Share this: The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers played one of the best basketball games of the season Wednesday night, and much of the postgame talk centered around the wonderful on-ball defense of Boston guard Avery Bradley. The veteran guard reminded everyone how dangerous the Celtics can be when he’s on the guard and giving the C’s lock-down defensive efforts in crunch time, matching Cleveland star Kyrie Irving step for step in the final seconds. Bradley is getting all the credit for his one-on-one play, and he certainly deserves a sizable chunk of the praise. His footwork and general sticktoitiveness was borderline mesmerizing, especially when you consider Irving is capable of doing this: Or this: [embedded content] So Irving obviously gets full marks for his ridiculous
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NHL Trade Deadline Winners, Losers: Best, Worst Deals Of 2017 Deadline
NHL trade deadline day didn’t create any fireworks. Even though there were many trades made, no marquee players were dealt. All of the major deals happened in the days leading up to Wednesday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline. Let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers of all the notable trade deadline deals (all trade details via TSN.ca). WINNERSJarome IginlaIginla waived his no-movement clause to go from the last-place Colorado Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings. The veteran forward is one of the best best players never to win a Stanley Cup, and he’ll have a much better chance of do... NESN.com
NHL Trade Deadline: Leafs Should Make Minor Move Only, Protect Future
Share this: The Toronto Maple Leafs’ path toward the Stanley Cup might be a little ahead of schedule, but that doesn’t mean Brendan Shanahan and Co. should mortgage any part of the team’s future to win right now. Sure, making the playoffs and earning that experience would be nice, but the Leafs must stay the course in what has been a successful rebuild thus far. Auston Matthews, the 2016 No. 1 overall draft pick, is on his way to the Calder Trophy with a rookie-leading 30 goals. Mitch Marner, the fourth overall pick in 2015, is having a fantastic rookie campaign, too. Former first-round picks Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner also are blossoming nicely on the blue line. The Leafs have built a talented foundation
Deadline For Patriots To Tag Dont’a Hightower Is Quickly Approaching
Share this: The New England Patriots cannot to meet with Patrick Dye, Dont’a Hightower’s agent, at the NFL Scouting Combine before determining whether to franchise or transition tag the free-agent linebacker. That’s because the deadline to tag a free agent is Wednesday at 4 p.m., the same day the combine opens in Indianapolis, and Bill Belichick doesn’t exactly come off as a procrastinator or spur-of-the-moment type guy. The Patriots undoubtedly have been deep in thought on this matter since they failed to reach a contract extension with Hightower before the 2016 season began. If the Patriots still can’t extend Hightower before Wednesday, they must make a decision whether or not to franchise or transition tag the linebacker by 4 p.m. If the Patriots choose not to
NBA Rumors: Terrence Jones Interested In Joining Celtics After Buyout
The Boston Celtics’ roster looks exactly the same as it did before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. But that doesn’t mean it’s set in stone. The NBA’s buyout period runs from now until March 1, and several players are available for teams to scoop up as free agents. One of those players is forward Terrence Jones, who was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. And according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, Jones has an eye on Boston. The Celtics could be a good fit for Jones, who averaged 11.5 points and 5.9 points per game as a role player for the Pelicans this season. At just 25 years
NBA Rumors: J.J. Redick Will Likely Re-Sign With Clippers In Offseason
Share this: J.J. Redick has been a valuable role player for the Los Angeles Clippers since his arrival to the team in 2013, and it sounds like he’ll continue to do that for years to come. Redick is set to be an unrestricted free agent at season’s end, but Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders is reporting that the sharp-shooting guard has already committed to re-signing with the Clippers in the offseason. “Several league sources labeled Redick as a non-starter for Rivers and company and there is a belief that Redick already has committed to re-sign in July,” Kyler writes. After making $7.3 million this season, it’s projected that Redick’s price tag will go up. Still, Kyler believes that Los Angeles will be willing to
Kings’ TV Play-By-Play Man Goes On Twitter Rant After DeMarcus Cousins Trade
Share this: The Sacramento Kings traded a top 15 player in the NBA in DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. In return, they got rookie shooting guard Buddy Hield, a couple of picks and two players that won’t be part of their long-term plan, Tyreke Evans and Langston Galloway. By any stretch of the imagination, this was a poor trade. But Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear put a different spin on the trade in a Twitter outburst against the talented center. Trading DMC was an absolute no brainer! There has been a dark cloud over this franchise for years! That cloud is now gone! — Grant Napear (@GrantNapearshow) February 20, 2017 The Kings were never going to win with Cousins. NEVER! This