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Tacko Fall, Cavaliers Agree To Non-Guaranteed Deal

Aug 31, 2021 8:59 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with Tacko Fall.

Fall spent the first two seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics.

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Lauri Markkanen Fully Expected He'd End Up With Spurs

Aug 31, 2021 8:26 AM

The Chicago Bulls received sign-and-trade interest on Lauri Markkanen from a number of teams before eventually sending him to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics all expressed interest in Markkanen.

But the Bulls refused several trade offers and eventually were hung up on a second round pick also being included from Cleveland.

Markkanen is joining the Cavaliers on a four-year, $67.5 million deal with a partial guarantee on the fourth year. 

Markkanen fully expected to be part of the DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade to the Spurs, but Chicago is believed to have pulled him from the porospal. 

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Josh Richardson, Celtics Agree To One-Year, $12.4M Extension

Aug 23, 2021 8:22 PM

Josh Richardson has agreed to a one-year extension with the Boston Celtics worth $12.4 million for the 22-23 season.

Richardson opted into his 21-22 contract with the Dallas Mavericks at $11.6 million before he was traded to the Celtics.

Richardson signed a four-year, $42 million deal with the Miami Heat in 2017.

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RealGM Radio: Jared Weiss and Jared Dubin On the Atlantic Division

Aug 22, 2021 6:28 PM

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Jared Weiss of The Athletic (@JaredWeissNBA) and Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) in-depth on the NBA’s Atlantic Division.

They discuss how the 76ers, Celtics, Nets, Raptors and Knicks fared in the off-season and predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.

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Robert Williams, Celtics Agree To Four-Year, $54M Extension

Aug 20, 2021 1:30 PM

Robert Williams and the Boston Celtics have agreed to a four-year, $54 million contract extension.

Williams had 13 starts in the 52 games he played last season, when he averaged 8.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 blocks in 18.9 minutes per game, all career highs.

The contract puts Williams among the top half of centers in the NBA in terms of annual salary.

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Nets At Lakers Clash Highlights Christmas Day Schedule

Aug 19, 2021 10:58 AM

The schedule NBA's annual Christmas Day extravaganza has been set. As per usual, there are five games scheduled on December 25:

Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks - 12:00 PM ET on ESPN

Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks - 2:30 PM ET on ABC

Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns - 5:00 PM ET on ABC

Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers - 8:00 PM ET on ABC/ESPN

Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz - 10:30 PM ET on ESPN

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Celtics Send Evan Fournier, Two 2nd Rounders To Knicks In Sign-And-Trade For TPE

Aug 18, 2021 8:08 AM

The New York Knicks have acquired Evan Fournier from the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade that nets them two second round picks.

Boston will create a traded player exception as part of the deal worth approximately $17.1 million.

The Celtics similarly created a trade exception when they sent Gordon Hayward to the Charlotte Hornets.

According to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, the picks will be the top-55 protected second rounder in 2023 from the Hornets and the worst of a 2023 second round pick from either the Oklahoma City Thunder or Washington Wizards, or the better pick between the Dallas Mavericks or Miami Heat.

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Marcus Smart, Celtics Agree To Four-Year, $77.1M Extension

Aug 18, 2021 8:08 AM

Marcus Smart has agreed to a four-year, $77.1 million contract extension.

The deal is for the maximum amount Smart could sign for on an extension, though far less than he could have had he waited until free agency.

Smart's deal begins for the 22-23 season and also includes a trade kicker. Smart's deal, however, does not include a player option. 

Smart averaged career highs in points (13.1), assists (5.7), blocks (0.5) and minutes (32.9) for the Celtics last season.

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Dennis Schroder, Celtics Agree To One-Year, $5.9M Deal

Aug 10, 2021 7:03 PM

Dennis Schroder has agreed to a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics for $5.9 million.

Schroder sought the full midlevel exception of $9.5 million and a second-year player option.

Schroder turned down an extension offer from the Los Angeles Lakers during the 20-21 season worth in excess of $80 million over four seasons. 

Schroder averaged15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 32.1 minutes over 61 games in his one season with the Lakers. The Lakers pivoted to a trade for Russell Westbrook on draft day rather than engage Schroder on a new contract in free agency. 

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Lauri Markkanen Receiving Interest From Mavs, Pelicans, Wolves, Celtics

Aug 10, 2021 11:08 AM

Lauri Markkanen remains in free agent with most teams lacking cap space and the Chicago Bulls seeking a first round pick for facilitating a sign-and-trade, sources tell Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.

The Bulls are also requiring Markkanen's new team to find a third trade partner to take on the outgoing salary needed to create space for his contract. The third team would seek draft pick compensation, which means any team interested in Markkanen must send a first to Chicago and likely another first or two second rounders elsewhere.

"Chicago is playing this masterfully from no other perspective than a contract management standpoint," said one team capologist. "It won't do any favors relationship-wise, but they're bleeding his market based on their tax situation, and nobody else can offer him any kind of money without them."

The Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics have all shown interest in Markkanen at deals worth around $15 million in average annual value. 

Markkanen may be forced into accepting a one-year qualifying offer that would pay him approximately $9 million and he could then become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Markkanen, however, is believed to not have interest in a return to Chicago on that structure. 

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Celtics Offer Dennis Schroder One-Year, $5.9M Deal

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Kemba Walker Gives Back $20M In Buyout With Thunder

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CJ McCollum Voted NBPA President, Grant Williams Voted VP

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Hawks, Celtics, Kings Complete Three-Team, Four-Player Trade

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Celtics Offer Four-Year Extension To Marcus Smart

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Enes Kanter, Celtics Agree To One-Year Deal

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Danny Green Receives Interest From 76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Bulls, Pelicans

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Celtics Interested In Signing Isaiah Thomas

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Celtics More Likely To Trade Marcus Smart Than Extend Him

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Celtics Pessimistic Of Odds To Re-Sign Evan Fournier

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