Nick García

Jeff Green Finally Fulfilling Potential with Celtics

By Nick García ⋅ March 22, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

When the Celtics acquired Jeff Green at the 2011 deadline in the controversial trade that sent Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City, the reaction from the Boston faithful (and some players) was generally negative. Some, however, saw Green as a potential replacement for Paul Pierce once the captain decides to retire. Green, after all, posted solid [...]

Celtics Extend White, Randolph

By Nick García ⋅ March 20, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Wednesday morning the Celtics officially signed power forward D. J. White to a multi-year contract. White was first signed to a 10-day contract on February 28, and again on March 10. According to NBA rules, a team can only sign any given player to two such deals, and then has the option to re-sign him [...]

Garnett, Pierce Reach Milestones in Celtics’ Win

By Nick García ⋅ March 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce both made history on Wednesday during the Celtics’ 112-88 home victory over the Toronto Raptors, passing two Hall of Famers on the NBA’s career scoring list. Garnett passed former Laker Jerry West for 15th, while Pierce knocked Charles Barkley out of the top 20. The milestones further solidified the two [...]

Celtics Sign DJ White and Shavlik Randolph, Extend Williams

By Nick García ⋅ March 2, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

After signing shooting guard Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract on February 20th, the Boston Celtics have once again turned to the Chinese Basketball Association for short-term help, signing power forwards D. J. White and Shavlik Randolph to twin 10-day contracts. The Celtics also extended Williams until the end of this season, and possibly next. [...]

Celtics sign Terrence Williams to 10-day contract

By Nick García ⋅ February 19, 2013 ⋅ One comment

The Boston Celtics have reached an agreement to sign swingman Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract. The 25-year-old Williams, a former first-round draft pick, most recently played in China for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He will provide much-needed depth to a team that currently has just 13 players on the roster, three of them with [...]

Grading the Celtics at the All-Star break

By Nick García ⋅ February 16, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

All-Star Weekend is upon us and the Celtics, except for East starter Kevin Garnett, have five full days of rest before embarking on a five-game west coast road trip that starts Tuesday at Denver. The Celtics enter the break in third place in the Atlantic Division at 28-24, and have won eight of their last nine games without [...]

Welcome to the Atlantic Division, Rudy Gay

By Nick García ⋅ February 4, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

On Wednesday, the Toronto Raptors acquired small forward Rudy Gay from the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team, six-player deal that also involved the Detroit Pistons. In the trade, the Raptors sent point guard José Calderón to the Pistons, and power forward Ed Davis and a second-round draft pick to Memphis. With the move, general manager Bryan Colangelo hopes [...]

Is Tom Brady the Best NFL QB Ever?

By Nick García ⋅ January 25, 2013 ⋅ One comment

The Patriots’ 2012 season is over, and once again it’s time to ask the question: Is Tom Brady the best quarterback to ever play the game? There are many ways to rank the greatest QBs ever, most of them subjective, but what follows is an attempt to draw conclusions from the facts in order to rank Brady [...]

Bradley’s Return Energizes Celtics

By Nick García ⋅ January 18, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

After undergoing surgery on both shoulders last May, guard Avery Bradley returned to the Celtics’ lineup this month, and his presence has had an immediate impact on the team. After losing their first game of 2013 to Memphis, the C’s reeled off six consecutive wins before that streak came to an end Wednesday against the Hornets. [...]

An Early Look at Patriots-Texans Divisional Round Playoff Game

By Nick García ⋅ January 6, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to the Houston Texans’ 28-16 loss at Indianapolis last Sunday, the Patriots secured the AFC’s second seed and a first-round playoff bye with their own 28-0 drubbing of Miami. This will be the third straight year that New England will avoid the Wild Card round. The Patriots will return to action on Jan. 13 [...]

Could the Colts or Ravens Beat the Patriots in the Playoffs?

By Nick García ⋅ January 6, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Now that we know the Texans will be traveling to Foxboro next Sunday to face the Patriots in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, let’s take a look at the two remaining Wild Card Round teams in the AFC. If the winner of Sunday’s Colts-Ravens game beats the Broncos next week, they would be [...]

Red Claws Roundup: Melo in D-League Record Books

By Nick García ⋅ January 1, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Maine Red Claws, the Celtics’ NBA D-League affiliate, closed out 2012 with a comfortable 105-84 home win over the Springfield Armor on Monday. At 10-5, the Red Claws lead the East Division and own the second best record in the league overall. The Red Claws have benefited immensely in recent games from the improved [...]

Celtics Sign PF Jarvis Varnado From D-League

By Nick García ⋅ December 25, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Celtics on Monday announced the signing of power forward/center Jarvis Varnado from the D-League. The 24-year-old made a name for himself in college as a stellar defender at Mississippi State, and holds the NCAA Division I record for most career blocked shots, with 564. Let’s take a look at his career so far and what [...]

Previewing Avery Bradley’s Return to the Celtics

By Nick García ⋅ December 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Celtics guard Avery Bradley practiced Monday for the first time this season, seven months after undergoing surgery to repair torn ligaments in both of his shoulders. While Bradley has already said he feels great, he’s not expected to return to game action for about two weeks. With the Celtics currently at 13-12 and currently 1-3 [...]

Celtics in the D-League: the first five games

By Nick García ⋅ December 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

On Sunday, the Celtics’ second-round draft pick, Kris Joseph, played his fifth game for the NBA Development League’s Maine Red Claws, scoring 21 points in a 103-90 win over the Canton Charge. First-rounder Fab Melo also made his fifth D-League appearance on December 6 so, with that milestone out of the way, let’s take a [...]