#NBA Draft 2022

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Golden State Warriors Send Atlanta Hawks $2 Million to Move up in the Draft and Select Ryan Rollins

On June 23rd, 2022, the Golden State Warriors traded the draft rights of Tyrese Martin and $2 million in cash considerations to the Atlanta Hawks for the draft rights of Ryan Rollins.

During the 2022 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors were looking to add players to help the team continue its dynasty. In the first round, the team selected stretch-four Patrick Baldwin Jr. with the 28th pick.

In the second round, the Warriors had two second round picks. The team had its eyes on shot creating point guard from Toledo Ryan Rollins. A 6-foot-4 guard, Rollins had a quality sophomore year, making first-team All-MAC after averaging 18.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 3.6 APG in 34 games. 

A limited three-point shooter, Rollins excelled from midrange and was a force to be reckoned with off the bounce. 

To draft Rollins, the Warriors sent $2 million and their 51st pick to the Atlanta Hawks for the 44th pick.

Atlanta ended the arrangement with Tyrese Martin, a four-year player who spent time at Rhode Island and UConn. A fantastic rebounder for a 6-foot-6 guard, Martin averaged 13.6 PPG and a team-high 7.5 RPG in his senior year with the Huskies. He also shot a sterling 43% from the three-point line that year.

After the Warriors acquired Rollins, the team discovered he had a foot fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. The injury caused him to miss the 2022 Summer League.

Golden State used some of their middle level exception to sign Rollins to a three-year, $4.8 million deal.

Rollins’ rookie season was shut down during the middle of the 2022-23 season after he underwent surgery to repair a jones fracture in the same spot of his right foot.

Rollins appeared in 12 games with the Warriors, contributing 1.9 PPG, 1.0 RPG and 0.5 APG in 5.2 MPG. Rollins also played for the Warriors’ NBA G League team, the Santa Cruz Warriors. He appeared in 19 games and recorded 19.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG and 3.7 APG in 25.6 MPG.

Looking to successfully defend its 2022 NBA championship, the Golden State Warriors kept most of the title core together for the 2022-23 season. Despite having a similar roster, the Warriors struggled to replicate the success of the previous year.

The team had a 3-7 start to the year. Though the Warriors rebounded, they could not create a massive win streak. The team hovered around .500 before winning 8 of its last 10 games to finish the year in sixth place with a 44-38 mark.

In the postseason, the Warriors battled with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings took the first two games at home before Golden State answered with two straight victories to even the series 2-2. In Sacramento, the Warriors took Game Five. With a chance to win the series at home in Game Six, the Warriors struggled, falling 118-99. Stephen Curry had 50 points in Game Seven to help the Warriors take the series 4-3.

In the next round, the Warriors faced the 43-39 Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles took the first game in San Francisco before the Warriors evened the series with a 127-100 rout. The Lakers took the next two games in Los Angeles. After a Warriors Game Five 121-106 win, the Lakers won easily 122-101, eliminating the Warriors in six games. Rollins did not play in Golden State’s 2023 playoff run.

After the season, Rollins was traded by the Warriors with Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., a first round pick and a second round pick to the Washington Wizards for veteran guard Chris Paul.

After the 2022 draft, Tyrese Martin played in Las Vegas for Summer League with the Hawks. He played in five exhibition games, posting 13.8 PPG on 45.6% from the field and 27.8% from three. He also recorded 3.6 RPG and 2.2 APG in 24.9 MPG.

Martin signed a two-year, $2.7 million deal with the Hawks. The first year was partially guaranteed while the second year was fully non-guaranteed.

In his rookie season, Martin played in 16 games for the Hawks, putting up 1.3 PPG and 0.8 RPG in 4.1 MPG. He only saw more than 10 minutes of action twice, one being during the season finale against the Boston Celtics.

Martin spent some time in the G League with the College Park Skyhawks. He appeared in 30 games (28 starts) and managed 18.1 PPG, 8.9 RPG and 1.7 APG in 33.0 MPG. (.502 FG%, .352 3FG%, .784 FT%).

The Hawks had hopes to compete for a top spot in the East and got off to a decent 9-5 start. However, the franchise could never find consistency, hovering around .500 all season. 

With the team at 29-30 and in eighth place in the East, head coach Nate McMillan was fired and replaced by assistant coach Joe Prunty on an interim basis. After two games, the Hawks hired Quin Snyder to take over permanently.

Atlanta finished the year 41-41 and in eighth place. The team won its play-in game against the seventh-place Miami Heat 116-105 to move Atlanta up to the seventh seed, leading to a first round matchup against the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics took the first two games of the opening round in Boston. After a 130-122 Hawks win in Game Three, Boston took a 3-1 series lead with a 129-121 road win. Hawks star Trae Young nailed a game-winning three in Game Five to give Atlanta a 119-117 win and Boston closed out the series in Game Six with an eight-point victory. Martin did not play in the series.

