The Boston Celtics have waived Terrence Williams.
Williams played in 24 games last season with the Celtics.
The Boston Celtics have waived Terrence Williams.
Williams played in 24 games last season with the Celtics.
Danny Ainge has denied trying to trade Rajon Rondo, and two league sources corroborated his stance by dismissing a report that the Celtics president discussed a deal that would send Rondo to Dallas.
"The Celtics haven't had any conversations with Dallas about Rondo," said one source. "That's ridiculous. There's no truth to it. What in the world does Dallas have to offer for Rondo?"
A second source refuted the report by pointing to the state of the Mavericks roster.
"They're trying to rebuild around a 37-year-old Dirk Nowitzki," he said. "They have a lot of old expiring contracts, and that's about it."
The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics have discussed a trade involving Rajon Rondo, according to a report from Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com.
The Celtics would like to acquire Shane Larkin in a deal with the Mavericks.
The Mavericks are pursuing Dwight Howard via free agency and would have difficulty in acquiring Rondo while preserving sufficient cap space.
Kelly Olynyk hopes to help Canada qualify this summer for next year’s world championships and then advance to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
“If I have an opportunity to play with the national team, I’d love to,” Olynyk said.
Olynyk was thrilled to see Anthony Bennett became the first Canadian to be drafted No. 1 overall.
“It’s huge,” Olynyk said of Bennett’s selection. “It’s an unbelievable accomplishment for Canada and Canadian basketball, especially with it never being done before. I can’t be happier for him.
“Hopefully, I get a chance to play with him in the national team or something along those lines. Hopefully, we can repeat it next year with Wiggins. ... I think (basketball in) Canada is still on the rise. There’s a lot of younger kids coming up who have a lot of potential and could (have) the same opportunity.”
Brett Brown is "extremely" interested in becoming the next head coach of the Boston Celtics, according to sources.
It is unclear how long Brown will be available, as he has also received interest from the Philadelphia 76ers.
Brown is currently in line to be the San Antonio Spurs' top assistant coach if he stays.
Doc Rivers expounded on the question of whether he quit on the Boston Celtics in an interview on the Dan Patrick Show.
“They wanted to unload contracts for draft picks,” Rivers said. “I happened to be one of those contracts. This is a direct quote from an owner. This is a win-win for us. … Clearly, I had a selfish motive. I had a chance to not rebuild and go to a team that is in a different phase of our franchise. This [was] done together.”
Rivers also addressed how he called Bill Simmons an "idiot" during the coverage of the NBA Draft on Thursday.
“Bill is a fan,” Rivers said. “Is he qualified to do the NBA? We can debate that all day. But he's a fan. Not a friend of mine or a fan of mine and he never has been. I thought it kind of ruined the broadcast last night because he kept bringing it up. It's almost like he had an agenda."
The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics agreed on a blockbuster trade on draft night involving Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.
The Celtics will acquire first round picks from the Nets in 2014, 2016 and 2018 (the latter two unprotected), Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks and Keith Bogans (sign-and-trade) from the Nets for Garnett, Pierce and Jason Terry.
Reggie Evans and Tornike Shengelia were included in original versions of the trade.
The Nets agreed to take back Terry in order to help the Celtics take on the three years and $30 million remaining on Wallace's contract.
Garnett had a no-trade clause that he agreed to waive.
The 2013 NBA Draft immediately delivered shock with the Cleveland Cavaliers' selection of Anthony Bennett. The Cavaliers were expected to pick between Nerlens Noel and Alex Len.
First Round
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Anthony Bennett
2. Orlando Magic: Victor Oladipo
3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter
4. Charlotte Bobcats: Cody Zeller
5. Phoenix Suns: Alex Len
6. New Orleans Pelicans (for 76ers): Nerlens Noel
7. Sacramento Kings: Ben McLemore
8. Detroit Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Jazz): Trey Burke
10. Portland Trail Blazers: C.J. McCollum
11. Philadelphia 76ers: Michael Carter-Williams
12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Steven Adams
13. Dallas Mavericks (for Celtics): Kelly Olynyk
14. Utah Jazz (for Wolves): Shabazz Muhammad
15. Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Adektokunbo
16. Atlanta Hawks: Lucas Nogueira
17. Atlanta Hawks: Dennis Schroeder
18. Atlanta Hawks (for Mavericks): Shane Larkin
19. Cleveland Cavaliers: Sergey Karasev
20. Chicago Bulls: Tony Snell
21. Minnesota Timberwolves: Gorgui Dieng
22. Brooklyn Nets: Mason Plumlee
23. Indiana Pacers: Solomon Hill
24. New York Knicks: Tim Hardaway Jr.
25. Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Bullock
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Thunder): Andre Roberson
27. Denver Nuggets (for Jazz): Rudy Gobert
28. San Antonio Spurs: Livio Jean-Charles
29. Oklahoma City Thunder (for Suns): Archie Goodwin
30. Phoenix Suns (for Warriors): Nemanja Nedovic
Second Round
31. Cleveland Cavaliers: Allen Crabbe
32. Oklahoma City Thunder: Alex Abrines
33. Cleveland Cavaliers: Carrick Felix
34. Houston Rockets: Isaiah Canaan
35. Washington Wizards: Glen Rice
36. Sacramento Kings: Ray McCallum
37. Detroit Pistons: Tony Mitchell
38. Philadelphia 76ers: Nate Wolters
39. Portland Trail Blazers: Jeff Withey
40. Portland Trail Blazers: Grant Jerrett
41. Memphis Grizzlies: Jamaal Franklin
42. Philadelphia 76ers: Pierre Jackson
43. Milwaukee Bucks: Ricky Ledo
44. Atlanta Hawks: Mike Muscala
45. Portland Trail Blazers: Marko Todorovic
46. Utah Jazz: Erick Green
47. Atlanta Hawks: Raul Neto
48. Los Angeles Lakers: Ryan Kelly
49. Chicago Bulls: Erik Murphy
50. Miami Heat: James Ennis
51. Orlando Magic: Romero Osby
52. Minnesota Timberwolves: Lorenzo Brown
53. Boston Celtics: Colton Iverson
54. Washington Wizards: Arsalan Kazemi
55. Memphis Grizzlies: Joffrey Lauvergne
56. Detroit Pistons: Peyton Siva
57. Phoenix Suns: Alex Oriakhi
58. San Antonio Spurs: Deshaun Thomas
59. Minnesota Timberwolves: Bojan Dubljevic
60. Memphis Grizzlies: Janis Timma
The Golden State Warriors made a trade call to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday about the availability of Kevin Garnett.
The Celtics are seeking the approval of Garnett for a deal to send him to the Brooklyn Nets.
The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics are engaged in ongoing discussions on a trade involving Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. The deal has reached the ownership level and Garnett will waive his no-trade clause for the deal to go through.
The Nets would trade Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, Keith Bogans on a sign-and-trade and three first round picks to the Celtics for Garnett, Pierce and Jason Terry. Brooklyn would also send first round picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Howard Beck of the New York Times reports that the 2016 and 2018 picks would be unprotected.
The Celtics can also elect to swap pick with the Nets in 2017.
The Nets will fully guarantee the $12 million owed to Garnett for the 14-15 season.
The Celtics held discussions on a trade of Garnett to the Clippers as part of the Doc Rivers' deal. The NBA has blocked the Clippers and Celtics from trading any players this season.
The Celtics are motivated to begin rebuilding their roster.