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USA Today
an hour ago
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- USA Today
How should we react to the Boston Celtics taking University of Kentucky big man Amari Williams?
How should we react to the Boston Celtics taking University of Kentucky big man Amari Williams? The Celtics upset some of the team's fans by trading back in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft on Thursday night. Using the No. 32 overall pick to secure a pair of future second round draft picks on top of the pair they used to take Virginia Commonwealth University guard Max Shulga and Williams at nos. 46 and 57 overall, respectively, turned heads as Boston took players few non-NCAA basketball addicts had heard of. What does Williams bring to Boston as a likely two way big man? The hosts of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took a closer look on a recent episode of their show. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
USA Today
2 hours ago
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- USA Today
Spanish small forward Hugo Gonzalez is a perfect fit for the Boston Celtics
Spanish small forward Hugo Gonzalez is a perfect fit for the Boston Celtics. Or such is the point of view shared by the hosts of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, in a recent clip taking a closer look at the 19-year-old wing that Boston elected to select with the No. 28 overall pick of the 2025 NBA draft. While he does not yet have a clear-cut, Association-level skill to his repertoire, the Madrid native has one of the highest motors we have ever seen a player maintain on the court, and the athleticism and strength to make good use of it against some of the best competition in the world. Simone and LaFrance take some time on a recent episode to highlight what it was that likely got the Celtics front office to take the European forward in the first round. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
USA Today
5 hours ago
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- USA Today
What do the Boston Celtics trades, draft picks tell us about their future?
The Boston Celtics just had a very busy week as they reshaped the team. What do these trades and draft moves tell us about the future of the ball club? The Celtics kicked things off by dealing away veteran guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and second round draft picks. Soon after that, they traded Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that brought back vet backup forward Georges Niang and a second rounder as well. Those moves got Boston under the dreaded second apron, allowing the front office to focus on their moves in the 2025 NBA draft. There, Boston took Spanish forward Hugo Gonzalez and No. 28 overall in the first round, then traded back in the second round with No. 32 overall, getting four firsts from the Orlando Magic, and using the two in this year's draft to take Kentucky big Amari Williams and VCU guard Max Shulga. What does all this mean for Boston? The host of the CLNS Media "You Got Boston" podcast, Noa Dalzell, took some time on a recent show to talk it all over. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
USA Today
9 hours ago
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- USA Today
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton are united in NBA draft history
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) and Bill Walton are united as UCLA basketball icons. They both won multiple national championships and are among the very best college basketball players of all time. Kareem and Walton are easily top-10 college basketball players, based strictly on what they achieved when in college. Most college basketball experts would put both in the top five, probably the top three. These two giants also have one other thing in common: They are both No. 1 NBA draft picks who won NBA championships, fulfilling their potential as the top prospects they were. USA TODAY recalled Kareem's tribute to Walton after the ol' redhead's death last year: 'My very close friend, fellow Bruin and NBA rival Bill Walton died today. And the world feels so much heavier now,' Abdul-Jabbar wrote. 'On the court, Bill was a fierce player, but off the court, he wasn't happy unless he did everything he could to make everyone around him happy. He was the best of us.' Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar won the 1971 NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks and collected many more titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. Walton won the Portland Trail Blazers' only NBA championship in 1977 before then winning it all with the 1986 Boston Celtics. Two towering centers left behind legacies to match, with elite achievements in the world of pro basketball. As a postscript, it is also worth noting that "They met in the 1977 Western Conference finals, with Walton's Portland Trail Blazers sweeping Abdul-Jabbar's Los Angeles Lakers on their way to an NBA title. They would match up again in the playoffs, this time in the 1987 NBA Finals, with Walton then playing for the Boston Celtics. Walton and the Celtics won the 1986 NBA Finals vs. the Houston Rockets before Abdul-Jabbar and the Lakers defeated them the following year."
Yahoo
19 hours ago
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- Yahoo
What does new Boston Celtics two way guard Max Shulga bring to the team?
What does new Boston Celtics two way guard Max Shulga bring to the team? Picked up by Boston at No. 56 overall in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft after the Celtics elected to trade back from the No. 32 overall pick they started the night selecting from. A 23-year-old, 6-foot-5.5 combo guard weighing in at 206 lbs. who played for Virginia Commonwealth University last season, Shulga is a native of Kyiv, Ukraine who rebounds well for his position, can move the rock, attack the cup, and hit an outside shot at a good degree of efficiency. He logged 15.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc, 43.5% from the floor overall, and 78.3% from the free throw line. Advertisement The man behind the "Tomasz Kordylewski (Timi)" YouTube channel put together a clip of his best plays with VCU at the NCAA level last season. Check it out below! This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: What does new Celtics two way guard Max Shulga bring to the team?
