two Western Conference matchups, with the Los Angeles Lakers traveling to face the defending champion Denver Nuggets and …

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Lottery-bound east team has what Boston Celtics ‘can’t offer’ Jaylen Brown: Analyst

8 Points, 9 Seconds’ Joe Lyon was correct in asserting that the Boston Celtics cannot offer Jaylen Brown in the future what the Pacers, and for that matter, any other rebuilding team, can offer the 26-year-old Marietta native — that being the chance to be the undisputed No. 1 option on his own team. “It …

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Is the No. 1 seed in the East that important for the Boston Celtics?

Despite a convincing win over the Indiana Pacers, the Boston Celtics are still two and a half games back of the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. As the rest of the basketball world is engulfed in the madness that is the NCAA tournament, Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have returned to the kind …

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Rising east playoff contender a threat to nab 2 recent Celtics first-round picks in offseason

The Boston Celtics could see a rising playoff contender in the east take two of their most recent first-round draft picks in the offseason, as it’s been revealed the Magic reportedly had an interest in acquiring Payton Pritchard at the trade deadline per Heavy’s Sean Deveney — this after it had previously been reported by Deveney …

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Marquee offseason addition has ESPN host convinced Boston Celtics will win east

The Boston Celtics looked the part of a potential Eastern Conference championship repeater against the Philadelphia 76ers during their October 18 opening night win, and the win has convinced one ESPN host — and not just any, but one with an intimate experience of knowing what an Eastern Conference champion looks like — that they …

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