In the summer of 2023, Martin played in his second Summer League in Las Vegas with the Hawks. He appeared in five games, averaging 13.2 PPG on 44.4% from the field and 34.8% from the three-point line. The 6-foot-6 guard also managed 6.0 RPG and 2.6 APG in 21.2 MPG.

Martin stood out with 25 points in one Summer League win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With his contract guarantee coming up, the Hawks waived Martin soon after Summer League before the date as they cleared up roster space to sign veteran guard Wesley Matthews.

Tyrese Martin on making Atlanta his home (via Bally Sports South):

“This is my first time [in Atlanta] other than AAU events. I haven’t really been out here to do much. What I can see from the Atlanta fans is they show a lot of love. The place sounds electric there for games.”

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers on the team’s interest in Ryan Rollins (via The San Francisco Chronicle):

“The shot creation, we value that. He can dribble, pass, shoot, shot well from the free-throw line. Not as well from 3... but we think he can get a little stronger in his legs and extend out there.”

How Rollins’ game is similar to Warriors guard Jordan Poole:

“He’s got a little bit of that (Jordan) Poole game. We’re watching him play one-on-one, he’s a really tough cover, handles the ball well. He’s got a good crossover-step-back, can get to his shooting pocket. And he plays well on the defensive side, he’s really long. ... So a lot of the characteristics we like in players — the length, the skill set and shot creation — is always valuable. I like his attitude. I like his competitive spirit. There’s a lot to like about him.”

Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields on acquiring Tyrese Martin through the draft (via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution):

“What an unbelievable story... Another guy that from a character-value standpoint and what we want to build here, we couldn’t be more excited. Tough kid, brings defense, (is) also versatile as a wing, can shoot the ball. Hopefully we can continue to see that be consistent as we continue on here.”

Image Credit:

Ryan Rollins: Jeff Chiu/AP

Tyrese Martin: Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

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Mad Ants acquire David Stockton's returning player rights

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Mad Ants acquire David Stockton's returning player rights

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, have acquired the returning players rights to David Stockton in a trade with the Memphis Hustle.

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Pelicans E.J. Liddell Out Indefinitely

Pelicans E.J. Liddell Out Indefinitely

New Orleans Pelicans provided a devastating injury update on second-round pick (41st overall) forward E.J. Liddell. The Ohio State product will be out indefinitely after tearing his ACL in the second NBA Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks. EJ Liddell Injured Jul 11, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward E.J. Liddell (32) suffers an apparent injury during an NBA Summer…

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Los Orlando Magic apuestan por Paolo Banchero como primera elección del draft

Los Orlando Magic apuestan por Paolo Banchero como primera elección del draft

24/06/2022 Act. a las 06:30 CEST Chet Holmgrem fue escogido en el segundo puesto por los Oklahoma City Thunder Jabari Smith, tercera elección, se marchó rumbo a Houston para jugar en los Rockets Los Orlando Magic apostaron este jueves por Paolo Banchero, de Duke, como primera elección del draft 2022 de la NBA, organizado en el Barclays Center de Brooklyn (EEUU). Nacido en Seattle, con raíces…

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Generally speaking, I’m fascinated by how narratives around athletes are built. Some of the basic models are: Well He Loved It So Much So We Never Pushed Him He Is Just Like This vs. We Built This Phenom From The Ground Up With Our Genius Guidance.

Connor Bedard pretty firmly falls in the former camp (take a shot every time his parents are quoted saying their son is effectively a Terminator with hockey-playing software installed). Macklin Celebrini is definitely more in the “I, his father, handcrafted him into a more bespoke sports robot”; there’s been a lot of attention on his dad’s career as VP of player health and conditioning in the NBA’s Golden State Warriors org being a cornerstone of Macklin’s development.

I also generally have interest in the mechanics and minutiae of injuries and rehab. Anyone who’s rehabbed a serious injury can probably relate. Anyway, all this media is catnip to me, so, here, have a Rick Celebrini media roundup, focused on the last few years as draft buzz around Macklin increased.

ESPN | What makes Macklin Celebrini the next big thing in hockey

Rick helped Macklin and his siblings -- brothers Aiden, 19; RJ, 12; and sister, Charlie, 15 -- along each of their athletic journeys, where he balanced the line between trainer and dad.

"When they're working out, I tell them there has to be a professionalism to your approach and what you do. And that's when I'm not Dad," Rick said. "But in their times when they're vulnerable, then I become Dad, and I'll always be Dad."

