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The Celtics Didn’t Mortgage Their Future — They Insured It

Danny Ainge finally made a trade, and now he’s getting killed. The guy can’t win. The Boston Celtics are sending Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected 2018 first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are sending back Kyrie Irving. For Boston, the trade means giving up the the last […]

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The Celtics Didn’t Mortgage Their Future — They Insured It

Danny Ainge finally made a trade, and now he’s getting killed. The guy can’t win. The Boston Celtics are sending Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected 2018 first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are sending back Kyrie Irving. For Boston, the trade means giving up the the last […]

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The Cavs Thread The Needle With Kyrie Megadeal

No matter who you feel won Tuesday’s blockbuster Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade — the likes of which were unprecedented in NBA history — there is an irony worth considering in all this. After years of making win-now moves, the Cleveland Cavaliers began straddling the line between immediate contention and considering the future — a must, […]

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The Cavs Thread The Needle With Kyrie Megadeal

No matter who you feel won Tuesday’s blockbuster Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade — the likes of which were unprecedented in NBA history — there is an irony worth considering in all this. After years of making win-now moves, the Cleveland Cavaliers began straddling the line between immediate contention and considering the future — a must, […]

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How Isaiah Thomas, The Shortest Guy In The NBA, Became Unstoppable

Just when we thought we’d seen all Isaiah Thomas could do, the diminutive Celtics star found yet another level Tuesday, scoring 53 on his late sister’s birthday to give Boston a 2-0 second-round series lead over the Wizards. The million-dollar question: How? How does a guy who’s 5-foot-9, who nearly averaged 29 points per game […]

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