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Bobby Manning on Celtics’ untouchables: Everybody else beyond Brown and Tatum is under discussion at this point Cyro Asseo: If you had to say somebody that if people were buying a jersey, whose jersey would you be fine buying knowing that they're going to be around for the next foreseeable future? Bobby Manning: I feel pretty good about Jaylen Brown after the season that he's had here where he's shown signs of being one of the best players in the league. And so with his contract situation, with he and Jayson Tatum having the amicable relationship that they do here, being willing to make it work with each other for the sake of winning and their commitment to him ultimately, they've had a lot of opportunities to break that duo up in more dire circumstances than this and they've held firm. And I know Brad Stevens obviously in a different cap environment, but throughout his tenure and even his coaching days leading both of those guys into the players that they become here, his vision for this team has been that if we have those two guys, we can figure it out around them and make this roster work. And that's why they signed them to the contracts that they did. It's why that they've accepted that they're going to have a balance when it comes to the top of this roster and this two stars. And then beyond that, like they're going to try to compliment them as best as they can. And Derrick White's been a big part of that. I don't think White's untouchable into the future. I think he's a guy that you do have discussions about given how valuable he is and where he's at in his career pushing 30. Same deal with Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser and others down the line. I think everybody else beyond Jaylen and Jayson is under discussion at this point as you try to reshape this core into the future here.
Bobby Krivitsky: “Welcome him with open arms.” Sam Hauser discusses Jayson Tatum’s comments about fitting back in with the Celtics. Of course, he would be thrilled to have Tatum back this season.
Taylor Snow: FINAL: Celtics 102, Trail Blazers 94 Pritchard: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST Brown: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL White: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL Simons: 12 PTS, 2 STL Hauser: 11 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
Bobby Krivitsky: With Sam Hauser just off camera, Jaylen Brown recalls when Hauser nearly set the Celtics’ record for the most made 3s in a game in D.C. “He was like, ‘Oh, it’s gonna come back to me.’ …That was two years ago. This was his chance, it might not be another two years…We was all rooting for him.”
Bobby Krivitsky: Sam Hauser on going 2/11 from 3 in the fourth quarter as he tried to set the Celtics’ record: “At that point it was just like, ‘Let’s get em up, see what happens, and then I got dead tired…I’m glad Joe left me in to try.”
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Tim Bontemps: Final: Celtics 132, Hawks 106 Boston cruises to a 26-15 record through the first half of the season – a 52-win pace – after an explosive first half. Jaylen Brown has 41, and Sam Hauser goes for 30, getting all of his points on 10 3's.
Sean Grande: A thoroughly insane 52-point quarter for the Celtics tonight in Atlanta (3 shy of the NBA record). They lead the Hawks, 82-51. Boston went 11-15 from 3 in the quarter (Sam Hauser 6-6, Anfernee Simons 3-4). 11 3's ties the NBA record (OKC did it at Utah last month). Jaylen Brown 29; Sam Hauser 21
Keith Smith: Jaylen Brown is OUT tonight at the Pacers, per the Celtics. Sam Hauser is available for Boston.
Boston Celtics: Injury Report update: Jaylen Brown - Low Back Spasms - DOUBTFUL Sam Hauser - Right Hamstring Tightness - QUESTIONABLE Josh Minott - Left Ankle Sprain - OUT Jayson Tatum - Right Achilles Repair - OUT
Sean Grande: Update: Sam Hauser (hamstring tightness) is OUT for the Celtics.
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Brian Robb: The contracts of Anfernee Simons and Sam Hauser will be pivotal for the Celtics to be able to acquire another center via trade due to salary matching. Simons is an expiring deal, so the Celtics may elect to trade for someone with long-term money attached to keep that as a tradable asset heading into the offseason. However, achieving that and getting under the luxury tax this season make that a fine needle to thread for the brass.
Sam Hauser: I was in the airport one time in Boston and this is when I had this hairdo and the beard and some guy comes up to me. He goes, "What's up, Gordon?" Like Gordon Hayward. I'm like, "What's up? That's not me, man." I like, "No, that's not me." He goes, "I know what you're doing. Have a good flight, man.” I'm like, "All right.”
Getting below the luxury tax entirely could conceivably be achieved by trading guard Anfernee Simons or shedding the salaries of Sam Hauser and another minimum-salary player. Simons is in the final year of his contract worth $27.68 million, while Hauser is beginning a four-year, $45 million contract extension this season. With that in mind, Boston hasn’t shown a willingness to attach a first-round pick to trade Simons’ expiring contract, league sources told HoopsHype.
Taylor Snow: FINAL: Celtics 125, Cavaliers 105 ☘️ Brown: 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST ☘️ Hauser: 21 PTS (7-13 3P), 3 REB ☘️ White: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST ☘️ Simons: 14 PTS (4-6 3P) ☘️ Minott: 11 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL ☘️ Queta: 10 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, +25 ☘️ Pritchard: 10 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL ☘️ Garza: 10 PTS, 5 REB
