Tatum sets record straight on workout with Durant originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum’s recent workout with Kevin Durant helped to fuel the rumors of a potential trade that would bring the Brooklyn Nets star to Boston. With the Celtics reportedly being a frontrunner to acquire Durant in a deal, the timing of the workout led to plenty …

Celtics’ Finals loss made Tatum miserable: ‘We were so close’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea It can’t be easy to lose the NBA Finals. And for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, falling to the Warriors in June made him downright morose. “You know, those three, four days afterward, I was miserable,” Tatum told Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks during a …

Of the four players acquired from Dallas in the Christian Wood trade, which became official on June 24, only veteran center Boban Marjanovic reportedly has a potential future with the Houston Rockets. Yet, none of the other three (Trey Burke, Sterling Brown, or Marquese Chriss) have been released in the nearly two months since. There’s a good reason for that. …

Udonis Haslem has agreed to re-sign with the Miami Heat on a one-year, veteran minimum deal. This will be the big man’s 20th season in the league, all with the Heat. His longevity in the league lengthened the second half of his career, which helped make him the biggest per-minute earner among active players. Haslem’s value to the Heat The …

Windhorst predicts how Draymond will approach player option originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors are geared up to make another championship run in the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season. What comes next summer, though, remains a great mystery. Among those looming question marks is Draymond Green’s contract. Green will be paid $25.8 million this season and has a player …

What Barnes thinks Dray’s star-studded wedding shows about him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green might be the most outspoken player in the NBA. It’s something he wears proudly — and something that clearly has made him plenty of friends throughout the league. In a recent interview with SI.com’s Inside the Warriors, Green’s former teammate Matt Barnes shared …

Getty Images Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem announced Sunday afternoon that he will be returning for his 20th and final season with the franchise. Haslem made the announcement at his youth basketball camp in Miami.   When Haslem, 42, takes the court with the Heat in the fall, he will join Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki as the only two …

Udonis Haslem will return for his 20th season with the Miami Heat this fall. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Udonis Haslem isn’t done just yet. Haslem is expected to sign a one-year deal to return to the Miami Heat for a 20th season in the near future, he announced at the final day of his basketball and cheer kids camp in South …

MIAMI (AP) Kobe Bryant. Dirk Nowitzki. And now, Udonis Haslem. Miami’s captain is returning to the Heat for a 20th season, he announced Sunday. It’s a one-year deal worth $2.9 million; Miami extended the offer nearly two months ago, then waited for Haslem to decide between retiring and returning. Nowitzki played all 21 of his NBA seasons with the Dallas …

Today, we are here to talk about the Top 25 power forwards for the upcoming 2022-23 season, as voted upon and aggregated based on the votes of our team of writers and editors. Power forward is one of the league’s most loaded positions, as even the bottom of this ranking boasts a lot of reliable role players and promising, just-freshly-drafted …

Portland Trail Blazers v Brooklyn Nets Dennis Rodman. Wilt Chamberlain. Bill Russell. Andre Drummond believes he is as good — or better — than any of them on the glass. The NBA veteran entering his 11th season, this one with the Bulls, is arguably has been the best rebounder in the game the past decade, and on a trip to …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career. Johnson made the announcement on social media, picking the Wildcats over fellow finalists Memphis, Nebraska, and Western Kentucky. The 23-year-old Norfolk, Virginia, native will have one year of eligibility remaining, …

The Utah Jazz and New York Knicks are talking Donovan Mitchell trade again. That doesn’t mean the sides are anywhere near a deal. The renewed talks were confirmed by Marc Berman of the New York Post, but with a few new drops of information (both sides are playing the leaking game, trying to spin for fans). First, the Knicks recoiled …

The list of Boston Celtics alumni dealing with injuries in the 2022 EuroBasket FIBA qualifiers grows, with former Celtics floor general Dennis Schroder reportedly skipping out on his German National Team’s friendly against Sweden to remain in Germany for treatment, per new reporting from Eurohoops. Schroder, who signed a midlevel exception deal with Boston at the start of last season …

While the level of defensive intensity was somewhere between “All-Star Game” and “Las Vegas Summer League,” Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum was joined by the likes of LeBron James, Paolo Banchero, Isaiah Thomas, Chet Holmgren, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Tari Eason for a star-studded game at the CrawsOver Pro-Am. Hosted by NBA vet Jamal Crawford (for whom the …

WATCH: Jayson Tatum shines at CrawsOver Pro-Am in Seattle originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum was among several stars to participate in Saturday’s CrawsOver Pro-Am event run by former NBA guard Jamal Crawford. The Boston Celtics star put on a show for the many fans in attendance at Seattle Pacific University. Tatum drilled five 3-pointers and finished with 20 …

There is naturally always concern when a key part of a team’s rotation misses time due to a serious injury, so any lingering concern about Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III’s knee after quickly returning to action following a meniscal tear is to be expected and normal. But such concern is not seen as something shared by people behind the …

Despite occasional rumbles that might be assumed to hint to the contrary without a closer read, there appears to be no traction regarding the Boston Celtics (or any team in the NBA) supposed interest in trading for Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. Boston is rumored to have offered a package focused on star wing Jaylen Brown earlier in the offseason …

Pacers hope Haliburton next Reggie after ‘win-win’ Kings trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Could there be a mural of Tyrese Haliburton in downtown Indianapolis one day? Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan seems to think so. The executive recently revealed to Basketball News’ Alex Kennedy that the Pacers see Haliburton “as hopefully being the next Reggie Miller” after …

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum joined Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as among the main draws at Jamal Crawford’s CrawsOver Pro-Am that featured a number of other established NBA stars and rising rookies on Saturday evening. Putting on a show for a packed house before unsafe court conditions shut the event down with condensation on the court, a …

LeBron James. Jayson Tatum. Aaron Gordon. Dejounte Murray. Paolo Banchero. Chet Holmgren. Isaiah Thomas. MarJon Beauchamp. Tari Eason. The “Crawsover” pro am in Seattle — put on by former NBA star Jamal Crawford in his hometown — was star-studded like never before on Sunday. LeBron was mobbed just walking in the door. There were about 3,000 fans in the building …

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren teamed up on Saturday and faced Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and several other players in the CrawsOver Pro-Am in Seattle, Washington. Banchero and Holmgren previously played together in the event last month as they combined to score 84 points. They hit the court together once again …

While the trade talks and rumors have died down slightly for disgruntled former MVP Kevin Durant, a rival executive believes the Raptors should make young star Scottie Barnes available in a trade. ESPN analyst Tim MacMahon joined the discussion on Brian Windhorst’s podcast and reported that a rival exec told him that they would make Barnes available. Barnes earned Rookie …

When one looks at the stats Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden put up in the 2021-22 season just as a member of the Sixers, one will see 21 points, 10.5 assists, and 7.1 rebounds. Those are some very good numbers that lead to good production both in real basketball and in fantasy basketball. As Harden gets set to begin his …

Former Boston Celtics short-timer Vander Blue has signed a deal with Mexican club the Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, Mexico’s top-level basketball league, according to recent reporting from HoopsHype’s Alberto De Roa. Blue, a product of Marquette University who went undrafted in 2013, was picked up on a 10-day deal in 2014 by the Celtics …