<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-grades-georges-niang-trade-chris-boucher-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics grades for Georges Niang trade, Chris Boucher signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Celtics-trade-grade-for-Georges-Niang-deal-with-Jazz.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics grades for Georges Niang trade, Chris Boucher signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-06T04:42:56-07:00">August 6th, 4:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-06T04:42:56-07:00">August 6th, 4:42am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have kept busy this summer, moving around multiple key pieces in order to circumvent the second apron. And although Massachusetts native <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-georges-niang-public-enemy-no-1-kristaps-porzingis">Georges Niang was hoping to prove himself in Boston</a>, the forward was dealt to the Utah Jazz before he had a chance, departing on Tuesday afternoon <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-boston-salary-dumps-kristaps-porzingis-trade-piece-jazz">as part of a salary-dumping trade</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Boston Celtics are trading Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie RJ Luis Jr., sources tell ESPN. <a href="https://t.co/l7h0cGobfU">pic.twitter.com/l7h0cGobfU</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1952824522052088018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The full swap sent two second-round picks and Niang — who played in over 200 games for the Jazz from 2018 to 2021 — to Utah in exchange for undrafted rookie RJ Luis Jr. But before the NBA world could break down this trade, <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1952829181558943800" rel="noopener">Boston made the news</a> again, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-boston-agrees-contract-historic-raptors-champion-jazz-trade">signing former Toronto Raptor Chris Boucher</a> to a one-year, $3.3 million contract, per ESPN insider Shams Charania.</p><p>Now that the dust has settled, let’s look at the Celtics’ latest offseason business and grade each decision, starting with Niang.</p><h2><b>Celtics trade Georges Niang and 2 second-rounders for RJ Luis Jr.</b></h2><p>While Niang grew up less than an hour from Beantown, there <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-fans-react-jaylen-brown-georges-niang-squashing-beef">weren’t many fans clamoring for him to come home</a>.</p><p>However, the 32-year-old knows what it takes to contribute to a winning culture, as he has the most regular season victories of any player in the 2020s (with just four more than Celtics star Jayson Tatum). Boston could’ve used a veteran presence like that with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-rumors-al-horford-exit-all-but-confirmed">center Al Horford likely on his way out</a>, and it doesn’t hurt that Niang is also a 39.9% 3-point shooter for his career.</p><p>That still wasn’t enough to convince de facto Celtics general manager Brad Stevens to keep Niang around. Yet, this move, like many of the Celtics’ recent deals, largely revolved around cost-cutting.</p><p>After removing Niang’s $8 million contract and adding Boucher, the Celtics are $7.8 million under the second apron. That’s a decent amount of breathing room in comparison to when the offseason started, giving Boston’s front office more financial flexibility while it tries to keep building around Tatum and 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Celtics updated roster <a href="https://t.co/8tZT0uC090">pic.twitter.com/8tZT0uC090</a></p><p>— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1952836579179020450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As for the other side of this trade, Luis Jr. is an intriguing prospect with some New England roots of his own. The 6-foot-7 wing spent his freshman year with the UMass Minutemen before transferring to St. John’s in 2023.</p><p>In Queens, Luis Jr. blossomed into a reliable starter, averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during the 2024-25 season. For his efforts, he was named Big East Player of the Year, but his college career didn’t have a storybook ending.</p><p>After Luis Jr. helped the Red Storm blow out the Omaha Mavericks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, he went up against coach John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks. This matchup was a nightmare for the All-American, as he finished with nine points and missed 14 of his 17 field goal attempts in the upset defeat. To make matters even worse, St. John’s coach (and former Celtics skipper) <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/st-johns-basketball-news-rj-luis-transfer-portal-march-madness-benching">Rick Pitino benched Luis Jr. with almost five minutes left</a> in the contest, surely hurting his best player’s draft stock.