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Avery Bradley Likely Done For Season

On the back of a horrific game six performance, Gary Washburn of the Globe piled on with more bad news: Avery Bradley is almost certainly done for the season. Washburn: A source close to Bradley told the Globe that it’s in the “high 90s” percentile that Bradley will be shut down and will perhaps need [...]

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3 days ago

Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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4 days ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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4 days ago

Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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12 days ago

(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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12 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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The Celtics Select JaJuan Johnson With 27th Pick

In perhaps the first move of the night that wasn’t announced first on Twitter, Andy Katz of ESPN reported the New Jersey Nets selected JaJuan Johnson with their 27th pick for the Boston Celtics, after the C’s dealt their own 25th pick (Marshon Brooks) for Johnson and Nets 2014 2nd Round selection. Ironically, Johnson was the very selection we at CelticsHub made in the TrueHoop Network Mock Draft earlier this week.

A few quick thoughts on the pick before we get to his Johnson’s scouting reports.

*Height: 6-10 Weight: 220 lbs
* Played 4 years at Purdue
* Age 22

* Twitter Account: Boilerballer25

On the surface, this appears to be the classic Ainge power forward pick. A guy, a la Glen Davis, Leon Powe, Luke Harangody, etc. who produced at a very high level at Purdue, but for a variety of reasons didn’t have the stock to be a lottery pick. Johnson can do a variety of things well including score, rebound, block shots, run the floor, you name it. He also provides Boston with a bit of security blanket at the power forward spot in case Glen Davis decides to skip town, which appears to be a more probable scenario with each word he says.

We should certainly temper expectations for the guy, but this is the mold of a late round pick that can help right away. He’s experienced, by all accounts he’s a hard worker, and he will at least push for minutes at the 3-4 spots with Jeff Green, Davis and company. Safe, strong pick for Ainge and company.

I am also live at Celtics draft headquarters here in Boston, and we will be getting full reaction from Ainge, Doc Rivers and JaJuan Johnson later this evening so stay tuned in here to CelticsHub all night.

The full scouting report from Chad Ford:

* Long, athletic big man
* Good shot-blocker
* Explosive leaper
* Quick, runs the floor well
* Nice mid range jumper

Negatives

* Needs to add strength to his frame
* Still developing a low post game
* Basketball IQ seems to be an issue

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