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Stefan Bondy: Gersson Rosas’s contract was up. Per league sources, Rosas — who played an important role in building the Knicks championship roster — felt like he needed to grow as an executive, which also meant exploring other opportunities. Left on good terms with Leon Rose and his staff.
Austin Krell: Jaylen Brown said on his Twitch last night that he lost 7 lbs this offseason. “Just to be a little more fast and nimble. I gotta keep up with Maxey, Edgecombe and LeBron this year…I feel great, I’m jumping higher, running faster.”
MrBuckBuck: Jaylen Brown talks about Kyrie Irving being blackballed after not taking the COVID Vaccine: "During the trial, Fauci pleaded the 5th; it leaves speculation for what was real and what wasn't. Imagine losing hundreds of millions of dollars for what you believe in. Imagine losing endorsements; Nike dropped him" Via @FCHWPO (https://x.com/FCHWPO)
NBA Courtside: VJ Edgecombe on LeBron James joining the Sixers: “I don’t know LeBron. Like, I love LeBron, don’t get me wrong. I just never like I met him. Obviously, we played against each other. Obviously that’s who I, you know, looked up to when it comes to basketball and stuff like that. That’s one of the reasons why I started playing ball. When he was in Miami, but I ain’t know him. But I keep calling Tyrese and I was like, “Are we getting Bron? Are we getting Bron?” And Tyrese is like, “Bro, I don’t know.” Like, “I don’t think so.” But he knew the whole time. But he ain’t want to tell me. That’s what I feel. I might be wrong.”
Bobby Krivitsky: Ron Harper Jr. recalls finding out he was starting in Game 7 vs. the Sixers from Da’Sean Butler who works closely with him: “I literally found out when I got to the gym. I got out on the court for my shooting time, and Da’Sean Butler told me…I was ready for the moment.”
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Bobby Krivitsky: More from Ron Harper Jr. on his contract extension: “For it to be able to happen in a city like this, playing for a team like the Boston Celtics, I’m honored and I’m ready to put the work in.”
Bobby Krivitsky: I asked Ron Harper Jr. about his contract extension with the Celtics being both gratifying and a source of motivation. “It’s just motivation to keep on getting better, to keep on proving them right. So, that’s something that I look forward to doing.”
Bobby Krivitsky: Ron Harper Jr. on his message from the Celtics that came with his contract extension: “Stay on the same path…Whatever it looked like for me in the past, it never mattered. I would come in and I would win the day and I would get better no matter what it looked like. “So, they're expecting me to keep that same mentality and keep that same relentlessness going forward.”
Bobby Krivitsky: Ron Harper Jr. reveals his top-5 NBA players of all-time. It’s a list that includes Steph Curry. He also has his dad’s former teammate, Michael Jordan, ahead of LeBron James.
Bobby Krivitsky: I asked Ron Harper Jr. about the focus of his offseason training this summer. “Improving my game all across the board…I try to pride myself on being a complete player. So, just being able to work on everything.”
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Bobby Krivitsky: Ron Harper Jr. on the Celtics trading Jaylen Brown: “Obviously, sad to see him go. A guy that I've grown close to in my time at the Celtics…A guy that still trusted me when I was still on an Exhibit 10. “So, I remember the message he shared with me, the motivation he's given me, and the advice he's given me. And it sucks to see him go. But you know, this is a business more than anything. So I wish him luck in the future, except when he plays us.”
Aly: Meanwhile Draymond Green on Threads: Slim thought he was on his burner?