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You know he was 3-17… You're answering your own [question]. I'm not going to knock one of my players." </p><p>St. John's HC Rick Pitino responded to reporters asking about RJ Luis being benched late in the loss to Arkansas <a href="https://t.co/j5pRJJnFMG">pic.twitter.com/j5pRJJnFMG</a></p><p>— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1903572416384860312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even though the 22-year-old wasn’t selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, he landed a two-way contract with the Jazz. The Celtics now have control of that agreement, meaning Luis Jr. can spend time developing with the Maine Celtics, Boston’s G League affiliate.</p><p>Since he’s a subpar 3-point shooter coming off a poor March Madness performance, Luis Jr. has a lot to prove. But, for all his shortcomings, he excelled in one of the toughest conferences in college basketball and has more upside than most undrafted guys.</p><p>Given the addition of his talent and the subtraction of Niang’s contract, this isn’t a bad swap for the Celtics. Of course, it’s more money-related than anything and probably won’t pay dividends immediately, preventing it from truly moving the needle for Boston.</p><p><b>Grade: B</b></p><h2><b>Celtics sign Chris Boucher to a one-year, $3.3 million contract</b></h2><p>It’s no secret that the Celtics were desperate for frontcourt help after losing starting center Kristaps Porzingis and backup big man Luke Kornet this summer.</p><p>Until Tuesday, Boston’s only centers were rookie Amari Williams, first-year Celtic Luka Garza, and potential starter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-center-neemias-queta-offseason-knee-surgery">Neemias Queta, who’s not too far removed from knee surgery</a>.</p><p>This lackluster group needed a boost, explaining why the C’s brought in Boucher at an affordable price. The 32-year-old center is no longer in his prime, but he still has more experience than every other Celtics center combined.</p><p>Boucher played in at least 50 games for the Toronto Raptors in six consecutive seasons and managed to average 10 points in just over 17 minutes per outing during the 2024-25 campaign. In addition, he’s an adequate 3-point shooter with exceptional length and was the last player left from the Raptors 2019 championship team for a reason.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Boucher as a Raptor:</p><p>— 1st in bench points<br>— 1st in bench rebounds<br>— 1st in bench blocks<br>— 1st in bench stocks<br>— 1st in bench threes<br>— 1st in bench free throws<br>— 1st in bench wins<br>— 1st in bench double-doubles </p><p>Going to Boston. <a href="https://t.co/fPANrmH8Ko">pic.twitter.com/fPANrmH8Ko</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1952830291451469848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Similarly to Niang, the two-time NBA champion and former G League MVP understands what winning basketball looks like in the NBA. He also understands how the Green Team operates, as he’s played in 22 games against the Celtics, even dropping 30 points on them in a narrow loss back in 2021.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/nba-rumors-celtics-longtime-interest-in-raptors-big-man-hints-at-trade-pursuit">Stevens has an affinity for unheralded players who’ve burned his team</a> — just ask Oshae Brissett, Dalano Banton, and others. Boucher serves as another example of this, except he has a shot at earning more minutes than all of the aforementioned names.</p><p>With Boucher, Boston is addressing an area of need without breaking the bank. That’s essentially Boston’s team-building strategy while Tatum recovers, so Stevens deserves some credit for staying active in free agency.</p><p>Ultimately, the Celtics still aren’t in great shape to seriously contend for a championship at the moment. Boucher is a step in the right direction, yet there’s no guarantee this acquisition is more than a rental amidst a potential down year.</p><p><b>Grade: A-</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics grades for Georges Niang trade, Chris Boucher signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-chris-boucher-goes-full-john-cena-after-win-vs-wizards');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Chris Boucher goes full John Cena after win vs. Wizards');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Raptors_news_Chris_Boucher_goes_full_John_Cena_after_win_vs._Wizards.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ Chris Boucher goes full John Cena after win vs. Wizards</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-13T20:26:32-08:00">November 13th, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-13T20:26:32-08:00">November 13th, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The road to the win column was tough for the Toronto Raptors. Pascal Siakam and his squad were down by 23 points against the Washington Wizards. Chances of a comeback looked bleak at the start but they started to hit their stride on both ends of the floor against the Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole-led team. Chris Boucher was a huge factor who contributed to the win. The big man even unveiled that he felt like John Cena <a href="https://twitter.com/adam_la2karis/status/1724266210592780585" rel="noopener">after the massive win</a>, via Adam Laskaris of the Daily Hive Toronto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Chris Boucher goes full John Cena after win vs. Wizards

