Daniel Donabedian
@danield1214
Celtics Beat Reporter for @ClutchPoints ✍️ Contributor for Celtics Wire @USATODAY ✍️ Commerce Writer for @MensJournal ✍️ \V/ '22
New Celtic Josh Minott casually pulling dunks like these at Miami Pro League 🌴 (Via @joshminott and Albert Hernandez on IG)
He’s 100% right
Jalen Williams on people who call him corny:
💚 Thank you to the best player to ever put on a Maine Celtics jersey, and good luck in the next chapter!
"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
Juan Luis Guerra and Jaylen Brown was not a meeting I expected this summer 🎶 Although the musician did go to Berklee at a time when the Celtics were very popular ☘️ (Via @FCHWPO and @JuanLuisGuerra)
Jayson Tatum thanked former Celtic JD Davison on IG 🤝 (Via @jaytatum0)
The Celtics are officially under the second apron again after cutting JD Davison. He was the Celtics’ lone pick in 2022 and developed into a G League MVP last season. He’s still just 22 years old.
We have waived JD Davison.
Shams reports that Jonathan Kuminga is in “no hurry” to make a deal. That could mean we’ll have to keep waiting for a bit for the end of the Al Horford free agency saga.
Reporting for NBA Today -- the latest on restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors as August nears:
Lonnie Walker IV is signing with @EuroLeague power Maccabi Tel Aviv, his agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group tells @TheSteinLine. Walker, who finished last season with the Sixers, has an NBA buyout clause until Aug. 1 and will be one of Europe’s highest-paid players.
New England native Georges Niang knows he has some work to do in order to win over Celtics fans following the Kristaps Porzingis trade. clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-cel…
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…
found a guy (luka garza 6'10 btw) taller than james wood (6'7 btw) to throw the first pitch → @LukaG_55
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)
Marcus Smart is officially the first player to wear no. 36 in Lakers history
Marcus Smart is officially a Laker
Marcus Smart talks about Luka Doncic’s efforts to recruit him to L.A. He said prior to this summer, they didn’t have a relationship beyond mutual respect as competitors: “It was always flowers”
Some good stuff in here, including an honest assessment from an anonymous Celtics executive: “We aren’t the same level of team without Jayson. We’ll be good. We’ll be a playoff team, but…you know. [The 2nd apron] will come for every team that lands where we did.”
NBA Summer League is a bit about watching basketball and a lot about talking to people around the NBA about basketball. For @spotrac I emptied out half of my SL notebook. Here are notes from executives, coaches & scouts for all 15 Eastern Conference teams! spotrac.com/news/_/id/2912…
And now Javonte Green is sporting Jaylen Brown’s shoes from @741Performance 👟 (Via @FCHWPO on IG)
Jayson Tatum and former Celtic Javonte Green reunite ☘️ (Via @jaytatum0 on Snapchat)