Former Celtics last night:
- Marcus Smart: 21 points, 10 assists, 5 steals
- Robert Williams III: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Jrue Holiday: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
- Luke Kornet: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
A lot of talent has gone through Boston.
Jaylen Brown really gushed when asked by @ByJayKing about Anfernee Simons being traded:
“Anfernee has all the respect in the world from me — it's a business, but there's a human aspect to it. And since he's been here, he's contributed to winning. He's won us some games. He's just a great, great person, great kid on and off the floor, just humble lik — I hope he gets everything that he's looking for just because he just fit right in with his group of guys in our locker room. He could have had different thoughts and thought differently, and his energy could have been different.”
“Man, he was a great teammate and did everything he needed to do that we asked him and more and contributed to winning. So Anfernee has all the respect in the world from me, and I hope he gets everything he deserves.”
Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers have ramped up conversations on a James Harden, Darius Garland package with both sides motivated to executing a deal relatively soon, league sources tell me.
Alex Rodriguez asked a question. Reggie Jackson answered it.
(Shouts to the producer and rest of the desk for staying out of Reggie’s way and just letting him talk. I doubt they expected this answer. But it’s a great few minutes of television.)