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9 minutes ago
- CBS News
Boston Bruins draft James Hagens from Boston College with No. 7 pick
Marco Sturm shares his vision for Bruins in 1-on-1 with Steve Burton Marco Sturm shares his vision for Bruins in 1-on-1 with Steve Burton Marco Sturm shares his vision for Bruins in 1-on-1 with Steve Burton The Boston Bruins drafted Boston College center James Hagens with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday night. The pick was announced by actor and comedian Adam Sandler. Hagens, from Hauppauge, N.Y., had 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 37 games with the BC Eagles last season. Hagens is the top American prospect. Here's what Elite Prospects said about Hagens in its 2025 NHL Draft guide: "Hagens has seemingly been part of the hockey world's zeitgeist from a young age. A fluid skater who is light on his edges, he leverages full-range wingspan handling, high activity rate crossovers, and a motor to create constant advantages. He layers pucks through tricky seams, hooks and slips feeds around pressure, and improvises on the fly with lightning-quick processing, punching away from threats and funneling play to the inside." Friday's selection was the highest pick general manager Don Sweeney has made with Boston, and the first time the team has drafted in the Top 10 since taking defenseman Dougie Hamilton ninth overall in 2011. Bruins 2025 Draft Picks Here are Boston's remaining picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, which will conclude on Saturday: Round 2, Pick 51 (from St. Louis via Edmonton from Trent Frederic trade) Round 2, Pick 61 (from Carolina via Colorado from Charlie Coyle trade) Round 3, Pick 69 Round 4, Pick 100 (from Philadelphia via Toronto from Brandon Carlo trade) Round 5, Pick 133 Round 6, Pick 165
New York Times
19 minutes ago
- New York Times
Craig Breslow on Red Sox trade deadline mindset: ‘The future has to be now'
BOSTON — As the Boston Red Sox return to Fenway Park for their first homestand without Rafael Devers — a trade that may have signaled the waving of a white flag on a frustrating season — chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said that's not the case. In speaking to The Athletic before Friday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Breslow said his focus remains on contending in 2025 even as the team entered the day 40-42. Advertisement 'I think we've talked a lot about looking to the future, at some point, the future has to be now,' Breslow said. 'We went into 2025 expecting to compete for the division and expecting to make it to the playoffs. We haven't played as well as we're capable of, but that goal still exists, and we're not so far away that we should be thinking about 2026 or 2027. 'There's a lot of games to be played between now and the deadline, but we are thinking about how we bolster the team,' he said. 'How we do identify the needs that we have and are aggressive in getting those players to put us in a position that we talked about all offseason.' With the MLB trade deadline just over a month away, Breslow already made one the most shocking trades of the season thus far in sending Devers to San Francisco for pitchers Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks and two prospects. Following the trade, the Red Sox went 3-6 on a nine-game, 10-day West Coast trip, returning home for three games this weekend against a division opponent in Toronto. As the Red Sox currently sit seven games back of the division-leading Yankees and two games out of the third wild card spot, there's urgency to play like a team capable of postseason contention. Breslow addressed three areas of need in starting pitching, bullpen help and another bat for the lineup. 'The bullpen has been really good for a really long time, we've asked a lot of them,' he said. 'And I think at times we see some of the work just catching up with guys. Hopefully getting Jordan Hicks into the mix there means that we can get guys like (Greg) Weissert and (Garrett) Whitlock and Justin Wilson an extra day when they need it.' Hicks (toe inflammation) is scheduled for his second rehab outing with Triple A Worcester on Friday and could join the Red Sox during this homestand. Starter Tanner Houck remains on the injury list with a flexor pronator strain and is scheduled to pitch following an opener on Sunday in Worcester. Hunter Dobbins (elbow) has been playing catch and may throw a bullpen this weekend. Advertisement Harrison, who made his first start for Worcester earlier this week, allowing four runs in four innings, is likely to be in the rotation mix at some point in the second half. Regardless, adding starting depth remains a focus. 'We have some depth built up, but whether it's injury or performance, we just haven't gotten that run of consistent deep starting pitching,' Breslow said. 'Garrett (Crochet) has obviously been excellent all season, but we saw the type of team that we can be when our starters are pitching deep into games.' On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers' bat in the lineup. Over the past nine games, they've averaged 3.11 runs per game and a .188 average compared to 4.84 runs per game and a .253 average leading up to the trade. The lineup will have some internal reinforcements soon, with Alex Bregman (quad) and Masataka Yoshida (shoulder) likely to return after the All-Star break, but Breslow suggested bolstering the lineup will also be on his agenda. Yoshida is expected to begin a rehab assignment for Worcester on Tuesday, where he'll also see time in the outfield. Bregman hit for the first time on Friday and will take grounders on Saturday. The team will reevaluate him next week to determine when he'll be ready for a rehab assignment. It remains to be seen if Yoshida could be traded over the next several weeks as he begins his rehab assignment. But since he hasn't played in a game this season and is owed more than $40 million through 2027, his trade value remains marginal. Breslow is likely to trade from a surplus of outfielders, with Jarren Duran's name surfacing on a few occasions already. Manager Alex Cora offered a realistic viewpoint with the trade deadline just over 30 days away. 