Celtics on CLNS

Terry Rozier is once again the subject of trade talks around the league following his breakout campaign that nearly saw the Celtics make their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010. The Phoenix Suns guard depth took another hit recently as backup point guard Brandon Knight was traded to the Houston Rockets earlier this week. Leaving the team without a clear starting PG, the Suns have reached out to the Celtics regarding Terry Rozier, as well as the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets for Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker respectively.

Jack Michael joins Sam Sheehan, Lucky's Pipe, and Matt Ignal to discuss his classic Ben Simmons meme (and his other classic 76ers tweet) and discuss his favorite Celtic, Terry Rozier.

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In an article put out by ESPN's Chris Forsberg, he spoke with Danny Ainge regarding the health of his two superstars. Ainge finally could answer with confidence and a definitive time table of when they would be returning.

Danny said if training camp was today, Kyrie and Gordon would be going full speed with no restrictions.

Stephen A. Smith thinks that this season could be something special for the Celtics, saying he likes them to come out of the Eastern Conference and to be able to compete with Golden State.

Kyrie Irving and his sister were honored today at the Prairie Knights Pavilion on the banks of the Missouri River in North Dakota by the Sioux Tribe, of whom Irving's late mother had roots to. 

The NBA conducted its 10th Rookie Survey ahead of the season and rankings, favorite players, and most athletic are up for grabs.

Jared Weiss joins Matt Ignal and Evan Valenti to discuss Al's place among the best Centers in the NBA before diving into the Jackie MacMullin article on mental health in the NBA which featured interviews from Paul Pierce and Marcus Morris.

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The Boston Celtics have used their last two-way contract on guard P.J. Dozier. Dozier is 6-foot-7 and a nice fit for Brad Stevens' system. 

ESPN's Jackie MacMullan is doing a five-article series looking at the mental health issues in the NBA, some we have heard of and some we have not. During her second piece she included a conversation with Paul Pierce regarding his mental health after the stabbing incident in 2000.

Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will be in North Dakota on August 23rd, as he and his family will be honored in a homecoming ceremony by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Chaminade High School surprised Jayson Tatum today by retiring his number 22 jersey. Tatum finished as the schools' all-time leader in multiple statistical categories.

Sam Sheehan, Jon Ignal, and Matt Ignal discuss the Gordon Hayward update from trainer Drew Hanlen before launching into the Kyrie pod. Is he the best player on the Cs? Where does he rank among PGs?

As the captain of the last team to bring home a banner to the Garden Paul Pierce knows about what it takes to win. While at a charity event Paul started answering questions regarding this years team and what they need to do collectively as a group to bring home banner 18! 

Celtics rookie Robbie Williams is making his home as close to his place of work as he can, this way he will not be late or miss anymore practices. Williams just moved in to a place that is only a 2 minute walk from the Celtics new practice facility. 

Daniel Theis indicated earlier this week that he expects to be at 100% come the start of training camp.

The NBA released their full schedule today after giving us a sneak peek at the league’s first week of action earlier this week.