Celtics Off-Season News

[radiohead]

Marcus Smart: 'I knew I would be traded eventually'

“If I’m being quite frank, I knew I would be traded eventually,” Smart said. “Just figured it would be the next season, just based off my contract and with the new CBA. We already knew that. But it was just the way it happened. I was told everything was good after asking multiple times. Like, ‘I’m hearing (rumors), what’s going on?’ And they’re like, ‘No, you’re good, you’re good, you’re good.’ And then when I do hear about the trade, it’s from Shams (Charania) on Twitter before I hear from the team.” – via Jared Weiss @ The Athletic

Maybe Smart is a bit disappointed but he seems mature enough to know that this is now common in the NBA. He’ll have that extra motivation for sure everytime he plays vs the Celtics.

[Roy H.]

Tatum (along with Tom Brady and Aaron Judge) bringing some joy to kids through the Make a Wish Foundation.



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10094715-tom-brady-aaron-judge-jayson-tatum-grant-wishes-with-fanatics-make-a-wish?ref=upstract.com

[Celtics2021]

Tatum (along with Tom Brady and Mike Judge) bringing some joy to kids through the Make a Wish Foundation.



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10094715-tom-brady-aaron-judge-jayson-tatum-grant-wishes-with-fanatics-make-a-wish?ref=upstract.com

LOL, but for the text in the link, I was wondering what kid was such a fan of Office Space that meeting Mike Judge was their Make-a-Wish.

But it’s a nice story, and good for kids going through some terribly tough times.

[bdm860]

Tatum (along with Tom Brady and Mike Judge) bringing some joy to kids through the Make a Wish Foundation.



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10094715-tom-brady-aaron-judge-jayson-tatum-grant-wishes-with-fanatics-make-a-wish?ref=upstract.com

The picture doesn't load for me, so I'm sitting here thinking why the kids would want to meet Mike Judge.  Maybe they were some big King of the Hill fans?  Clicking through, makes a lot more sense now, lol.

edit - and now I see Celtics2021 had the same thought, moments earlier.

[Roy H.]

Tatum (along with Tom Brady and Mike Judge) bringing some joy to kids through the Make a Wish Foundation.



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10094715-tom-brady-aaron-judge-jayson-tatum-grant-wishes-with-fanatics-make-a-wish?ref=upstract.com

The picture doesn't load for me, so I'm sitting here thinking why the kids would want to meet Mike Judge.  Maybe they were some big King of the Hill fans?  Clicking through, makes a lot more sense now, lol.

edit - and now I see Celtics2021 had the same thought, moments earlier.

Haha.  I'd much rather meet Mike Judge than Aaron Judge.

[jpotter33]

Marcus Smart: 'I knew I would be traded eventually'

“If I’m being quite frank, I knew I would be traded eventually,” Smart said. “Just figured it would be the next season, just based off my contract and with the new CBA. We already knew that. But it was just the way it happened. I was told everything was good after asking multiple times. Like, ‘I’m hearing (rumors), what’s going on?’ And they’re like, ‘No, you’re good, you’re good, you’re good.’ And then when I do hear about the trade, it’s from Shams (Charania) on Twitter before I hear from the team.” – via Jared Weiss @ The Athletic

Maybe Smart is a bit disappointed but he seems mature enough to know that this is now common in the NBA. He’ll have that extra motivation for sure everytime he plays vs the Celtics.

I don’t understand the stuff everyone says about “hearing it from Shams” on Twitter.

That’s because these reporters know things that are happening in almost real time. Obviously the teams aren’t going to let the player know until it’s actually happened, but this news leaks so fast that I’m sure a lot of times the team simply hasn’t had a chance to connect with the player yet.

[Goldstar88]

Al Horford announces he'll be coming off the bench for Celtics

Tim Bontemps: Al Horford says he won’t be in the starting lineup tonight. – via Twitter TimBontemps

[ozgod]

Wyc was interviewed on the Greg Hill Show and said that he started to decide they needed to make changes midway through the Game 7 thrashing by Miami.

I sat there probably the whole second half of [Game 7] starting to think about [making changes],” he said of the Celtics’ roster. “Then I took two days to let everything settle down and then went and met with Brad Stevens and Joe Mazzulla and we formulated a plan. I just said, ‘We’re not bringing back the same team.’

“It’s been two seasons in a row of really good play but inconsistencies, and they showed in the Finals two years ago, and then in the Conference Finals last year,” Grousbeck said of recent Celtics history. “It just felt inconsistent. I said I just wanted to change the mix so that there’s a fresh approach. So we made some changes in the summer.”

The changes came at a huge cost for the Celtics, with Smart (previously the team’s longest tenured player) being sent to the Grizzlies as part of the Porzingis deal.

Saying goodbye to a player beloved by the local fanbase was difficult, Grousbeck acknowledged. Yet as he pointed out, the connection to Smart hasn’t completely gone away. Grousbeck recalled how he was among a large Celtics contingent to recently attend Smart’s wedding.

“We probably had eight or nine people at Marcus’s wedding,” Grousbeck said of the Celtics representation. “It was just a really warm reunion. So the personal side of this is still there with Marcus and other former players. He’s a special guy, and he’s missed, and we’re moving on, but we wish him the best in Memphis.”

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2023/10/25/wyc-grousbeck-celtics-offseason-changes/?p1=hp_featurestack

[Goldstar88]

Brian Robb: Derrick White says the Celtics top 6 players had their meeting about the starting five last week: White: “I voted for JT to come off the bench.”  – via Twitter BrianTRobb

[Silas]

Brian Robb: Derrick White says the Celtics top 6 players had their meeting about the starting five last week: White: “I voted for JT to come off the bench.”  – via Twitter BrianTRobb

Hilarious!