'We've just got to play better,' Cora said. 'It's been kind of like the same thing I've been saying all along. We're that close. You can't go back, but a pitch here, a pitch there, a play there, or a play there, and it's a positive road trip. But it wasn't. So we have to improve.' Advertisement At the last trade deadline, Breslow's first in charge of the team, he acquired starter James Paxton, relievers Lucas Sims and Luis Garcia and right-handed bat Danny Jansen. Paxton, Sims and Garcia were injured and offered little help in the second half. The Red Sox weren't officially out of the wild card until the final week of the season, though, giving Breslow impetus to push harder this season. Having already traded Devers in a mid-June blockbuster, this season is already much different than last year, but Breslow said he's reflected on how this year might be different. 'We went into (last year) thinking, 'OK, these are the needs of the team,' and we walked out of the trade deadline with acquisitions that address those positions,' he said. 'Whether they work out or they don't, the moves are going to be evaluated by the performance over the second half of the season. Ours didn't work out. It's not OK to just say, 'Hey, that's baseball.' The obvious question is, 'Why didn't they work?' 'Whether that's doing more work on the players that we're bringing in, having a better understanding of their ability to perform here at Fenway, there's always more questions that we need to ask,' Breslow said. 'Whether we bring in a standard household name or we bring in someone that is lesser known, the impact is going to be driven by what that player does from the day they get here until the end of the season. And we need to do everything we can to make sure that they're going to help us win games.' (Top photo of Rafael Devers: Eakin Howard / Imagn Images)
New York Times
20 minutes ago
- New York Times
Assessing the Suns' return for KD
There will be new basketball leadership in Toronto. What else will the offseason bring? Follow along for the latest. Getty Images Since the season ended, Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has promised an organizational makeover, one built around toughness and grit. This is the start. At the 2023 trade deadline, Phoenix had acquired Kevin Durant for a package that included Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and four unprotected future first-round picks. While the Suns didn't come close to matching what they gave up to acquire Durant, this might have been the best they could do under the circumstances. Jalen Green is a high-scoring guard who has improved over his four NBA years. He's explosive, athletic and dependable. He's played all 82 games the past two seasons, and this season averaged a team-best 21 points while shooting a career-best 35.4 percent on 8.1 attempts per game. Last October, Green signed a three-year rookie extension worth $106 million. The obvious issue: The trade gives Phoenix an overflow of guards. Green joins a group that includes Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen. Booker and Green could give Phoenix a dynamic backcourt if the chemistry is right, something Phoenix battled with Durant. Dillon Brooks is among the league's biggest irritants, a small forward who loves to get inside the heads of opponents. He has the toughness Phoenix seeks, but he often goes too far. His 19 technical fouls this season trailed only the Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards. Brooks has two years left on a contract worth $41.1 million. The No. 10 pick positions Phoenix to add a solid rotation player at a position of need, someone like Duke center Khaman Maluach. The Suns also have the 29th pick, so they have an opportunity to change the roster quickly. Joe Camporeale / Imagn At first glance, Kevin Durant looks like a hand-in-glove fit for a Houston Rockets team that struggled offensively at times last season, especially in the halfcourt — deficiencies that were exposed by a veteran Warriors team in the first round of the playoffs. For all the benefits that the rebuild has brought, their lack of a consistent go-to scorer is arguably the biggest thing holding the Rockets back from making a deep playoff run. Durant's three-level efficiency will instantly raise Houston's ceiling and gives head coach Ime Udoka optionality with in-game lineups. One criticism about the Rockets' coaching staff was the lack of creativity in some of its play calling. With Durant, an analytical darling, there should be more rhythm and flow in Houston's execution. Alperen Şengün and Fred VanVleet (and Amen Thompson to a lesser degree) have the ability to create plays for others, but Houston's lack of outside shooting has been a consistent issue over the years. Now, Udoka doesn't have to put multiple non-shooters on the floor at the same time for extended periods, with the luxury of slotting Durant into any five-man pairing. According to tracking, Durant averaged 5.7 catch-and-shoot attempts last season, which led the team. His effective field goal percentage (66.9) and three-point efficiency (45.6 percent) also led the team. Envision a VanVleet/Şengün pick-and-roll on the weak side with Durant waiting in the opposite slot. Questions about Durant's longevity will naturally arise given his age, injury history and the opening of a title window in Houston. But there's no question that the Rockets' elite defense and Durant's elite offensive arsenal are a match made in heaven, if not extremely close to that. