Hugo Gonzalez might be a new name to Boston Celtics fans, but president of basketball operations Brad Stevens assured the organization is quite familiar with the international prospect. The Celtics drafted Gonzalez with the 28th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. The 19-year-old wing came off the bench during the 2024-25 campaign for Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain). “We’ve been watching Hugo for a long time. He’s obviously been on everybody’s radar for a long time,” Stevens told reporters after the first round ended late Wednesday night, per CLNS Media. “(We) followed his year with a great…
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The Boston Celtics decided to keep the No. 28 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, and they used it to select Spanish wing Hugo Gonzalez. Gonzalez played for Real Madrid in Spain last season and averaged 5.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Gonzalez plays with great energy, athleticism and competitiveness. He’s also a good defensive player at 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds. Gonzalez didn’t play a ton for Real Madrid last season — just 14.2 minutes per game at age 19 — so he definitely has lots of areas to improve, one of…
With the 28th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected Hugo Gonzalez, a 19-year-old wing from Spain. The 6-foot-6 Gonzalez was regarded as a first-round talent by most prominent draft analysts, but how he’ll fare against NBA-caliber opponents is something of a mystery. He played for Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid last season but saw only sporadic playing time as a teenage bench player, averaging 3.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and just over 10 minutes per game. Though he lacks experience, scouting reports laud Gonzalez for his size, aggressiveness, high motor and defensive capability. He struggled as a perimeter…
The Red Sox were riding high at the conclusion of their last home stand, having swept the New York Yankees to reach a season-high five-game winning streak. Then they traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants and took off without him for their longest road trip of the season. On Wednesday afternoon, their nine-game west coast swing concluded with a 5-2 loss for a series sweep by the Angels; the Red Sox will return to Boston in a losing skid as long as the winning streak they had when they departed. They averaged only 3.1 runs per game on…
The Boston Red Sox have struggled since trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, going 3-5 on their West Coast road trip entering Wednesday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Angels. Not surprisingly, the Red Sox offense has scuffled without its best hitter, averaging 3.25 runs per game without Devers compared to 4.84 runs per game with him. A big reason for Boston’s funk is its failure to effectively replace Devers in the two-hole, which is supposed to be one of the most productive spots in the lineup. According to Tyler Milliken of “98.5 The Sports Hub,” Red Sox…
Whaddya know, the Red Sox are trying to avoid a sweep against the Angels again! And today Richard (aka Dick) Fitts returns to the mound after his stint on the IL. If he’s bad or mid, the Sox bats will need to support him, which they weren’t able to do for Crochet yesterday. Angel Stadium doesn’t have a Pesky Pole for Ceddane Rafaela to get a clutch homer off of, so the Sox will have to figure out another way to win. Fun fact: I am currently in Nova Scotia and can barely believe that there is a place more…
Don Sweeney could not predict whether he would be involved in any trades going into the Friday’s first round of the NHL draft, but the Bruins’ GM made it clear he’s on the hunt. After the fire sale at the trade deadline, the B’s go into Friday with the No. 7 overall pick and two second-rounders this year, as well as two first-rounders in 2026 and 2027. That’s draft capital the B’s have not had in recent years. Whether Sweeney can turn it into a real live NHL player for the here and now remains to be seen. “(The team’s…
Alexander Mogilny’s long wait for the Hockey Hall of Fame is over, as the high-scoring Russian winger was named Tuesday as part of the eight-member class of 2025.Mogilny was joined by fellow former NHL players Joe Thornton, Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith as well as women’s hockey stars Brianna Decker and Jennifer Botterill. Mogilny had been eligible for election 16 previous year dating to 2009, passed over time after time until getting in on the 17th chance.Thornton, Chara and Keith all got in in their first year of eligibility. Decker and Botterill going in at the same time adds another…
Wednesday Player Props for Today, June 25th, 2025 (6/24/2025)! In this video, I give you my favorite MLB player props for today’s slate. Plays: Ketel Marte O1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-130 DraftKings) (1u) Jahmai Jones O0.5 Total Base (-150 ESPNBet) (0.75u) Didier Fuentes O2.5 Earned Runs (-130 DraftKings) (0.75u) Max Fried U2.5 Earned Runs (-145 DraftKings) (1u) Trevor Larnach O1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-105 BetMGM) (0.50u) Edward Cabrera U2.5 Earned Runs (-145 BetMGM) (0.75u) Here is the Link for Today’s Plays Down Below: https://app.outlier.bet/picks/8c8583f4-1f89-46bb-b0ad-10b86308c306?utm_source=e8ed1dce-af78-441e-911b-f08f8741df00&utm_channel=interstitial Single Bet Record Tonight’s Single Bet Record: 1-4 (-2.25u) Season Single Bet…
Aaron Rodgers spent about four minutes Tuesday on a regularly scheduled appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show ripping into speculation that he has conjured a fake marriage and a fake wife after he recently dropped the bombshell claim that he had secretly wed a woman whose identity remains a mystery. ‘It’s a sick society, isn’t it? I lived in the public eye for 20 years, I had public relationships,” the veteran 41-year-old NFL quarterback began his tirade, according to the Daily Mail. He was no doubt referring to his past high-profile romances with actors Olivia Munn and Shailene Woodley and…