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"When Rick first got [to Golden State] his kids would be running up and down the court playing pickup 3-on-3, with the whole family, Robyn too," [Golden State Warriors head coach] Kerr said. "It's so funny seeing them as kids and then all of a sudden, you find out the two older boys are big-time hockey players.

"And then I started to really ask Rick more about his kids and what they were doing. Then there's little Charlie, the tennis player. And then I realized, Rick's cooking something up in his house. ... He's just churning out athletes over there."

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There's a reason the Warriors wanted to support Rick. He's been crucial to their culture and success.

"He's one of the best human beings I know, and that's straight from the heart," [Golden State Warriors head coach] Kerr said. "He's got this great combination of emotional intelligence and technical knowledge of his field and humor and authority. The players see him every day, and so for us it means so much that he's one of the first people they see and feel, and he just sets an incredible tone."

[Golden State Warriors player Draymond] Green called Rick "a giver."

"He gives his time, he gives his energy, he gives his effort," Green said. "He's a magician when it comes to the body. He's a magician when it comes to the mind. He is our secret weapon and he's an incredible father. He's an incredible man."

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Sharks on NBCS | 08 May 2024

Rick Celebrini: I’ve said this a number of times, you know, he was born to be a hockey player, as much as I tried to convince him into other sports or other activities, he always gravitated to being a hockey player.

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The Athletic: Inside what may be Macklin Celebrini’s final days of BU hockey: Shoe Check, heartbreak, and a big decision

Plenty of college coaches reached out to Macklin. Pereira was the first to call Rick, who was in the 2022 NBA Finals with the Warriors against the Boston Celtics at the time. Pereira left a voicemail:

“Rick, this is Joe Pereira from Boston University. Before I go any further, I want to let you know I’m not a Celtics fan. I know you’re flying into town. I want to talk to you about your boys.”

Rick soon replied via text: “LOL. I’ll give you a call later.”

The next day, Rick met with Pandolfo and his staff. When the Warriors traveled to Boston for Game 6, the Celebrini boys came along.

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Rick believes his son can see the bigger picture with this future-changing decision. He has been open to insight from his support system, including family, advisers with CAA (like Pat Brisson and Matt Williams) and coaches.

“Me and (Warriors coach) Steve Kerr talk about this all the time,” Rick said. “There’s a value to being patient and developing at a level that’s more conducive to development. The NHL is not a developmental league. The NBA is not a developmental league. You’re either ready or you’re not. But college hockey is more conducive to that with the schedule, the work in the weight room and practice schedule.”

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“An Arizona scout called me and goes, ‘For what you do for a living, where would you say he is on his developmental curve?’” Rick recalled. “Honestly, he’s a puppy. He shaves once every couple weeks. He’s not even through puberty. He really is a kid, kid. He’s got a little bit of maturing and growing to do, just getting that thickness of a man’s body.”

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The Mercury News | How Warriors trainer’s son became NHL’s top draft prospect — and possibly Sharks’ future star

“I think it’s been massive for me,” Celebrini told this news organization. “Everything from injury prevention to different things to work on and understanding how an athlete works, the tolerance of an athlete — all that knowledge kind of displayed onto us, it all helped massively in our development.”

Rick isn’t a mad scientist. He never forced any of his children to play sports.

But here they are, elite athletes anyway: Macklin soon the top pick, Aiden already drafted by the Canucks, Charlize, 15, one of the top Canadian players her age, and RJ, the youngest with perhaps the most potential in the rink.

“It’s been around them their whole lives,” Rick said, “so I think they’ve just naturally gravitated to (sports).”

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Much else was taught, though, by one of North America’s brightest sports medicine minds, including cross-sport exposure.

“I feel like soccer helped me in so many ways, even ways I didn’t really think about,” Macklin told this news organization. “Vision or spacing, just problem-solving. There’s so many benefits to playing different sports.”

After getting his PhD in physical therapy at the University of British Columbia and playing pro soccer, Rick worked three Winter Olympics — first as a physiotherapist for Canada’s Alpine Ski Team and then as the 2010 games’ chief therapist and medical manager. He became the Vancouver Whitecaps’ team physiotherapist and co-founded the Fortius Institute, where he worked with close friend Steve Nash. In 2018, he joined the Warriors and soon became one of the most respected members of the organization.

Rick brought his work home with him, too. When his kids were little, he’d create obstacle courses for them on playgrounds, “gamifying” physical activity. During a flight delay at the Orlando airport after a trip to Disney World, he set up a sprinting circuit for the kids in the terminal.

“You’re really trying to tease out multi-directional movement and cutting, change of direction, ducking under things and jumping over things,” Rick said.

