Video: Steve Kornacki explains how the Patriots can get the No. 2 pick in the draft

Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images It’s an election year, so you better get ready to a see and hear a lot of Steve Kornacki over the coming months. However, his interests go beyond the world of politics: a Massachusetts native, Kornacki also is a fan of the New England Patriots — and therefore …

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Firing Belichick midseason makes ‘no sense’ for Patriots, per Ian Rapoport

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Ahead of Sunday’s game in Frankfurt, Germany, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft expressed his disappointment with his team’s season so far. Nonetheless, it seems unlikely that this will lead to head coach Bill Belichick getting fired, at least mid-season. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Kraft is “not inclined …

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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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Boston Celtics: Former No. 6 overall pick floated as Cs big man target

With two consecutive losses to teams with size and strength in the frontcourt, it might be time for the Boston Celtics to start considering deals that would add talent to their own depleted depth chart down low to counter to bridge the gap between now and Robert Williams’ return from a knee injury. In an …

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Boston Celtics: Analyst says former No. 2 pick is on Jayson Tatum’s level

Looking back at the 2017 NBA Draft, Boston Celtics All-NBA First Teamer Jayson Tatum has clearly surpassed the two players that were also in the running to be the No. 1 pick: Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz and Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball. Fultz, the player who the 76ers traded extra assets to the …

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CW says it’d be wise for Boston Celtics to sign former No. 3 pick ahead of opening night

Celtics Wire’s Justin Quinn feels that it’d be wise for the Boston Celtics to add a more physical big than those they already have on their roster, and he feels former No. 3 overall pick Derrick Favors is the best available target ahead of their October 18 tip-off. Favors averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 boards per …

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