Sam LaFrance
@SamLaFranceNBA
Avid Knower of Ball and Generational Hater| Co-Host of the @HowBoutThemCs Podcast | Sr. Contributor for @HoudiniCeltics | Formerly @CelticsBlog, @ABC6
NEW for @HoudiniCeltics: The salary cap, luxury tax, and apron penalties can be confusing. I outlined everything that the #Celtics are going to have to deal with if they find themselves above the second apron again next season. More below:
2022-23 Robert Williams lob-catching
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"You shouldn't be punished for drafting well." -- Former NBAPA president CJ McCollum discusses the implications of the new CBA and things that need to change
"You shouldn't be punished for drafting well." -- Former NBAPA president CJ McCollum discusses the implications of the new CBA and things that need to change
.@Celtics 👀
The Utah Jazz have waived guard Jaden Springer.
Now knowing this is about the shitty wifi at Jrue's house makes it incredible
Damian Lillard on his relationship with Jrue Holiday 😂😂 "When I lived in Milwaukee, I rented his house for two years so we talked a lot. Like, I was complaining to him about the wifi. There's a clip online of like I shake his hand, we played them in Boston, we had an…
Talking about Ben Simmons, Hugo Gonzalez, and Taelon Peter on a late-July Wednesday. What a world.
New pod! Lakers, Clippers, Celtics, summer league standouts w/ @JackSimoneNBA. Then @JustEsBaraheni joins to talk Yang, Spurs + Raptors APPLE: tinyurl.com/4czz8fkt SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/whyzc4ys YOUTUBE JACK: youtu.be/hbdu_NqKtBo YOUTUBE ES: youtu.be/lrcNXHQkknY 🏀
#Celtics fans seeing Dame and CP3 go home while having to stomach seeing Smart in purple and gold
Marcus Smart is a Laker. 🔥 (via @Lakers)
#Reminder
Most wins by a player in the 2020s: 277 — Georges Niang 268 — Jayson Tatum Teaming up.
People need to be #NiceToNiang
Mass. native Georges Niang realizes he’s not winning any popularity contests in Boston following the Porzingis trade: “They don’t give a s*** if I’m from Boston. ‘You just took our Unicorn and replaced it with a Mini Van’…I’m like public enemy number 1.” (Via @theOGsShow)
Never forget what they took from us all
What team has the best Alternate Uniforms? Presented by @ChevyTrucks #chevy #ad #silverado
Just In: The Boston Celtics are hiring Drew Nicholas as Executive Director of Player Personnel, league sources told @hoopshype. Nicholas spent last season as a scout for the Brooklyn Nets. Before that, he spent the prior two years as Director of Scouting for the Denver Nuggets.
These uniforms deserve great things if we’re being honest
Clippers' roster has MAJOR depth 🔥 G: James Harden, Bradley Beal, Chris Paul, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kris Dunn F: Kawhi Leonard, John Collins, Derrick Jones Jr., Nic Batum C: Ivica Zubac, Brook Lopez They will finish as a __ seed in the West? 👀
NEW: Hayden Gray (the NCAA's steals leader last year) has signed a contract with the Maine Celtics, per sources. Gray made his Summer League debut today & has long been impressed with the Celtics. “You could tell that Boston is one of the best organizations in the NBA." ⬇️
I rounded up some Summer League stats from the Celtics’ rookies: Amari Williams: - 18 MPG - 5 RPG - 1.8 APG - 6.3 PPG Hugo Gonzalez: - 26 MPG - 4.5 RPG - 2.8 APG - 10.8 PPG - 30.4 3P% Max Shulga: - 21 MPG - 1.6 RPG - 4.8 APG - 5 PPG - Just 3 turnovers in 5 games