Part of Rick’s PhD research was in motor skill acquisition. In layman’s terms: how to optimize movement. In Rick’s terms: building a young athlete’s “physical literacy.”

On beach vacations in Maui, Rick would lead his kids through sprints and hops in the sand. In another game, Rick would kick a soccer ball and have Macklin and Aiden race to retrieve it, critiquing their strides.

The Celebrini family’s unofficial motto is “What did you do today to get better?”

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The Warriors’ whisperer: If Golden State is to repeat, he’ll have a hand in it

“He just guided me through tough days,” [Golden State Warriors player Klay] Thompson said. “So many calf raises. So many days on the shuttle board. Then the HydroWorx? Pssh. If it wasn’t for Rick Celebrini, I wouldn’t be where I am today. That’s a fact.”

Celebrini doesn’t score points. He doesn’t make roster decisions. He doesn’t sign checks. Yet, owner Joe Lacob empowers him. President of basketball operations Bob Myers believes in him. Kerr listens to him. The team’s stars swear by him.

Celebrini might be the most powerful figure in the organization you don’t know. In many ways, the NBA’s most valuable franchise, while loaded with legendary figures and dynamic personalities, shifts on the acumen and decisions of this 55-year-old former soccer player from Canada.

“Coach is 1A,” Stephen Curry said, followed by a chuckle. “(Celebrini) might be 1B.”

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“I think that position is one of the three or four most important in the whole basketball operations department — especially considering that the players are the most important people,” Myers said of Celebrini’s role. “We have $360 million invested in our players and their health. So finding someone to navigate that, you can’t overstate that level of importance.”

The Warriors are certain they’ve found the right person in Celebrini. At 6-foot-1, he still has the shoulders of a center-back and the jawline of a hockey goon. But his ready smile and friendly disposition give an unassuming vibe. His allegiance to the background, his preference for existing beneath the championship fray, throws people off the scent. Inside the franchise, though, Celebrini is a pivotal figure.

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On the same night that Thompson returned from his 941-day absence — a milestone for Celebrini’s rehab process — Green felt tightness in his left calf in pregame warmups. He stopped his routine short, went into Celebrini’s office and gave him a heads up.

“All right, we’re going to get an MRI on your back,” Celebrini said.

‘No, but Rick, my calf is tight,” Green insisted.

“Yeah,” Celebrini said. “Let’s just MRI your back.”

Celebrini was right. The MRI revealed a disc injury in Green’s lower back. A nerve problem was causing weakness in his left calf.

“He knew right away,” Green said. “He’s blown my mind.”

Several athletes who have dealt with Celebrini say his ability to figure out the source of a persistent problem is key to his treatment process. He’s like Dr. House for athletes.

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Curry immediately noticed Celebrini’s attention to detail and the creativity of his approach. Nine days later, the Warriors were in Dallas. Celebrini and Carl Bergstrom — then the Warriors’ director of performance — put Curry through a pregame workout he describes as one of the hardest he’s ever done. It involved a wall, a BOSU ball and 100 single-leg squats.

In between the 10 sets of 10 squats, Curry and Celebrini essentially … slow-danced?

“Basically, it’s like a ballet dance,” Curry said, “where you simulate real-life game movements, but you do it at such a slow, methodical speed. So it’s training your neurological system to be like, ‘I remember the pattern of these moves,’ even though you’re not going full speed. It was so methodical, but he was locked into every single set. And that’s when I knew, like, I was getting stronger in the process of healing and I was gonna come back ready to go.

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Celebrini became interested in sports medicine as a teenager, after he fractured his ankle playing soccer. He did his rehab with Alex McKechnie, who was also treating professional athletes, and Celebrini was intrigued.

He played college soccer at Capilano University for his first two years. He transferred to the University of British Columbia in 1987, playing five seasons at the school and winning four consecutive Canadian soccer championships. He also played for Canada’s under-20 national team in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and eventually defended for the Vancouver 86ers of the American Professional Soccer League.

After graduating, Celebrini began pursuing his career in sports medicine while playing professionally. His career on the pitch was constantly hampered by injuries, including multiple ACL tears. But his career in sports medicine was ascending. In 2010, Celebrini served as the manager of medical services and chief therapist for the entire Winter Olympics. In 2011, he was hired as the team’s physiotherapist by his former professional club, which became the Vancouver Whitecaps.

In 2013, Celebrini was a co-founder of the MultiSport Centre of Excellence in his hometown of Burnaby, British Columbia. The $54 million facility became an epicenter of elite sports medicine. It is from this post that Celebrini consulted and worked with athletes in the NBA and NHL.

