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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 Are Considering Trading Fab Melo for Jordan Crawford?

Things are beginning to heat up on trade deadline day, as after appearing to swing and miss on some blockbuster deals earlier this week, Danny Ainge is considering some minor moves now to give Doc Rivers so added reinforcements for the stretch drive. With nearly no young assets or draft picks Danny is willing to give up, along with a tight salary cap situation, Fab Melo appears to be the prime candidate to be moved…for pretty much anything useful at this point.

How bare is the market for him? C’s are considering dealing him for Jordan Crawford, who just fell out of the Wizards rotation last week. Crawford has also reportedly requested a trade. Here’s Chris Broussard of ESPN.com with the scoop:

CH’s Take: There are, let’s say limited opportunities we get here to toot our own horn here during trade season with predictions, so I need to jump on the chance to do so while I can. I actually predicted the Celtics making a run at Crawford with Melo last night.

 

The sad part of this offer is that Melo’s potential still might not be enough to convince Washington to deal Crawford. The shooting guard has his flaws, coming out of the Nick Young school of no shot is a bad shot, but he’s also averaging 13.2 points (albeit inefficient) points per game. That’s roughly 13.2 more points per game that can be counted on from Melo, who is at least 2-3 years from being a player any team could count on in their rotation. Even then, it’s no sure thing Melo will pan out, although he clearly has the size and defensive tools to intrigue NBA GM’s.

The Celtics would probably like to be more patient with him, but with literally no other assets to deal, they probably figure it’s not worth the wait to get some help for a team that desperately needs help now. The Wizards have time to be patient, but they also could try to find a more promising prospect for a guy who is as talented as Crawford.

All things considered, if the Celtics have the opportunity they should pull the trigger here. Washington might hold out for a cash or second round pick sweetener in addition to Melo, but Crawford is better than most free agents you are going to get off the street. As Doc Rivers said, this team just needs capable players right now above anything else and Crawford is one of those Nate Robinson types who could win a game or two for you if he gets hot. Surrounded by a decent supporting cast for the first time this season, he could be a nice spark in Boston.

 

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