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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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10 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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10 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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11 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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Celtics Lose to Bobcats, Leandro Barbosa Lost For Season

It was a hard fought battle on weary legs, but the Celtics could not close the deal tonight against the Bobcats, dropping the contest 94-91 to the Charlotte Bobcats. The seven-game win streak is over, but there is bigger and much more unfortunate news for the C’s coming out of tonight.

Leandro Barbosa went down with a non-contact left knee injury at the end of the third quarter. Barbosa had to be carried off the court by Fab Melo and trainer Eddie Lacerte and Boston’s worst fears appeared to be confirmed after the game, as Kevin Garnett told reporters that Barbosa was likely out for the season. The reserve guard will have a MRI tomorrow, but given that the team has already been informed that Barbosa is done, it’s probably a mere formality it’s a serious enough energy to sidelined Barbosa for the remainder of the year.

Needless to say, the C’s third season-ending injury in as many weeks is an incredible blow to the Celtics and leaves them with only three healthy guards on the roster. In the short term, look for Boston to sign a guard to a 10-day deal in the short term for some additional insurance, but the team’s long term prospects take another serious hit with Barbosa going down.

We’ll have much more on Barbosa’s status and full game coverage in the coming hours here at the Hub.

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