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Avery Bradley Likely Done For Season

On the back of a horrific game six performance, Gary Washburn of the Globe piled on with more bad news: Avery Bradley is almost certainly done for the season. Washburn: A source close to Bradley told the Globe that it’s in the “high 90s” percentile that Bradley will be shut down and will perhaps need [...]

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2 days ago

Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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3 days ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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3 days ago

Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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11 days ago

(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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12 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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Something’s Missing in the Giddens/Nate Report

Everyone has picked up on Gary Tanguay’s report that the Celtics offered J.R. Giddens and “future considerations” to the Knicks in exchange for Nate Robinson. The C’s reportedly made the offer about three weeks ago, when Nate’s trade value was at rock bottom because of Mike D’Antoni’s decision to bench Robinson for more than two weeks. 

One problem: A Giddens-Robinson trade does not work under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Robinson is earning $4 million this season, meaning that to acquire him, the C’s would have to send out that amount—plus or minus 25 percent and change—in any Robinson deal. 

Giddens makes about $1 million. It’s unclear what “future considerations” might mean, but draft picks and cash do not count for salary-matching purposes in trades. 

Either Tanguay’s information is wrong or it’s not being relayed correctly via media outlets. (There’s also option #3: I’m misreading the collective bargaining agreement. But I’m pretty sure I’ve got this right). 

I’ve said it before: A Knicks-Celtics trade for Robinson is enormously complicated given his status as a base-year compensation player, and gets easier only if you add in a third team with cap space. 

Something is missing in Tanguay’s report. Again: Take any trade-related news with a grain of salt.

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