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[W]hen Green was recovering from a back injury that knocked him out of action for more than two months. Green said his rehab required relearning how to walk and run. Celebrini promised Green he would get him healthy as long as he committed to the process. Green did and Celebrini was by his side the entire way. He made the hour-plus drive from home to Chase Center to work with Green and often spent at least three hours per session in the weight room with him.

It was a brutal process, as mentally grueling as it was physically. Green remembers how Celebrini did every step of the work himself instead of delegating some of the work to his staff. Even during the 2022 All-Star break, when Green went to Cabo San Lucas, Celebrini went with him.

“I remember one day he needed to go see his son,” Green said. “He was in tears that he had to leave. We were in L.A. He was like, ‘I’m gonna go see Mack.’ He was in tears. He went for a day, came back and locked back in with me the next day. That might be the only day in the whole time that I did not see him.”

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The Athletic | How NBA superstars showed the NHL’s next top prospect the way

The next day, Macklin underwent an MRI that revealed a significant injury, a partial posterior labrum tear. An orthopedic surgeon recommended immediate surgery.

“I’m thinking it’s my second game of the year and my season is pretty much done,” [Macklin] says. “I’m facing a six-month recovery and my year is over. All of this work for two games, and now I have to rehab my whole shoulder.”

That’s when Dad entered the picture. “He called me in tears,” Rick says. “I consulted with a couple of colleagues and people I knew.” Their consensus: Skip the surgery for now. Opt for rehab.

“So I was out for two weeks, rehabbed it, got it strong enough and stable enough to play,” Macklin says.

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A subsequent MRI revealed that the once partial posterior labrum tear was now complete. The injury was now classified as severe and surgery was unavoidable.

Macklin’s surgery was conducted in Vail, Colo., by Dr. Peter Millett, a shoulder specialist who has operated on several NHL-level players, including Montreal Canadiens defender Arber Xhekaj last summer.

The surgery went well, but as Rick and Macklin settled in for a lengthy summer of rehab, doubts emerged.

Rick would say later it was the “most pressure I’ve ever felt working through an injury with a player.”

Helping top athletes recover and rehabilitate from injury is his profession, honed over years with teams in Vancouver and from 2018 with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. But with his own son, he wondered: “Should I get someone else to do this with Macklin?”

“When it’s your son, with the emotional piece, and going into his big draft year, there was an element of stress and anxiety,” he says. “Once the dust settles and you focus on the task at hand, that’s when each day has its objectives, and you just execute on them.”

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Rick and Macklin spent a large part of the summer of 2023 together.

On the Celebrini family ranch in Northern California, where they moved after Rick joined the Warriors, Macklin worked diligently to rehab his shoulder under his father’s watchful eyes.

Rick, the team’s director of sports medicine and performance, has been a leader in his field for years. He worked with the Canadian men’s Alpine ski team at the 1994 and 2002 Winter Olympics, served as medical manager and chief therapist during the 2010 Winter Olympics and was the director of rehabilitation for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL (from 2014-18) and the Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS (from 2011-18).

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[Macklin] said his dad helped him anticipate and endure the hard days. “He was clear to me, ‘This is a challenge you’ve never faced before, and it’s going to be difficult,’” Macklin says. “And … he kept telling me, ‘It’s going to heal.’ That was something I had in the back of my mind the whole time, like, ‘Yeah it’s sore, but it’s going to get better. Eventually it’ll be back to full strength and back to normal.'”

Rick spoke from experience. He had worked with Kevin Durant while he recovered from his torn Achilles tendon injury. He had helped Klay Thompson return from his torn ACL. He was able to tap into those experiences, helping his son trust that those difficult days would pass.

“Early on when the objective was to reassure him, you draw on those anecdotes,” Rick says. “With the surgeon and the injury that he had, there was never a doubt that if he was comprehensive and worked at all elements of the rehab of his shoulder and the rest of his body … that he would come back stronger.

“I was able to give him real life examples and that helps when it isn’t just encouraging words from his dad.”

San Jose Hockey Now | Rick Celebrini Pulling for Sharks to Draft Macklin Celebrini

Sheng Peng: Rick, you’re a soccer guy…even represented Team Canada in your youth…and your wife, Robyn, also a college soccer player. Yet all three of your sons are hockey players and your daughter is a tennis player.”

Rick: Yeah, we failed miserably. [laughs] I thought we had a chance of at least one of them becoming a soccer player.

TSN | Macklin Celebrini shares a special connection to Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green: He is someone that is invaluable to us. He keeps guys on the floor, and when guys aren’t on the floor, he puts plans together to make sure guys are firing on all cylinders. A guy you can go talk to and confide in, that’s who Rick is to this team.

Rick Celebrini: I truly feel a commitment to the players, to look after them as athletes but [also] as human beings, and I don’t say that lightly. It really drives not only what I do, but how I do it, these days.

