Whatever thin hopes the Celtics had that Avery Bradley (6'2''-G-90, college: Texas) would be able to return this postseason were dashed yesterday when the starting shooting guard underwent surgery on his left shoulder.
Bradley dislocated the shoulder a number of times during the postseason and missed Games 5 and 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Celtics coach Doc Rivers announced that Bradley would have season-ending surgery performed by team physician Brian McKeon.
Its disappointing, Rivers said. Obviously when a player goes down thats disappointing and especially on what Avery has given us this year. His growth this year has been terrific. Hes become a very valuable piece to our basketball team. His ability to guard the best guard at 1 or 2 has really taken so much pressure off of (Rajon) Rondo, in particular.
The Celtics perimeter defense was torched by Phillys guards in Game 6 and can expect to face a similar attack in tonights Game 7 at the Garden. Ray Allen, who is hobbled by an ankle injury, has taken Bradleys place in the starting lineup, while Rondo will have to carry more of the load defensively.
Not having him means that Rondo now has to go back to that role and run the team, and thats hard to do, especially against the team were playing who has two guards that attack, Rivers said. So Rondo doesnt have a lot of breaks in this, but thats the way it is. Weve been a team all year that stuff happens, you deal with it and you just move forward. Thats what weve been and thats what were going to have to be (tonight).
It is expected that it will take Bradley most of the offseason to recover, forcing him to miss his third straight summer league. Bradley spent the summer of 2010 rehabilitating an ankle injury after being selected by the Cs with the 19th pick in the draft. There were no summer leagues last year due to the lockout.
Despite the lack of offseason work, Bradley improved remarkably in his second season. After scoring a total of 52 points as a rookie, the 21-year-old averaged 12.3 points in 28 starts this season. He also developed into one of the leagues best on-ball defenders.
No one wants to play against Avery. Our guys dont want to play against him in practice, Rivers said. Hes a pain in the (butt) defensively.
Report: Grizzlies Working On Deal To Make J.B. Bickerstaff New Head Coach - 37 minutes ago
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It appears the Memphis Grizzlies will keep interim coach John-Blair Bickerstaff at the helm. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, the organization is working on a deal to make John-Blair Bickerstaff the new head coach. John-Blair Bickerstaff , 39, was the interim coach for a majority of the 2017-18 season, following the firing of David Fizdale in November. This would be his first opportunity as a head coach, having served as an assistant or interim since 2004.
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It appears the Memphis Grizzlies will keep interim coach John-Blair Bickerstaff at the helm. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, the organization is working on a deal to make John-Blair Bickerstaff the new head coach. John-Blair Bickerstaff , 39, was the interim coach for a majority of the 2017-18 season, following the firing of David Fizdale in November. This would be his first opportunity as a head coach, having served as an assistant or interim since 2004. Courtesy of: slamonline.com
48-year old coach Mike Budenholzer left Atlanta Hawks. Budenholzer has coached there for the last five years. AddhereLastSeasonawards He has never been drafted by the NBA. Budenholzer was voted All-NBA Coach of the Year back in 2015. He used to coach NBA All National Team (as & arrNT2(10,4) & ) back in 2015 [read more]
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48-year old coach Mike Budenholzer left Atlanta Hawks. Budenholzer has coached there for the last five years. Budenholzer was voted All-NBA Coach of the Year back in 2015. He used to coach NBA All National Team back in 2015. Budenholzer has coached previously San Antonio Spurs.
Thunder avoid elimination with stunning 25-point comeback in 107-99 win over Jazz - 9 hours ago
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Russell Westbrook (6'3''-PG-88, college: UCLA) scored 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 25 points down in the second half to fight off elimination and beat the Utah Jazz, 107-99, on Wednesday night. Westbrook also had 15 rebounds and seven assists. Paul George (6'9''-G/F-90, college: Fresno St.) added 34 points and eight rebounds. Utah takes a 3-2 lead back to Salt Lake City for Game 6 on Friday. Oklahoma City took advantage after Utah's post players, Rudy Gobert (7'1''... [read more]
Russell Westbrook (6'3''-PG-88, college: UCLA) scored 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 25 points down in the second half to fight off elimination and beat the Utah Jazz, 107-99, on Wednesday night. Westbrook also had 15 rebounds and seven assists. Paul George (6'9''-G/F-90, college: Fresno St.) added 34 points and eight rebounds. Utah takes a 3-2 lead back to Salt Lake City for Game 6 on Friday. Oklahoma City took advantage after Utah's post players, Rudy Gobert (7'1''-C-92) and Derrick Favors (6'10''-F-91, college: Georgia Tech), got into foul trouble. Both finished with five fouls, and Oklahoma City was able to get to the basket consistently for the first time in the series. Jae Crowder had a career playoff-high 27 points for Utah. Donovan Mitchell (6'3''-G-96, college: Louisville) scored 23 points, and Joe Ingles (6'8''-SF-87) added 16. Utah opened the second half on an 8-1 run to go up 64-42, and Crowder's 3-pointer made it 71-46 with 8:34 left in the third quarter. Westbrook hit back-to-back 3-pointers, then made a layup with 5:07 left in the third quarter to cut Utah's lead to 73-60. Gobert picked up his fifth foul with 3:46 left in the third quarter. Westbrook's 3-pointer tied the game at 78 heading into the fourth quarter. Westbrook scored 20 points in the third quarter. Westbrook scored immediately at the start of the fourth to finally put the Thunder in front. Back-to-back threes by Westbrook and Alex Abrines (6'6''-SF-93) put Oklahoma City up 96-91, and a jumper by Westbrook with 1:24 left put Oklahoma City up 107-99. Courtesy of: baltimoresun.com
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