Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The second-round rookie has appeared in 13 of 14 games so far. The New England Patriots’ rookie class has been a mixed bag so far this season, but there have been quite a few encouraging individual moments along the way. Several of those belong to the team’s second-round draft choice, …
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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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Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images The first injury report heading into Week 8 at Hard Rock Stadium. The New England Patriots began work on the Miami Dolphins without rookie Keion White. The No. 46 overall pick remained sidelined on Wednesday while working through the NFL’s concussion protocol. He had not been cleared to play or …
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Ahead of the Boston Celtics’ opening night game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, several intriguing news bites surrounding the team hit the news cycle. Jayson Tatum lauds veteran Boston Celtics leader for truly being team-first The biggest piece of news pertaining to the team on October 25 was that Al Horford …
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Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images We spoke with SB Nation’s Bills blog about the Patriots’ Week 7 opponent. The New England Patriots have lost three straight games to drop to 1-5 on the year. In order to the win column, they will have to beat one of the best teams in football: the 4-2 Buffalo …
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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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Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Even these six innings feels like a microcosm of the last month. I feel like Jake Roy dong an anatomy of an inning here. After four solid innings from Kutter Crawford, he enters the top of the 5th inning clinging to a 1-0 lead. First up, Gavin Sheets. He worked …
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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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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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