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Getty Images Gary Payton II has opted in to the final year of his contract with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The deadline for Payton to make a decision on his $9.1 million player option was Wednesday, and he will now also have the chance to sign an extension with the Warriors this summer.  Payton is …

Report: GPII opts into $9.1M Warriors contract for next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Gary Payton II will return to the Warriors next season. The veteran guard opted into his $9.1 million contract option for the 2024-25 NBA season, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported Wednesday, citing sources. Gary Payton II has opted-in to his $9.1 million player option …

Jimmy Butler saved the Miami Heat. It’s easy to forget that now. The Heat are a model organization, after all, and their failures are far rarer than their successes. But Miami had won only one playoff series in the five years since LeBron James left. Their balance sheet was bogged down with pricey contracts given to Hassan Whiteside, Kelly Olynyk, …

2024 NBA mock draft roundup: Latest Celtics first-round pick predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are NBA champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. But while the players are enjoying the spoils of victory, the front office doesn’t have too much time to celebrate because the 2024 NBA Draft is right around …

To contextualize just how uninspiring the top of the 2024 NBA Draft class really is — and to further explain where the real strength of the draft lies, which is somewhere in the mid lottery to the 20s — our prospect capsules and rankings for the 2024 cycle below come bearing a handy-dandy grading system. The system, seen below, is …

Mazzulla: Porzingis ‘overrode’ Celtics medical team to play in Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Mazzulla’s announcement that Kristaps Porzingis would play without a minutes restriction in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals came as a surprise, considering he had missed the previous two games due to a “rare” leg injury suffered in Game 2. But …

The Detroit Pistons fired coach Monty Williams, the team announced Wednesday. The decision to part ways with Williams now reportedly came at the ownership level. Williams, who was hired last offseason on a then-unprecedented six-year, $78.5 million contract, lasted just one year in his new role with the Pistons. He went 14-68 in a disastrous season that included a 28-game losing …

Zach Edey was the most dominant player in college hoops this past season. He controlled the paint with his 7-foot-4 frame. He averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 32 minutes. And he helped lead Purdue to the national championship game, where he scored 37 of the team’s 60 points in a loss to the UConn Huskies, who …

Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers have come to an agreement on a four-year, $189.5 million max contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Siakam, who was acquired from the Toronto Raptors in January, played a major role in their run to the Eastern Conference finals. Under the terms of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, on the day following the last game …

The NBA’s crop of free agent point guards is deep, but on the surface only. The Philadelphia 76ers aren’t going to let Tyrese Maxey land elsewhere, nor will the Toronto Raptors relinquish Immanuel Quickley when they traded OG Anunoby for him. However, those players are technically on the market, and thus they get included. But fair warning: Things don’t really …

NBC Sports Boston and NBC10 Boston present ‘Banner Day in Boston’: Live coverage of Celtics’ championship parade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston NEEDHAM, MA, June 19, 2024 – The Boston Celtics have won their 18th NBA Championship, and NBC Sports Boston and NBC10 Boston will deliver the most robust local coverage of the celebration and rolling rally parade on …

Getty Images The Detroit Pistons are firing coach Monty Williams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The decision to fire Williams now reportedly came at the ownership level. Williams, who was hired last offseason on a then-unprecedented six-year, $78.5 million contract, lasted just one year in his new role with the Pistons. He went 14-68 in a disastrous season that included …

‘Mazzulla’ documentary: Inside the unique mind of Celtics coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Mazzulla contains multitudes. The Boston Celtics head coach has a style all to his own: He’s a maniacal competitor who practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu on a regular basis, and he’s a man of deep faith who carries a rosary made of the original Boston Garden …

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The Boston Celtics celebrate their record 18th NBA championship.Photograph: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Take big swings This particular trade deadline was a bit of a snoozefest, as many teams opted to roll with the status quo. But the two teams that made the biggest swings, Indiana (in a move for Pascal Siakam that actually came shortly before the deadline) and Dallas …

by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI, ORL, LAL, IND, CLE, PHX, NOR, MIL, NYK, LAC, MIN, DEN At a glance: Record: 57-25 (1st, West)  Offensive Rating: 118.3 (3rd) Defensive Rating: 111.0 (4th)  Net Rating: 7.3 (2nd)  Pace: 100.8 (5th)  2024 NBA Draft Picks: 12 The Thunder have been far outside the title contender conversation for nearly a decade, but that changed in …

2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics BOSTON — Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had paid their dues. This Boston Celtics squad had been to the Eastern Conference Finals or NBA Finals in five of the previous seven years, they had been knocking on the door of a championship but just couldn’t take that final step. Until this …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Five BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla was playing hurt. The Boston Celtics coach suffered a torn meniscus after a loss to Atlanta in March and will have to undergo offseason surgery, he admitted in a postgame interview on ESPN. He just coached through it during the final weeks of the season and the playoffs. “I’m gonna …

The Celtics celebrate their dominant win over the Mavericks after a 4-1 series victory in the NBA finals. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP A blizzard of confetti across the parquet floor at TD Garden; the words “Jaylen Brown finals MVP” no longer a punchline used to taunt the Massachusetts basketball faithful but solid, unarguable reality; the Larry O’Brien trophy in the hands …

BOSTON — The lifespan of confetti comes in three stages. Monday’s tiny cuts of white and green paper began streaming toward the TD Garden rafters, where an 18th championship banner will soon join the others and assorted retired numbers, after Boston clinched the 2024 NBA title with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas. It blasted from eight different cannons …

The Boston Celtics are finally raising their 18th banner after a season of unparalleled dominance. Their 16-3 record in the postseason was the 10th-highest winning percentage in NBA Playoff history. And let’s not overlook having the best record in the regular season. Regardless of your perspective on their path to get there, they executed at a high level to secure …

The Knicks’ magical playoff run came to an end in part due to mounting injuries eating at their depth. Though they won’t have cap space this summer, they could maneuver their way to the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, and bolster their rotation in free agency. Here are the top 10 realistic free agent targets for the Knicks this offseason… Tyus Jones …

Yahoo Sports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek looks at how the Boilermakers big man could transition to the NBA and which teams could selecting him in the first round. View more Video Transcript Zack Ed is the most intriguing player in this draft class with his 7 ft 4 300 frame. He played four years at Purdue and was one …

Jeff Van Gundy, back row center, worked as an NBA broadcaster at ESPN for 16 years before joining the Celtics last summer. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy and the Clippers have agreed on a deal for him to become the top assistant on head coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, the team announced Monday. Van Gundy’s …

The Boston Celtics aren’t just NBA champions. They’re an aspirational blueprint. With an 80-21 overall record this season, these Boston Celtics were just as different as they were dominant. There was no Nikola Jokić, LeBron James or Stephen Curry on this team. There was no MVP or former MVP who could reasonably stake claim to being known as the game’s …