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6 days ago

3-on-3: Will Doc Rivers Return Next Season?

With the Doc Rivers coaching watch heating up to a fever pitch in the past few days with a countless number of credible reports, we decided it’s time to get our crew back together and address the speculation. 1. On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you Doc Rivers will coach the Celtics next [...]

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9 days ago

Rajon Rondo Reads Mean Tweets About Himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Despite all the rehab, Rajon Rondo is finding ways to keep busy this offseason. Just a couple weeks after appearing on E!’s Fashion Police show, the point guard was back on TV last night, in a fun segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live called Mean Tweets. In it, celebrities, or in this case NBA players, read [...]

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22 days ago

Why Are People So Eager To Trade Paul Pierce?

The whispers around Paul Pierce’s future with the Celtics continue to surface in the fourth week of Boston’s offseason. Unconfirmed report after unconfirmed report has circled in, stating anything from Pierce’s house being on the market, to the team being “likely” to buy him out. Locally, plenty of Celtics fans seem resigned to the fact [...]

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24 days ago

Terrence Williams Tells His Side of the Story on Arrest

It was a tough start to the offseason last week for Terrence Williams. After standing out as one of the bright spots on the Celtics roster late last season, he was taken into custody last week with the disturbing allegation that he pulled a gun during a domestic dispute with his son’s mother and her [...]

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25 days ago

Video: Rajon Rondo on E! Fashion Police

What has Rajon Rondo been up to this offseason beyond rehabbing his ACL injury? Rubbing elbows with Joan Rivers, that’s what. Just one summer after spending some time showing off his fashion sense in an internship with GQ, Rondo went one-on-one with Rivers on E’s Fashion Police, since well he has some time on his [...]

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26 days ago

Jason Terry’s 2012-13 Final Grade

  Acquiring any player, whether it’s via trade, free agency, or the draft, comes with an air of uncertainty. The NBA has no guaranteed covenant and all sales are final, no matter how talented, proven, or productive the player may have been in year’s past. But these memories—especially recent ones—often clouds the judgment of a [...]

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And the Madness Has Begun: Hello ‘Sheed, Goodbye Leon?

A quick round-up of the day’s free agency news, with our usual Celtics slant:

• KG is apparently going full-out to try and convince ‘Sheed to come to Boston, according to Stein. As I explained yesterday, I have mixed feelings. If we get the engaged ‘Sheed for one year at the full mid-level, I’m in. Of course, with someone so unpredictable, you cannot guarantee engagement. If he asks for a multi-year mid-level deal, I’m out of the bidding. I’m not willing to tie up the mid-level for multiple seasons on an aging big man who showed only occasional commitment to playing hard last season.

Of course, signing ‘Sheed to the full mid-level means saying good-bye to our other fave free agents–Marcin Gortat, Bird man, Josh Childress, Grant Hill and the like. That might be a good thing, as Stein reports the competition for all of those guys is going to be tough. Bird man appears close to making a verbal commitment to Denver; Dallas, Orlando and Houston are hot for Gortat (that rhymes!); Denver and Phoenix are the early front-runners to sign Hill.

As for Charlie Villanueva, it appears Detroit may be ready to offer him more than the mid-level–perhaps thwarting the Cavs pursuit of Chuckles. 

• The Celtics have tendered the qualifying offer to Glen Davis, but the Herald hears from “a league source” (whatever that is) that a couple of teams may offer Davis something equivalent to the full mid-level. As we’ve discussed, the C’s have Early Bird Rights to Davis, and they now have the right to match any offer another team makes. Are they willing to sign Big Baby to a multi-year deal starting at $5.5 million per? Even if it jeopardizes Wyc Grousbeck’s stated goal of being in position to sign a max player next season? We may find out.

• The Celtics did not tender the qualifying offer to Leon Powe. As CelticsBlog says today: Not unexpected. Sad, but not unexpected. My guess: The C’s will try and bring him back at a minimum salary deal and let him walk if he gets a better offer. Smart management, yes. But I’ll miss Leon if he leaves. For a small-time role player, Powe has provided us with a bunch of big-time memories. His performance in Game 2 of the ’08 Finals will live forever in Celtic lore. Nobody will ever forget his contribution to this team.

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