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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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21 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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25 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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26 days ago

Why Is Doc Rivers Waiting to Confirm His Return to the Celtics Next Season? A Theory on The Wait

The waiting is the hardest part. At least that’s what the Celtics’ brass must feel like about their coveted head coach. A week after Danny Ainge confirmed to The Boston Globe that Doc Rivers would be returning to the Celtics’ bench next season, we’re still waiting for a direct word from the head coach himself. [...]

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Sources: David West to Celtics Deal Is Dead, West Signing With Pacers

Multiple outlets, including David Aldridge of NBA.com and Marc Stein of ESPN.com are reporting that the rumored sign-and-trade deal between New Orleans Hornets and Boston Celtics is off, and David West is on the verge of signing a two-year $20M deal with the Indiana Pacers.

David Aldridge of NBA.com:
Sign/trade between Boston, NO for David West is dead, confirms ESPN.com report that Pacers closing in on signing West.

From ESPN.com:
Sources also told ESPN.com that the Pacers are making progress toward a two-year deal with free-agent forward David West in the $20 million range after West’s sign-and-trade to the Boston Celtics got held up this week.

While the real reasons this proposed David West deal fell through will probably come to light in the next day or two, here’s an educated guess at the circumstances.

1) Money. The Pacers clearly had more to offer than the C’s under the restrictions of the new CBA.
2) Failure to find a landing spot for Jermaine O’Neal. J.O. let it be known he would not want to suit up for the Hornets if traded him, preferring instead to land with the Heat. My guess is the two teams couldn’t find a third willing to take on O’Neal and his $6M contract, while also providing assets that were acceptable to New Orleans.

It’s a tough situation for the C’s, as West would have been a tremendous upgrade for the offense, and could have also been very useful in keeping the minutes down for Kevin Garnett. For now though, it’s back to the drawing board for Ainge as he decides if there is anyone else in free agency or the trade market he can make a run at before settling on his final roster. The start of the regular season is just two weeks away.

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