After mixing and matching to get Isaiah Thomas better looks, the Boston Celtics just set their All-Star point guard loose. Thomas came through again, scoring 24 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics held off the Detroit Pistons 113-109 on Monday night. ”He was unbelievable – again,” coach Brad Stevens said.
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The NBA has created a system of increased parity with their successive collective bargaining agreements. The new second luxury tax apron will make building a sustainable title contender even more difficult.
When viewed independently, each of the penalties aren’t excessively punitive, but in the aggregate they make managing a front office particularly difficult.
“Each individual thing is manageable, but all of it together is crippling,” an Eastern Conference executive told ESPN.
The Golden State Warriors, for example, traded Jordan Poole as he was beginning a four-year extension due to their luxury tax concerns, whereas in 2020 they took on the long-term contract of Andrew Wiggins while also receiving a protected future first round pick that became Jonathan Kuminga.
The Boston Celtics allowed Grant Williams to leave in restricted free agency in a cost cutting move, while the Los Angeles Clippers also exercised some level of austerity in letting Eric Gordon become a free agent.
Neil Olshey, Portland’s president of basketball operations, is under investigation over allegations of workplace misconduct, a source confirmed to ESPN.
With a suspension no doubt coming for Serge Ibaka, Marc Gasol could see a positive uptick in his fantasy outlook. We take a look at that and the other major storylines in the NBA.