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-chris-boucher-hilariously-posterizes-young-fan-at-basketball-camp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Chris Boucher hilariously posterizes young fan at basketball camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chris-Boucher-Raptors.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ Chris Boucher hilariously posterizes young fan at basketball camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-19T11:29:16-07:00">August 19th, 11:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-19T11:30:05-07:00">August 19th, 11:30am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors big man Chris Boucher always makes it a point every offseason to give back to the youth, holding basketball camps across Ontario. And in his latest one in Ottawa, Boucher <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1692950522469257373" rel="noopener">hilariously dunked on</a> a young camper.</p><p>Take a look:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Raptors F Chris Boucher posterized a young camper at his basketball camp in Ottawa 😳</p><p>(via migzpink/IG) <a href="https://t.co/p9iHGyczvr">pic.twitter.com/p9iHGyczvr</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1692950522469257373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You can see that it was all in fun but boy, was that a poster. The youngsters were loving the vibes and so was Boucher. The former Oregon standout grew up in a tough environment in Montreal and knows how important it is for young hoopers to get the proper guidance in order to chase their dreams. He’s making sure that’s possible through his camps.</p><p>Undrafted in 2017, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-chris-boucher-thaddeus-young-agree-to-deals-with-toronto" rel="noopener">Chris Boucher ultimately</a> signed with the Golden State Warriors before joining the Raptors in 2018. 2020-21 was by far his best season yet, averaging 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. In 2022-23, Boucher put up 9.4 points and grabbed 5.5 boards per night as a key cog off the bench for Toronto.</p><p>With a new head coach in Darko Rajakovic, Boucher could potentially see even more minutes in the upcoming campaign as he continues to solidify himself as an important contributor in the second unit. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-astronomical-price-for-og-anunoby-pascal-siakam-trade" rel="noopener">The Raptors remain adamant</a> about trying to be a playoff team, despite losing Fred VanVleet to the Houston Rockets in free agency.</p><p>Scottie Barnes appears to be the building block while Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby are still on the roster as well. Toronto also added Dennis Schroder to replace FVV for 2023-24.</p><p>Chris Boucher will hold another camp in Ottawa next weekend before preparing for the preseason.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Chris Boucher hilariously posterizes young fan at basketball camp

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-joe-mazzulla-explains-wanting-smoke-bump-chris-boucher');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla explains wanting all the smoke after Chris Boucher bump');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Celtics-news-Joe-Mazzulla-explains-wanting-all-the-smoke-after-bump-from-Raptors_-Chris-Boucher.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla explains wanting all the smoke after Chris Boucher bump</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-06T07:58:50-07:00">April 6th, 7:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-06T07:58:50-07:00">April 6th, 7:58am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla usually wears the same calm expression on his face throughout the C’s games, regardless of how they are playing. But that doesn’t mean he’s one to back down in a confrontation. Early in Boston’s 97-93 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-stakes-claim-on-malcolm-brogdon-as-nbas-6th-man-of-the-year" rel="noopener">victory</a> over the Toronto Raptors, Mazzulla seemed ready for all the smoke after Raptors big man Chris Boucher bumped into him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lmaoo Coach Mazzulla has that dawg in him <a href="https://t.co/GMldzsVyXW">pic.twitter.com/GMldzsVyXW</a></p><p>— Pull up shoot (@NElGHT_) <a href="https://twitter.com/NElGHT_/status/1643771637089665024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although center Robert Williams III had to hold Mazzulla back from doing anything rash, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-boston-long-term-plans-for-joe-mazzulla-after-ime-udoka-scandal" rel="noopener">the first-year</a> Celtics coach tried to <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1643797494327918593?s=20" rel="noopener">downplay the incident</a>:</p><p>“I wasn’t irritated, I just got bumped and was trying to figure out what happened,” Mazzulla said, per Jared Weiss of <i>The Athletic</i>. “I gotta be more aware of my surroundings.”