HoopsHype: Atlanta Hawks

2000 | 6’4.5 | 6’8 WS | 186 LBS

Team: Kentucky

Agency: Sam Rise (CAA)

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 44 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Reeves averaged 20.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 0.7 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game. He shot 50.7 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from three, and 88.0 percent from the foul line.

In winning the 2024 NBA title with the Celtics, Joe Mazzulla has become the sixth youngest head coach to accomplish that in league history. Mazzulla is actually the youngest to win it since Bill Russell captured the title at 34 years old in 1968.

Wojnarowski explained Tatum is on the precipice of landing a five-year, $315 million extension, which will be the largest in league history. Notably, Tatum’s Celtics teammate, Jaylen Brown, has the largest contract in NBA history at this point, although Wojnarowski said the former’s impending deal will “eclipse” it by approximately $30 million. Assuming Tatum takes home the title this year, there will not be much missing from his resume.
Source: Bleacher Report

Jeff Van Gundy has agreed on a deal to become the lead assistant on Ty Lue’s LA Clippers coaching staff, sources told ESPN. Van Gundy is considered one of the finest minds in basketball and had been pursued for years to return to coaching on a full-time basis. His relationship with Lue and the franchise’s fondness for Van Gundy played major parts in the Clippers’ ability to land him, sources said. Van Gundy, 62, spent the previous 16 years as a television analyst for ESPN before accepting a role... Читать дальше...

NBA: Finals-Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser (30) arrives before game five against the Dallas Mavericks in the…

Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser (30) arrives before game five against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden.

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NBA: Finals-Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics guard Svi Mykhailiuk (50) arrives before game five against the... Читать дальше...

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returned to the court for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, playing through a rare left leg injury that he told ESPN will require surgery and have a recovery process of a “few months.” Porzingis suffered a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in Game 2 — an injury the team described as “rare” in its news release.
Source: ESPN

Al Horford: “I feel like I’ve been asked this for a few years now and I feel good, I want to keep playing. Why not keep going? I don’t want to limit myself.” From the sounds of it, Horford sticking around would sit just fine with the Celtics. “Knowing the type of person that Al is, knowing the leader that he is, even off the court, the father that he is, just the all-around great person and great human,” Celtics guard Jrue Holiday said, “I’d run through a brick wall for him.”
Source: ESPN

In the 186th playoff game of his NBA career, Al Horford won his first NBA championship. The Celtics capturing the 2024 title took Horford off an ignominious list, as Boston coming up short this year would have almost certainly (eventually) vaulted him past Karl Malone (193) for most career playoff games without a championship. After the game, Horford was understandably excited to finally get his first ring, 17 years into his NBA career: But with Horford winning a championship, James Harden ended up taking a crown no player wants... Читать дальше...

Cameron Tabatabaie: Tatum on his partnership with Jaylen Brown: I need him on this journey and he needs me pic.twitter.com/Z6nsLGk3Sb
Source: Twitter @CTabatabaie

Ben Golliver: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum on winning his first NBA title: “These last seven years have been a rollercoaster. Up and down. I had to listen to all the s— people said about me. Tonight it was worth it.” pic.twitter.com/JXORMnLT3L
Source: Twitter @BenGolliver

However, this edition of the Mavs is positioned for sustained success. “I feel great,” Doncic said when asked about the present and future state of the Mavs after their Game 5 elimination loss. “We did some great [personnel] moves. I would say we’ve been together for five months. I’m proud of every guy that stepped on the floor, all the coaches, all the people behind [the scenes]. “Obviously, we didn’t win Finals, but we did have a hell of a season.”
Source: ESPN

Jay King: Jayson Tatum said Jaylen Brown’s finals mvp was well deserved and he’s happy for his teammate.  “He earned it.”
Source: Twitter @ByJayKing

After seven seasons playing together in Boston, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown won their first NBA title. Both faced criticism and trade rumors throughout their journey, particularly after falling short against the Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals. However, there were always believers in their potential, such as Jalen Rose and Brian Scalabrine.

Cameron Tabatabaie: Derrick White on this Celtics team winning this title:  They were trying to say we weren’t battle-tested, I’m like “what do you think the last two years was?” pic.twitter.com/E8e6PJsJSS
Source: Twitter @CTabatabaie

Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields said he likes his options for the potential top picks in the NBA draft — and he insists he’s not planning on trading the No. 1 pick, even though his phone lines remain open. “I think we’re really excited by the draft,” Fields said Monday as he continued to prepare for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft on June 26. “And the more that we uncover, like we go, great, I’m glad we have No. 1. I keep joking around like I’m not giving it back. So, I think we’re in a really good position here. Читать дальше...