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Kevin Durant's future in the desert became clear at this season's trade deadline. Fighting to reach .500, the underperforming Suns explored trading the superstar without informing him, something Durant did not appreciate. Over the season's final weeks, Durant seemed to accept his fate. With Phoenix lacking roster flexibility as a second-apron team, the Suns needed to reset. Trading him was their best option. This marks the first blockbuster trade for Phoenix general manager Brian Gregory, a former college basketball coach who was promoted to his new role as part of a front-office revamp in May. After the Suns missed the playoffs despite boasting the league's highest payroll, owner Mat Ishbia set out to establish an organizational identity focused on toughness. GO FURTHER Suns trade Kevin Durant to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 1st-round pick: Sources What a way for Kevin Durant to find out the news he had been traded to the Houston Rockets. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Mark L.: Great trade for Houston. They overpaid Brooks and Green is a liability on defense. Only one 1st for Durant and they keep the best pieces of their core long term. They will be a threat to OKC next year if they stay healthy. Femi O.: If the Rockets believe that they are one player away from a title, it's hard to do better than this. It's reminiscent of the Raptors trading for Kawhi even though they didn't know if they would be able to keep him for more than one year. Larry P.: As a Rockets fan I have mixed feelings about this. Excited though to see how the season turns out. Robert G.: This doesn't seem like Houston gave up much for Durant. Drake T.: Strange to think this was the best offer PHX could get for KD. Thomas Shea / Imagn By Doug Haller, Sam Amick and Kelly Iko The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, team sources told The Athletic. Durant will play for his fifth franchise, following stints with the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix. He has one year left on his current contract at $54.7 million, and is eligible this summer for a two-year extension worth up to $122 million. The 15-time All-Star turns 37 in September. ESPN first reported the trade. Green, 23, is a 6-foot-4 guard who has averaged 20.1 points per game across four seasons. He averaged 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists last season while shooting 42.3 percent. Brooks, 29, is an eight-year veteran who has averaged 14.2 points throughout his career. He shot a career-best 39.7 percent from 3-point range last season. He is also known as a physical defender and was second-team All-Defense in 2022-23. Read the rest of our story on the trade below. GO FURTHER Suns trade Kevin Durant to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 1st-round pick: Sources The Phoenix Suns have sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets in a long-rumored trade agreed upon mere hours before Game 7 of the NBA Finals. In exchange, Phoenix will receive Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and five second-round picks. Durant, who will soon turn 37, has been on borrowed time in Phoenix since the February trade deadline, when Phoenix and Golden State considered a deal that would have reunited Durant with his former Warriors teammate Steph Curry. This is the second blockbuster trade to be completed this month. Last Sunday, the Orlando Magic acquired Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies for Cole Anthony, Kentavious-Caldwell Pope, four first-round picks and a pick swap. Check back here for all the latest reaction on the Durant deal and other moves throughout the NBA's offseason. GO FURTHER Suns trade Kevin Durant to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, 1st-round pick: Sources Kirby Lee / Imagn We want to hear from you! Have some opinions about the Kevin Durant trade saga? Send us your thoughts on the Durant trade, or anything else regarding the NBA offseason, via email at live@ We'll feature some of our favorite entries right here on the blog! Christian Petersen / Getty Images The NBA offseason waits for no one, not even the teams competing in the 2025 NBA Finals. We've already seen two big trades: Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets and Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. Here are the other key dates you must know. Tomorrow : Each team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster. : Each team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster. Weds. and Thurs.: NBA Draft NBA Draft June 30: Each team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) Each team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents (beginning at 6 p.m. ET) July 5-6, 8: California Classic Summer League (Warriors, Lakers, Heat, Spurs) California Classic Summer League (Warriors, Lakers, Heat, Spurs) July 5, 7-8: Salt Lake City Summer League (Jazz, Grizzlies, Thunder, 76ers) Salt Lake City Summer League (Jazz, Grizzlies, Thunder, 76ers) July 6: Each team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) Each team may begin signing free agents to contracts (12:01 p.m. ET) July 10-20: Las Vegas Summer League Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images Hello and welcome to The Athletic's ongoing coverage of the NBA offseason, which has begun before this current season officially ended. Hours before the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder prepare to do battle in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets completed a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to Houston for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and five second-round picks. If that move is any indication, this will be an active offseason. Stay tuned to this live blog for the latest.