</p><p>Ultimately, Joe Mazzulla and the C’s had the last laugh, as Boston squeaked out a win without Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, or Marcus Smart playing. Plus, Boucher played just 11 minutes and scored an insignificant two points on the night.</p><p>These two teams will meet again on Friday night at TD Garden, and there’s even a slim chance that they could meet up in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.</p><p>The Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference after last night’s action, meaning they’ll face whoever emerges from the Play-In Tournament as the seventh seed. If the season ended today, Boston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-nightmare-seeding-scenario-matchup-2023-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">would face</a> either the Miami Heat or the Atlanta Hawks, yet the Raptors could still jump up to the eighth seed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Celtics win, Bucks win…</p><p>The top five in the East are locked.</p><p>1 – Milwaukee<br>2 – BOSTON<br>3 – Philadelphia<br>4 – Cleveland<br>5 – New York</p><p>Brooklyn magic # of 1 to be #6.</p><p>High probability know of Heat-Hawks in Miami Tuesday as the 7 vs 8 play-in, winner to Boston in round one.</p><p>— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanGrandePBP/status/1643793246324228098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>They’ll need a little bit of luck though, as the Raptors have to win their remaining two games and have Atlanta lose its next two games. The Hawks take on the Sixers and the Celtics to finish the season: two teams that do not have much incentive to play their starters. Regardless of what happens, the C’s are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-dream-seeding-scenario-matchup-2023-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">back in the playoffs</a> and ready for anything with their scrappy coach in Joe Mazzulla at the helm.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla explains wanting all the smoke after Chris Boucher bump

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He also has a webcast and blog named "Breath of Fresh Air." Charles is passionate about sports, and is an encyclopedia when it comes to the history (haha).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s no secret the internet can be a safe haven for everything bad about humanity, and people in the public eye can find themselves on the receiving end of disgusting messages. Toronto Raptors forward Chris <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-rumors-the-main-reasons-why-chris-boucher-chose-raptors-over-celtics-bucks-in-free-agency-revealed" rel="noopener">Boucher is the latest</a> of NBA players who experienced the wrath of salty fans via the internet.</p><p>With fantasy sports and betting coming to the forefront, lots of money is on the line, and if something doesn’t workout in the bettor’s favor, the impulse drives them to do crazy things, such as bash them on said social media platform.</p><p>Chris <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-chris-boucher-thaddeus-young-agree-to-deals-with-toronto" rel="noopener">Boucher recalls a moment</a> he caught hate during an interview with Yahoo Sports Canada, and the message is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=Vla_2Gv1K5s&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">one that may anger</a> some upon seeing what was said.</p><p>“The betting is not going to make it better now, with the parlays and all that… Somebody said, ‘I chose the wrong slave today.’ Literally sent me that message… Cause I only had 5 points and he needed me to score 10,” Boucher said.</p><p>Two things come to mind after reading this. The first is said bettor probably needs to get some help if he’s saying things like this after losing money. Instead of blaming Boucher for not scoring enough points, maybe he (or she) should look in the mirror and find better ways to use funds.</p><p>Secondly, saying he chose the wrong slave can have someone thinking there’s a racial issue with that person. It’s logical to think Boucher, or any other player, is not concerned with anyone’s bet, let alone someone who appears to think this is still the era before the Civil Rights Movement.</p><p>Messages like this outline how brave people can be on social media, knowing they would never say these things to the player’s face.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Chose the wrong slave’: Raptors’ Chris Boucher details disgusting message from salty sports bettor

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