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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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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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