Boston’s Grant Williams talks about his next contract, shoe deal, more

Ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Sky Sports F1 detail how long each driver has left on their contract and analyse how their futures may play out. Sergio Perez, Red Bull: For some time, the seat alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull has been the sport's most talked about. A hugely disappointing 2023 campaign for Perez created plenty of doubt over…

3 of 3 Evaluating this extension for Devin Vassell is a bit more subjective than it is for the Spurs, who are clear winners for agreeing to this extension and stretching it out for five seasons. If it's such a team-friendly deal, was Vassell wrong for signing it? When a player agrees to a rookie extension, they are giving up both flexibility and…

Fortunes change fast in the NBA. Three days ago, the Milwaukee Bucks were lauded (in this space and others) for upending the league with a blockbuster that vaulted them to the top of a vulnerable Eastern Conference. But then, on Sunday afternoon, in another shocking trade that should tweak most projection systems, the Boston Celtics acquired Jrue…

Just 24 hours before media day and the beginning of training camp, the Boston Celtics have put a bow on their busy offseason. It appears the final (major) piece was acquiring veteran guard Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers, less than a week after Holiday was involved in the larger three-team deal sending Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee…

With the regular season being right around the corner, the Detroit Red Wings have a roster with many pending free agents, both unrestricted (UFA) and restricted (RFA). What could end up happening with each of these pending free agents by the time the end of the 2023-24 season comes around? After being a second-round pick in the 2018 Draft by the…

In just six seasons, Boston Celtics cornerstone Jayson Tatum has quickly established himself as one of the elite talents the NBA has to offer. From All-Star nods to All-NBA honors, the 25-year-old has received numerous accolades for his on-court efforts and productivity. Now, heading into the 2023-24 season, the folks at Bleacher Report believe…

It's the dog days of the NBA offseason but that won't stop us from breaking things down in our weekly Celtics mailbag. If you have questions about the Celtics or NBA, free agency or anything else email [email protected] or tweet @briantrobb Is the Porzingis trade a gamble you would have made? Is he a lock to be on the floor to close out games this…

The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement took effect July 1, which is exactly when De'Anthony Melton became eligible to sign an extension with the Sixers. While the new CBA contains some harsh punishments for the league's highest-spending teams, Melton could be one of the early beneficiaries from it. Under the old CBA, teams were limited to…

The Boston Celtics had no better option than to extend Jaylen Brown for a projected $304 million over the next five seasons. Here's how his historic supermax could break down year by year: 2024-25: $52.4 million 2025-26: $56.6 million 2026-27: $60.8 million 2027-28: $64.9 million 2028-29: $69.1 million It's certainly a risk to give the richest…

Jaylen Brown isn't going anywhere. The Boston Celtics reportedly agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract to keep Brown in Boston. The All-NBA wing was entering the final season of his deal in the 2023-24 campaign, but now he's tied to Boston for the next six seasons. This is a huge move for the Celtics, who are one of the favorites to…

Jaylen Brown recently left the country for an international commitment with the NBPA so there has been no movement on his supermax extension talks with the Celtics this past week amid a busy offseason for Boston. "I can't really talk about it but it's been all good discussion," Stevens said last week in Las Vegas of negotiations with Brown. "We…

LAS VEGAS - The Celtics have had a very busy offseason this summer after a disappointing loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Miami Heat. After years of watching Boston's offense sputter in late-game and big moments in the playoffs, one of the team's focus this offseason was upgrading the offense in those spots per league sources. That…

On Wednesday, the Celtics reportedly agreed to a three-team sign-and-trade that will send Grant Williams to the Mavericks. Williams and the Mavs agreed to a four-year, $54 million contract which, per the Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach, is the exact number Williams wanted from the Celtics in the first place. As part of the deal (and in exchange for…

Kyrie Irving would like a long-term extension with the Nets, but the team hasn't engaged their star point guard as of yet. "Around Kyrie and staying with the Nets? I have reached out to the Nets regarding this," his agent Shetellia Irving told Bleacher Report. "We have had no significant conversations to date. The desire is to make Brooklyn home,…

Speaking of next year's free agents, Ian Happ is maybe now more inclined to bet on himself and not agree to an extension right now. If he has a repeat 2022 season, or improves, then he'll likely beat what Andrew Benintendi got from the White Sox, a five-year, $75 million contract. Speaking of contract extension, how about the Cubs get one done as…

The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics are two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference, as the Celtics sit alone in first place and the Pistons are alone at the bottom. The Pistons still have time to turn things around, but even if they do, they will be looking to use their cap space next offseason to add talent via free agency or…

Who knows what kind of contract the Boston Celtics offered Grant Williams -- who was eligible for a rookie extension following his third season -- this summer, but whatever it was, it wasn't enough. "For me, [not getting a deal done] was a disappointment," Williams recently told Shams Charania. "But you know how much you've worked. You let your…

Grant Williams has said it from the beginning. He wants to remain with the Boston Celtics. Williams and the team failed to come to an agreement on an extension before the season, and his future in Boston is in question. Williams never gave in during negotiations, knowing his value to the team is much more than filling a stat sheet. He bet on…

The Celtics and forward Grant Williams have had discussions about a rookie scale extension, but no deal appears imminent, according to reports from Jared Weiss of The Athletic and Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. A league source tells Himmelsbach that, as of Thursday afternoon, the two sides were at something of a stalemate, with Williams…

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams signed a four-year, $11.8 million rookie scale extension with the team in 2019. His $4306281 team option for the 2022-23 season was exercised last November. Nonetheless, the wing has not yet inked a new contract with the Celtics. Per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, an unnamed source told the NBA reporter that…

The deadline for rookie scale extensions is nigh. The top stars of the 2019 draft class received max money over five additional years ($194.6 million to $233.2 million), including Zion Williamson (No. 1), Ja Morant (No. 2) and Darius Garland (No. 5). Others got solid four-year deals done such as RJ Barrett (No. 3, $107 million to $120 million),…

We're running a weekly mailbag during the Celtics season. If you have questions about the Celtics or NBA, email [email protected] or tweet @briantrobb Hi Brian, Which Celtic do you predict will be the biggest pleasant surprise during the exhibition season? - Paul F We are halfway through the exhibition season so I'm a little bit late on this one.…

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams was selected 22nd overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, and some NBA executives believe the first-round pick out of Tennessee is worth $12-13 million. Per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, four unknown NBA executives think Grant's annual value should be in the $12-13 million range. This applies especially for a contract…

BOSTON -- Celtics big man/defensive mastermind Robert Williams needs to undergo what sounds like a fairly minor procedure on his knee ahead of the 2022-23 season. It's important not to overreact to Tuesday's news, which broke less than one month away from the new Celtics' season. But given Williams' injury history, and Boston's extreme lack of…

Celtics center Robert Williams III tore the meniscus in his left knee just hours before Will Smith smacked Chris Rock on live television during the Oscars. While everyone is consumed with the ripple effects of the slap heard around the world, all I've been able to think about since Sunday night is whether the Celtics can thrive without…