Plus, Jayson Tatum’s latest hint that he’s pushing for an in-season return and whether Mark Cuban has a real play at buying back the Mavericks.

Josh Minott is onto his next step with the Nets after getting traded from the Celtics last week. It’ll be an opportunity to get more playing time as he looks to establish himself in the league. Minott signed a two-year contract in Boston over the offseason.

The main reason is that Garza, 27, a two-time Big Ten Conference Player of the Year as a Hawkeye (2017-2021), is getting steady minutes for the first time in his NBA career. Through Feb. 6, he had already appeared in 42 games and was averaging 8.

One of the Wisconsin Badgers most prominent breakout stars was on the move at the NBA trade deadline, getting shipped off to the Boston Celtics.

BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday got a champion’s welcome in his return to Boston. The Trail Blazers guard received a big cheer when he was shown on the scoreboard during warmups, another when he was introduced before the game,

In a deal that raises many questions about what other curveballs will follow, the Boston Celtics are trading Anfernee Simons to the Chicago Bulls for Nikola Vučević, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

"We have history, we are fortunate working for the Celtics," said Boston coach Joe Mazzulla.

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Josh Hart added 19 to help the New York Knicks beat the cold-shooting Boston Celtics 111-89 on Sunday.