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Rick Celebrini: I have, at different times, challenged them: if you really love this, if you have a passion for it, let me help you get to the pinnacle of that sport.

Aiden Celebrini: He was our dad, but he was also our director of player health and performance. “What’s your plan today? What are you doing to get better today?” That was his philosophy with us growing up.

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Steve Kerr: We joke a bit with Rick. Do the kids really need to hear that every single moment? Can you just watch a movie one night? There’s no doubt, he treats his kids just like he treats his players.

Robyn Celebrini: What Rick would tell [Macklin] is: this is what it takes. You can’t do what everyone else is doing and expect to achieve greatness. Most people just see the glory, but a lot of people forget about all the hard work that goes into those moments.

Macklin Celebrini: He’s serious. When it’s time to work, it’s time to work. I like that, I respond to it.

Rick Celebrini: I mean, it’s a tough life. I think he understands it’s necessary for him to achieve his defined goals.

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I've decided to share my stash of Canadian NBA player research! This is a LONG masterpost containing articles, videos, interviews, ranging from long reads to fun facts. I've tried my best to avoid paywalls (if there is, there will be an * to indicate).

I'll be updating the list as time goes on, and posting snippets and clips from some of the links (eventually).

P.S. Don't be afraid to ask for recs from me! 💖

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander long form overview article on him as an OKC Thunder the Ringer on how SGA became one of the best in the NBA Micheal Grange waxes poetry about SGA's Canadian sports legacy SGA for Dazed: Fashion + Basketball Slam Magazine on the rise of SGA's career (2018) the Ringer on how SGA gives the Thunder options (2020) Shai talks about himself and his Mercedes AMG G 63 SGA reviews his Tunnel Fits with GQ Sports Shai is the next Converse Hoops athlete* SGA on the TBU podcast Shai on playing against his cousin, NAW SGA and NAW take over NBA IG

RJ Barrett 17 min read on RJ's Team Canada journey his friendship with Andrew Nembhard here + here + here RJ Barrett and his father, an Canadian Olympic basketball icon RJ's Slam Magazine cover story the Knicks react to RJ's old Team Canada photos Steve Nash explains why his godson RJ is so great

Luguentz Dort an article on Dort's non-profit organization Oren Weisfeld on Lu Dort Velveeta Cheese Twitter account's love for Dort OKC Thunder on Dort's personality (+ Shai and other players) Lu Dort on the TBU podcast Lu's Haitian Pride Benn and Lu Dort's Friendship

Dwight Powell Dwight is Team Canada's Most Important Player Micheal Grange on how tragedy shaped Dwight's life Dwight goes to Egypt (photos included)

Kelly Olynyk how Kelly grew up around the Raptors because his mom was the team's scorekeeper Kelly gives brutally honest reviews of NBA cities' restaurants Oren Weisfeld on Kelly Olynyk's career

Nickeil Alexander-Walker Oren Weisfeld on NAW's long journey to the NBA how NAW carved out his current role on the Timberwolves Nickeil Alexander Walker's fashion + interview Nickeil on playing against his cousin, SGA NAW and SGA take over NBA IG

Dillon Brooks** a brief overview written by Oren Weisfeld via the Guardian a 44 minute video essay on how he became a villain (derogatory) an article from 2018 about his loyalty to Team Canada (complimentary) FIBA on his villain to hero Team Canada arc (complimentary) Brooks is snubbed from All-Rookie Team Brooks and Murray excited for their NBA future Oren Weisfeld on Brooks' defense Michael Grange waxes poetry on Rockets' Dillon Brooks (complimentary) TSN Original: Who is Dillon Brooks? (recent...complimentary) **a controversial player...most of the stuff I've linked here might be complimentary because Canada adores him somehow

various Canadian players

Jamal Murray how Jamal Murray was raised to be a star Jamal's Player Tribune from 2016 Feature Documentary on Jamal Murray via NBA Murray and Brooks excited for their NBA future

Chris Boucher sports illustrated article on his Oregon Ducks journey an eight minute video on how Boucher went from homeless to NBA champ an interview discussing him signing with PUMA + fun facts

Bennedict Mathurin overview of how Benn made his way to the NBA draft Benn's Player Tribune from 2022 Complex Canada interview from All-Star Weekend 2024 Benn and Lu Dort's Friendship* Montreal's Lu Dort, Benn Mathurin + Olivier-Maxence Prosper's NBA Journeys TSN Original: For All of Us (Bennedict Mathurin mini documentary) Canada's Bennedict Mathurin's Road to NCAA Stardom Pacers Impressed by 'Feisty Bulldog' Mathurin the Benn Mathurin you don't see on the court

Andrew Nembhard Nembhard's NBA draft journey Oren Weisfeld on Nembhard's career his friendship with RJ Barrett here + here + here

[yaoistri]

tagged to do this by @kimissteeringwheel !!

pairing/ship list!

here’s the rules:

1. list your top 7 ships

2. put them in order of your love for them; 7 to 1, 1 being your favourite

3. name their fandom

4. supply photos for said people

7. tyson jost & jt compher, hockey rpf

sadly there is very minimal interaction between these two anymore, but they came into the NHL as rookies in 2017 and immediately became BEST friends playing together on the worst team in the league. they lived together and did everything together until tyson was traded away from colorado in 2022. jt has also now been traded away just recently.

