The Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to trade All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package led by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas on Tuesday.The teams confirmed the Celtics also sent forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and the rights to the Brooklyn Nets' 2018 first round pick to the Cavaliers."Kyrie is one of the best scorers in the NBA," Celtics president Danny Ainge said in a prepared statement. "He has proven that on the biggest stage, the NBA Finals, the last three years. He's been an NBA Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and a four-time All-Star. For all he's accomplished, we think his best years are ahead of him."Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman said in a statement, "This trade needed to include both players and assets that we felt strongly could help us continue to compete for championships, and we believe it does. We look forward to Isaiah, Jae and Ante joining us and also felt that the unprotected first-round pick in the deal... [More]

F Jae Crowder (strained left thigh) was able to play Thursday in the Celtics' season-ending loss to the Cavaliers. He had 11 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes.

F Jae Crowder had 18 points and eight rebounds in Boston's Game 4 loss at Cleveland on Tuesday. Crowder started the game 4 of 5 but finished 6 of 12. He also sustained a strained left thigh in the third quarter but returned to the game.

F Jae Crowder amassed 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 111-108 win at Cleveland in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday.

F Jae Crowder and G Avery Bradley led the Celtics with 21 points apiece in a Game 1 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday.

F Jae Crowder scored 11 points in the win Sunday.

Jae Crowder each had 16 to help pace the Celtics to a 104-87 victory over the Bulls in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. The Celtics still trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. "That was our only goal for this game was (to) just get the win no matter what for us to have a chance to make it a series," Crowder said. "You go down 0-3 and it's really, really tough for you to fight back, but we just want to take it one game at a time and get this game and give ourselves a chance."

F Jae Crowder matched his career playoff high with 16 points as five Celtics reached double figures.

F Jae Crowder had 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists Monday in the Celtics' win over the Nets.

F Jae Crowder scored 24 points, hitting 4 of 7 from 3-point range.

F Jae Crowder cleared a hurdle when results of an MRI exam came back displaying no structural damage in his injured left elbow.Crowder underwent the MRI on Monday. He said he doesn't know how he was injured but pulled himself out of Sunday's game against the New York Knicks when he noticed the swelling.It remains unclear whether Crowder will be available for Wednesday's showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Boston Celtics small forward Jae Crowder cleared a hurdle when results of an MRI exam came back Tuesday displaying no structural damage in his injured left elbow.Crowder underwent the MRI on Monday. He said he doesn't know how he was injured but pulled himself out of Sunday's game against the New York Knicks when he noticed the swelling.It remains unclear whether Crowder will be available for Wednesday's showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston held a half-game lead over Cleveland for the top seed in the Eastern Conference with the Cavaliers slated to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night."No structural damage, so pretty good," Crowder told reporters on Tuesday while sporting an ice bag on the elbow. "Very, very tender and sore right now. I sat out of practice and hopefully when I wake up (Wednesday) we'll have a better sense of if I can play (Wednesday) night."I think it's a day-to-day thing, but I do have (a late-season ankle injury last season) in the back of my head and the possibility of going into the playoffs as close to 100 percent as possible. That's how I'm going to gauge it, day-to-day. But, of course, if I feel like I need to take time before playoffs, I will do so."Rookie Jaylen Brown will start at small forward if Crowder is unavailable.Starting shooting guard Avery Bradley returned to practice and is expected to play after missing two games with a stomach flu.

F Jae Crowder left the game with a sore elbow late in the third quarter. X-Rays came back negative. "It started tingling, but it's not excruciating pain," he said. "I'm not concerned about it."

F Jae Crowder scored 18 points Friday.

F Jae Crowder finished with 13 points.

F Jae Crowder scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds Sunday in the Celtics' win over the Heat.

F Jae Crowder had 13 points and 10 boards for Boston.

F Jae Crowder had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics (45-26, 24-9 at home).

F Jae Crowder collected eight of his 15 points in the final period, but he missed five of seven shots.

F Jae Crowder collected season highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Celtics overcame the absence of Isaiah Thomas and held on for a 98-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.Crowder made 7 of 11 shots from the field and all three of his attempts in the fourth quarter. Crowder highlighted his seventh double-double with two key plays in crunch time.