Jay King

Boston

Boston Celtics Reporter at The Athletic

Celtics reporter for The Athletic. Co-host of the Still Poddable podcast. NBA podcasts too. Shot 67% 3PT in a season (on 6 attempts).

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Articles

Celtics trade Jrue Holiday to Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons, second-round picks: Sources

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

Brad Stevens’ wheeling and dealing has begun. In their first trade of what promises to be an active offseason, the Boston Celtics agreed Monday to send Jrue Holiday to the Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The deal, which will save Boston about $4.7 million in salary next season, will also clear significant future salary off the Celtics’ books.
Jrue Holiday in Dallas? Here’s why Celtics, Mavericks would work as trade partners

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jay King |Christian Clark

Brace for change. Though the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic got some of their work done early in the Desmond Bane blockbuster, trade season in the NBA has barely begun. With a long list of big names potentially available, the league should see a flurry of moves around next week’s draft. Across the NBA, front offices will call each other to explore trade possibilities.
Predicting which players are most likely to be dealt

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

When Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of a second-round loss to the New York Knicks, the range of potential outcomes for the Celtics' offseason expanded. Staring at a salary-cap mess, they would have likely needed to stomach significant change anyway, but the injury brought additional possibilities into play.
Celtics' Jaylen Brown undergoes knee surgery, not expected to affect training camp

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure Wednesday on his injured right knee, an issue that is not expected to hamper him when training camp starts in September, the team said. Brown, 28, missed eight of Boston's final 16 regular-season games and dealt with a minutes restriction when he was available. Though that minutes restriction was lifted for the playoffs, he acknowledged that he still wasn't fully healthy during the Celtics' run.
Payton Pritchard's opportunity, Brad Stevens' trade options and more

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

Summer weather has arrived in Boston. And that means Brad Stevens and the Celtics front office are on the verge of a franchise-altering offseason. It's a good time to answer some questions from the readers. Here's part 2 of our Celtics mailbag. Part 1 can be found here. Questions have been lightly edited for style, grammar and clarity. Are the Celtics planning on giving Payton Pritchard the opportunity to establish himself as a primary offensive creator next season?
Celtics mailbag, Part 1

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

The Boston Celtics wanted to begin the NBA Finals this week but are staring at an uneasy offseason instead. With Jayson Tatum in the early stages of a long injury rehabilitation and Brad Stevens set to confront his roster's financial predicament, the summer should bring significant change. It's a good time to answer questions from the readers. Here's Part 1 of our Celtics mailbag. Questions have been lightly edited for style, grammar and clarity.
Submit a question for Jay King's offseason Celtics mailbag

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

Austin Ainge just left the front office, Jayson Tatum is in the beginning stages of a long injury rehab process and a fascinating offseason is here. There are plenty of questions to ask about the Celtics' current predicament. So ask them. Drop your questions here and Jay King will answer them in an upcoming mailbag, touching on the disappointing end to Boston's season and the big decisions Brad Stevens will need to confront this summer. Read our complete Celtics coverage here.
Jazz hiring Celtics assistant GM Austin Ainge as president of basketball operations: Source

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

The Utah Jazz are hiring Austin Ainge as their president of basketball operations, a team source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday morning. Ainge, 43, spent 16 years in the Boston Celtics organization, including six years as the assistant general manager. He first joined the franchise in 2009 as the head coach of the Maine Red Claws, the G League affiliate of the Celtics, before transitioning into a front office role in 2011.
Aaron Nesmith's historic heater flipped Game 1. He's only been rehearsing the moment for years

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Shakeia Taylor |Jay King

Aaron Nesmith's high school coach, John "JP" Pearson, learned years ago that his star player didn't always stop at three baskets in a row. Looking for ways to motivate Nesmith when he played at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, S.C., Pearson would urge him to string together three straight 3-point makes within a game. Most high school players would struggle to achieve such streaks with any sort of consistency. But for Nesmith, Pearson found the number was not high enough.
Celtics' Brad Stevens on Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and offseason plans

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jay King

BOSTON - Despite all the questions surrounding the Celtics' coming offseason, Brad Stevens didn't want to discuss the future much at his annual end-of-season press conference on Monday. In an opening statement, the president of basketball operations attempted to steer the crowd away from any talk of the decisions to come. One problem with the approach: Stevens didn't want to think about the Celtics' loss to the Knicks, either. "I'd rather talk about the CBA and all that crap," Stevens said.

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