6. erik johnson and gabe landeskog, hockey rpf

it’s 2011 and the youngest captain in nhl history gets drafted onto a team with a former number 1 prospect who has just been traded away from his initial team after injuring himself badly, and the two become tight instantly. LOTS of twitter banter occurs, and they play together for 11 years before winning a cup together! sadly, gabe has been out for a year after badly injuring himself during the 2022 playoffs, and ej just got traded away to buffalo, MEANING that the last game they ever played together was the game they won the cup….. sooo damn tragic and poetic

5. darius garland and donovan mitchell (spidaland), basketball rpf

they’ve only had one season together on the cavs, and sadly fell short in the playoffs, but they’re one of the best guard pairings in the nba for a reason, because they literally have soooooo much chemistry. also they’re ALWAYS touching each other????? like my camera roll is so full of pictures of them hugging

4. sebastian vettel and kimi räikkönen (simi), f1 rpf

they invented grumpy/sunshine. you can’t drive for ferrari and not get shipped with ur teammate i’m sorry it’s the rules! especially when you have a reputation for being as cold as ice but whenever you’re around him you start smiling… kimi ur not slick!

3. alain prost and ayrton senna (prosenna), f1 rpf

these two were INSANE. i’m a sucker for a tragic rivalry and they are nothing if not that. the chemistry, the tension, the way alain still talks about ayrton to this day, it all kills me. there’s so much about them we will never know and it drives me up the wall

2. nikola jokic and jamal murray, basketball rpf

these two oh my goddddd. might mansplain a bit here bc this is not a popular pairing at all — they were drafted to the denver nuggets in 2014 and 2016 respectively, nikola being a nobody from serbia who didn’t get picked until the second round, and jamal being a top 10 pick with all eyes on him. these two built this team on their backs, going from one of the worst teams in the league to finally winning the championship together in 2023 after facing a major setback when jamal tore his acl in 2021. the way they have so much trust in each other and have built a chemistry that has made them the best duo in the league is so dear to me :’) the dynamic is also spectacular - massive cynical european of little words and friendly but bratty short canadian who loves to have a laugh. i think the fact that i got to watch them grow together and that there’s like 5 other people in the world that ship them just make them sooo dear to me

1. lewis hamilton and nico rosberg (brocedes), f1 rpf

i literally have no words for these two 😭 i feel like i don’t need to explain that much either, because their story is so tragic and so out of a book that everyone already knows it. the intricacies of the way they destroyed each other will haunt me forever.

ok, passing the trend on! tagging @queergrittys @unsolvedjarin @jrueships if any of u are interested :)

[shiftwithjane]

🩵my family in my DR🩵

*little disclaimer, i scripted all of my family in my CR doesn’t exist in my DR because it just makes me feel weird, i don’t know how to explain it. i have a good relationship with my parents and family, but i just feel weird with them being in my DR*

my mom, haley lenz m/l/n

• she is 38, turning 39 soon

• stay at home mom

• 5’8

• had me at 18

• had my brother at 34

my dad, nathan royal m/l/n

• he is 39

• NBA player

• 6’4

• was 19 when i was born

• 34 when my brother was born

my little brother, james lucas m/l/n

• his nickname that everyone calls him, and that he goes by is jamie

• he is 4 years old

• he is in Pre-School at hawkins, starting late since i scripted that we moved back later in the year

�� i was 16 when he was born, shortly turning 17 in the next three months

ISN’T HE PRECIOUS???🥹🥹

• my parents got married at 16 and 17 (juniors in high school)

• both went to UNC for school, and my dad played basketball there for a year, before shortly being drafted to the NBA.

