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Evaluating The Celtics/Clippers Trade Possibilities

It’s an ever-changing landscape on the trade market right now, with multiple reports coming in that talks between the Celtics and Clippers involving Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers are heating up yet again as we suspected. With an endless flurry of reports and tweets hitting the web at every hour, it’s time to separate the [...]

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7 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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10 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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25 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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26 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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Summer Forecast: How Will Next Season End?

We’re running with the ESPN Boston wolves over the next couple of weeks, tackling burning questions on the coming season.

Today, I took an early crack at predicting how next season will end:

Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub (Celtics lose in NBA Finals)

Danny Ainge has done a remarkable job refashioning his roster to hang with Miami, Boston’s probable repeat opponent in next year’s Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics can now reliably single-cover Dwayne Wade with multiple defenders; field any number of younger, quicker lineups; and, with the return of Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and potential first-year contributions from Jared Sullinger, they’ve got actual NBA-quality bigs coming off the bench instead of the D-League talent littering last year’s roster.

I’d lean towards the Heat toppling Boston again because their weapons-grade small lineups are so difficult to neutralize and LeBron James found a new level of terrifying last season, but two of their best four players are injury risks. I’m uneasy about Ray Allen’s ankles and downright cynical about Dwayne Wade’s prospective health 100 games into next season. Boston has similar concerns with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett but Wade, in particular, carries a heavier burden because Miami isn’t blessed with Boston’s depth. So, I’ll take the Celtics to advance to the Finals in seven thrilling games. That’s where their luck runs out against either a wisened Oklahoma City squad or the newly (and annoyingly) potent Lakers.

Hit the link for additional responses from the other panelists.

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