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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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A quick look at the C’s deadline fallout

In what was expected to be a relatively quiet afternoon for the Celtics became somewhat active for Danny Ainge as the trade deadline came and went at 3pm. Let’s take a look at what went down as the dust appears to have settled for the time being and the potential fallout for the C’s in the coming days.

What we know:

I guess green was never quite his color

Patrick O’Bryant is headed to Toronto: There were conflicting reports on this deal throughout the afternoon with O’Bryant initially slated to be headed to Sacramento, then to Toronto for PG Willie Solomon. That deal ended up being a 3 team swap with the welcome wagon closing up after about an hour for Solomon as he was sent to Sacramento for a conditional 2nd round pick in a similar move to the Sam Cassell deal. Danny clearly has found a new favorite trading partner this week in the Maloof Brothers .

This move leaves the Celtics with 2 open roster spots which will most likely be filled over the next 10 days. A number of buyouts and releases are expected throughout the league in the upcoming by bad teams that weren’t able unload big contracts by the deadline. Here are some players the Celtics will certainly have their eye on if/when they become available.

Mikki Moore: Sacramento was unable to deal the seven footer and has waived him according to the Sacramento Bee. The 33 year old Moore was in the midst of a 3 year deal for Sacramento after an impressive 2006-2007 campiagn with New Jersey. His production has fallen off this year sharply as he has averaged only 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16 minutes a game. Playing for a hopeless Kings team must be factored into these numbers and a rejuvenated Moore would be a major addition to a front line looking thinner than ever on the depth chart after O’Bryant was dealt.

In my opinion there is no way Danny makes the O’Bryant deal unless the wheels were in motion to bring in another big body. With Moore all ready being waived by the Kings, I would not be surprised to see him in a Celtics uniform within days.

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