• we lived in wilmington nc, until I was 11, having then moved to hawkins (like said in previous post)

• lived in hawkins from 2013-2022, and then we moved to los angeles, california after I graduated, now we are back in hawkins for my dad, as he is back on the Indiana Pacers (see previous post)

• i graduated hawkins high in 2022 (fun fact that is the year i did graduate in my CR)

for those of you who don’t know who these people are, they are Bethany Joy Lenz, James Lafferty, and Jackson Brundage who play Haley, Nathan, and Jamie Scott on One Tree Hill. One Tree Hill will forever be one of my comfort shows, and a show that means a lot to me. I actually got to meet Bethany and James twice at a convention, and it was something I will never forget. They were very kind, genuine people. I always loved Nathan and Haley, (Naley) and adored their relationship, and I wanted them to together. I never once felt jealous over Haley being with Nathan {which is shocking just because when you’re crushing over a fictional character, how can you not be jealous over their s/o lol} and i always called them my TV parents lol. they are set as my parents in all my DR’s, alongside Jamie being my brother. Jamie was their first born, but I made him the second because i’m the youngest sibling in my CR so i wanted to be the big sibling in my DR. Jamie was absolutely adorable in season 5 of One Tree Hill (he was supposed to be 4 turning 5) and i knew he had to be my brother and start off at 4. If you have seen the show, then you know them, and know Nathan and Haley’s story. Their troublesome times they had when they were first together and even later did not happen and are not going to happen in my DR. Some things will be how they are in the show, just some.🚨SPOLIERS ->{like Nathan in the NBA, them getting married at 16/17, them having me at 18/19 (they actually have Jamie, but i switched it to make since clearly LOL }. 🚨I highly recommend you watch the show, it’s one of the best in my opinion. It is on Hulu and Max, and has 9 seasons. it also has Chad Micheal Murray in the show (i have met him three times by the way), {and for you Supernatural and the Walking Dead fans} as well as Jeffery Dean Morgans wife, Hilarie Burton (i think she is in The Walking Dead too? don’t attack me if i don’t know i don’t watch it, SORRY) . which they play Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer, who are also my Aunt and Uncle in my DR(s). I won’t spoil anymore for those of you who haven’t seen it, and maybe want to watch. Who knows you might want to shift there after you watch it ;) But yeah, i won’t say to much more on my DR family, other than Lucas is the uncle who coaches at Hawkins High (see previous post) because like i said, i don’t want to spoil anymore. The characters were all in their 20s in seasons 5-9, so i had to make them look and be older than that obviously. so these are pictures of the actors, but they will be their characters. (if that makes since). i edited Bethany a bit, I added some more makeup, and made her hair longer and blonde because i’m blonde so I needed her to be blonde naturally lol. She changes her hair color a lot, but I couldn’t find one of her with blonde hair with the age that I was looking for, or that was a good photo.

[nba24highlights]

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[top10bball]

Top 10 Favorite NBA Players (#8) Jayson Tatum

At my number 8 spot on my Top 10 Favorite NBA Players list will be Jayson Tatum. Tatum played for duke in his college career, then was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 3rd pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Since then he has become a superstar level player and with that one of my favourites. The first main reason i am a fan of Tatum is his wholesome nature. In my experience of watching Tatum i have never heard of him doing anything seriously harmful, on or off the court. Tatum also has a son that is possibly the most famous child of any NBA player under the age of 10. Jaysons son is Deuce Tatum who seems to be at alot of Celtics games on the sidelines. The relationship that we see between Tatum and his son on camera is very cute and wholesome which is cool to see. Tatum is also a very young NBA player, especially for being a superstar caliber player. For people in their late teens such as me i feel like when we see a very young athlete or celebrity its much easier to like them or to relate to them, i believe this is another reason i am a supporter of Tatums. Now, on to the basketball part of why i like him, his jumpshot is very aesthetically pleasing which seems to be a reacurring factor as to why i like some players.Also. in one of his first seasons he managed to dunk on Lebron James (i am not a big fan of his) and he celebrated in his face which is very unexpected from a first or second season NBA player because you would expect them to be too scared or intimidated by the biggest names.

I really enjoyed watching this, and he also did it again a few seasons later. Jayson has also been able to lead a good Celtics team with many veterans to the NBA Finals in 2022. They only managed to take one game from the Golden State Warriors. In conclusion Tatum is a young superstar in a league of greats which makes me appreciate his talent at his age. He is also just a wholesome and down to earth guy from what is shown on television.

[ballplayersxo]

For Jalen Duren to be one of the most handsome men in the NBA, he sure doesn’t receive a lot of hype/attention as I thought he would. His face card alone (beautiful bone structure, full lips, piercing eyes + his height and deep booming voice) is everything. I remember literally watching the 2022 NBA draft and seeing him for the very first time and I just KNEW he was gonna be a fan favorite for the ladies. I mainly think it’s due to the fact that he doesn’t give a lot outside of basketball though which is also understandable.

he’s fine as hell to me, but how is he on the court? i think he needs hints of all star qualities to get more hype yk? the GP doesn’t know much about him