Given Lillard's deal with the Trail Blazers, it's easy to see why the Celtics struggled to place a competitive offer. Boston, after all, is currently trying to duck under the second luxury tax apron.

Boston enters at 2-1 while Los Angeles sits at 1-2 ahead of Thursday's 9 p.m. ET matchup on ESPN from Las Vegas.

There aren't a lot of good guards left in the free agent market who are going to be on cheap contracts. They tried to get a former All-Star guard to sign with them on a relatively cheap deal. Boston was hoping to land Bradley Beal after he was bought out by the Phoenix Suns. Instead, he spurned them to sign in the Western Conference.

The play saw Henderson with his team down 113-111, go on to score a layup to send the game into an extra period and an eventual win and title.

Cole Swider - Swider has been the most impressive player for the Lakers so far. He went undrafted in 2022 and had played on two way contracts for the Lakers, Heat, Pistons and Raptors. He averaged 19.7 points. 8.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals in the first 3 games in Las Vegas so far for the Lakers.

How did Bronny James do in his latest NBA Summer League game? Check out his stats from the Lakers-Celtics contest.

He knows about what it takes to win multiple titles in close proximity as one of the only players to have won multiple titles with 3 different teams.

Bronny James is back for another Summer League outing, as the Lakers look to improve on their 1-2 record with a win over the Celtics Thursday night.

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On July 7, 1978, one of the weirder events in Boston Celtics and NBA history took place. The Celtics became the (then) Buffalo Braves, and the Braves became the Celtics. If you are confused, that is because it is a confusing event -- at least,

The Clippers also re-signed Nicolas Batum and Trentyn Flowers as the revamped roster will look to build off its 50-32 record last season, where the Clippers finished with the fifth-best record in the Western Conference. Beal averaged 17.0 points on 49.7% shooting, including 38.6% shooting from three, 3.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in 2024-25.