The Celtics were terrible tonight. But they add growth from Brown and Tatum and two all stars in Irving and Hayward in the offseason. No team will have a better summer. Can’t wait for next season. Congrats to LeBron. Hands down the worst team he brings to the finals.

LeBron - your teammates; woof.

Cliff note version: 💰💰💰 x.com/nbatv/status/1…

For historical purposes, my big board: Michael Porter, DeAndre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Wendell Carter, Marvin Bagley, Collin Sexton, Jaren Jackson, Mo Bamba, Jerome Robinson, Grayson Allen.

I thought for sure the 76ers were going Porter. Huge relief.

Worst part about ESPN’s draft coverage is the player comparison. They show just as many highlights of the comp than they do the actual player. I don’t need highlights of Wade. I know who he is. Spend the time showing off the new guy.

At 27, the Celtics go for the home run pick. And I don’t blame them. Boom or bust pick.

If this were NBA 2K and I was controlling the Warriors, I’d be at the point where I stop playing because my team is so dominant it’s no longer fun.

The Warriors turnaround over the last 7 or so years has been pretty amazing. Kudos.

Mr. Carter, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone is now dumber for having listened to it. x.com/adammkaufman/s…

Happy Preseason Day everyone!

I launched Cleaning the Glass Insider one year ago today. In that year, the question I’ve gotten more than any other is this: how do I watch basketball the way coaches and scouts do? Here’s my answer (free to everyone): cleaningtheglass.com/how-to-watch-b…

The most shocking part of this trade is the reminder that Austin Rivers makes $12.65M per year. #ThanksDad

Ditto!

I always hate it when people compare themselves to professional athletes, because they really have no idea how good these people are at their chosen profession. But for the first time ever, I feel comfortable comparing myself. I truly believe I could go 0 for 53.

It’s possible the NBA offseason is actually better than the NBA regular season...

This is so much fun!

Hey Harpoon Brewery - how long is your beer good? Just bought a 12 pack. It was bottled in April 2020. Return it?

Me: Ideal Point Guard? Them: Distributor, doesn’t turn it over, good defender, knocks down open jumpers. Marcus Smart = DPOY, 4:1 assist/turnover; 36% from 3. Them: Marcus Smart sucks. Me: ????

Boston's Brad Stevens said today that Joe Mazzulla will remain the Celtics' head coach, but what about Jaylen Brown? Boston's future with Brown is a bit more complicated, but Tracy McGrady has strong feelings on what the Celtics *should* do: