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Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce’s contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he’s doing there, little else matters. As we wait for this decision, we also must face the rest of the offseason, which means it is also rumor season. With that time of year, comes plenty of information floating [...]

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9 days ago

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

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9 days ago

Danny Ainge Expects Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett To Return, Unsure About Paul Pierce

A long, challenging offseason awaits Danny Ainge this summer. Before he dives in head first, he joined Salk and Holley on WEEI-FM 93.7 to discuss the multitude of decisions facing him this offseason, as well as the progress of Rajon Rondo in his rehab from ACL surgery. A few of the notable highlights from the interview. Ainge [...]

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9 days ago

Suns Hire Away Celtics’ Assistant GM Ryan McDonough

In one way or another, there will be change this offseason in Boston. That process started in the past couple days, with the first piece moving out coming as a name most C’s fans might not be familiar with. Yet, it was Celtics’ assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, one of Danny Ainge’s top lieutenants, who [...]

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10 days ago

Doc Rivers Finishes 13th in Coach of the Year Voting

It was a tough season for the Boston Celtics, and that includes for head coach Doc Rivers. The long-time coach battled to find the right fit for a lot of new pieces that were both underperforming and/or failed to pick up his schemes on both ends of the floor. Naturally, an unfortunate plethora of injuries [...]

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12 days ago

Overconfident Answers To Offseason Questions (Part 1)

It seems like every offseason since 2010 we’ve been through this: a myriad of questions and concerns about the Celtics’ roster that usually involve the possibility of the core of the team being dismantled. As we head into the summer of 2013, we’ve got a whole batch of questions, many of which will be familiar.  [...]

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TrueHoop Network 2011 Mock Draft: The Boston Celtics Select JaJuan Johnson

The TrueHoop Network is running our own Mock Draft in preparation for the real deal tomorrow night. Fellow bloggers have been making their picks over the past three days, and now it’s down to Boston and their own 25th selection. The entire CelticsHub gang put our heads together and settled on JaJuan Johnson, the 6-9 power forward out of Purdue.  Here’s his full scouting report courtesy of Chad Ford:

Positives

  • Long, athletic big man
  • Good shot-blocker
  • Explosive leaper
  • Quick, runs the floor well
  • Nice mid range jumper

Negatives

  • Needs to add strength to his frame
  • Still developing a low post game
  • Basketball IQ seems to be an issue

The full mock draft selections, after the jump, so you can get a sense of who our options were as we made our selection. Other possibilities for the pick included Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Tyler, Justin Harper, and Jimmy Butler.

COMPLETE TRUEHOOP NETWORK MOCK
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving, PG, Duke

2. Minnesota Timberwolves
Derrick Williams, F, Arizona

3. Utah Jazz
Brandon Knight, PG, Kentucky

4. Cleveland Cavaliers
Jonas Valanciunas, C, Lithuania

5. Toronto Raptors
Kemba Walker, PG, Connecticut

6. Washington Wizards
Enes Kanter, C, Kentucky

7. Sacramento Kings
Kawhi Leonard, SF, San Diego State

8. Detroit Pistons
Bismack Biyombo, PF, Congo

9. Charlotte Bobcats
Marcus Morris, F, Kansas

10. Milwaukee Bucks
Alec Burks, G/F, Colorado

11. Golden State Warriors
Jimmer Fredette, PG, BYU

12. Utah Jazz
Chris Singleton, SF, Florida State

13. Phoenix Suns
Tristan Thompson, PF, Texas

14. Houston Rockets
Jan Vesely, F, Czech Republic

15. Indiana Pacers
Markieff Morris, F, Kansas

16. Philadelphia 76ers
Nikola Vucevic, PF, USC

17. New York Knicks
Klay Thompson, SF, Georgia

18. Washington Wizards
Jordan Hamilton, SF, Texas

19. Charlotte Bobcats
Kenneth Faried, PF, Morehead State

20. Minnesota Timberwolves
Marshon Brooks, SG, Providence

21. Portland Trail Blazers
Tobias Harris, PF, Tennessee

22. Denver Nuggets
Donatas Montejunas, C, Lithuania

23. Houston Rockets
Charles Jenkins, G, Hofstra

24. Oklahoma City Thunder
Tyler Honeycutt, SF, UCLA

25. Boston Celtics
JaJuan Johnson, PF, Purdue

26. Dallas Mavericks
Justin Harper, PF, Richmond

27. New Jersey Nets
Nolan Smith, PG, Duke

28. Chicago Bulls
Darius Morris, PG, Michigan

29. San Antonio Spurs
Nikola Mirotic, SF, Serbia

30. Chicago Bulls
Iman Shumpert, G, Georgia Tech

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