Celtics center Tristan Thompson will miss Tuesday’s game against Utah after being placed under the league’s health and safety protocols, Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston tweets. A number of Boston players, including stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, have sat out games this season for the same reason. Thompson played against Houston on Sunday, contributing eight points and 13 rebounds. He’s averaging 7.9 PPG and 8.4 RPG.
We have more from the Atlantic Division:
- Blake Griffin is “healthy enough to play,” according to coach Steve Nash, but the Nets aren’t in any hurry to get the former All-Star forward back in action, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. Griffin’s debut with the club has been delayed as they focus on ensuring his surgically-repaired knee holds up. “We’re just trying to work on some of his physical deficiencies, to improve and help the knee, and also ramp up his activity so he can have a safer return to play,” Nash said. “So, we’ll just keep monitoring it, keep building, and we’ll have him back at some point here.”
- Griffin’s desire for a ring is why he chose the Nets in free agency after getting bought out by Detroit and clearing waivers, he told ESPN’s Malika Andrews (hat tip to NetsDaily.com). “That’s my main goal: to win a championship,” he said. “After being in the playoffs and missing the playoffs through a certain period of time, that hunger stays alive and it grows. And that’s where I’m at. I know myself and I know what I can do, so, I’m just ready to get out there.”
- The Knicks have the most current salary-cap space at $15.7MM as the trade deadline nears. What should they do with it? ESPN’s Bobby Marks and Kelvin Pelton take a closer look at what types of moves they could make before the deadline and during the offseason.
To me Celtics are a much better team moving Thompson for a shooter or rim protector. Then picking up Aldridge or Horford with their TE. Either fits well with the team concept in Boston and with Theis . Consider all that’s happened this yr with this team. They are the 5th seed currently. And back as a top team in east. This gives them a deep team and better constructed for playoffs.
Why would Boston trade for Horford?
Why not. They’ve been trying to replace since they let him walk.
He’s 2 years older and just as expensive
Knicks weren’t expected to be .500 let alone a top 10 team. I would have been happy with 30 + wins and maybe fighting for 10 seed. Thibs had other ideas and the two leaders here RJ n Randle. Have stepped up big time. Ahead of schedule for us. The Franchise will want to be in playoffs now. Even have a shot at winning in first rd. Losing Mitch is huge cause we don’t have another center. Noel is a nice backup and adds as a part of depth. But not a guy who can guarantee a .500 season like Mitch would. Mitch will be out another 3-4 wks. Who knows how he comes back. Best case for Knicks assuring the playoffs. Is picking up Drummond, probably for nothing in a trade. Thibs might even work his magic on him. What this team needs most for future success. Is another scorer another guy who can put up 20. But we can get that in FA, the draft or a major trade next yr. There is no urgency to blow up team cause we want the 6th seed this yr. THREE picks in top 32 next yrs draft. One of best draft in Years. It’s fools gold to go for it all now. NY is NY and there will be pressure to go for it. I just pray there are sane minds there now. Drummond is a small move now. That could prove to be big. But we are not dependent on that. He can be moved or let go. But he’ll make this yr Interesting and fun. That’s all I see. Drummond gives us a fighting chance and competitiveness in playoffs. It’s a small move for a big outcome possibly. Rebuilding rebuilding
“Big Picture” it’s what I’m all about.
I’ve posted this under other articles here. I think the Knicks have enough cap space to trade for Drummond if the Cavs take Ntilikina and Burks off their hands. The Cavs have a full roster, so they would need to clear one spot first. They could ship JaVale McGee to the Nets for a second rounder. The Nets can fit McGee in Spencer Dinwiddie’s DPE. Nets will keep a space available for a trade. The DPE is more valuable to them than any of the trade possibilities I’ve seen involving Dinwiddie.
I’m not sure if that $15.7M cap space figure is correct for the Knicks. According to Spotrac, their actual max cap space is $19.8M. The trade above would work with the Spotrac figure, but would require further cap gymnastics if the $15.7M figure is correct.
Even $15.7MM seems a little high to me, as I thought it was closer to $15MM.
But $19.8MM is definitely too high — Spotrac’s page appears to have $80.6MM in active cap money and $13.4MM in dead money adding up to an $89.3MM team salary somehow.
It also shows a $4.7M “room” exception, so that could be where that number comes from.
Same ole Blake Griffin
Great fan of Blake here!
…Having said that winning a ring in BRK unless he is fundamental part of it, which he won’t be, it is pretty irrelevant in my opinion…
Stars that go ring chasing & get that ring for been a deep bench piece, it just really don’t matter to me.
I will value more any of his ASG or All-NBA appearances that a meaningless ring!
Anyway that just me (BTW I don’t think BRK will win it all this year)
The Knick should get Lebron