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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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Why Are People So Eager To Trade Paul Pierce?

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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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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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26 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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Woj: Celtics Will Sign Terrence Williams For Remainder of Season and Next Season

Terrence Wiliams‘ 10-day contract was due to expire tomorrow, so it became decision time for the Celtics’ front office today on the small forward. Doc Rivers indicated yesterday at practice that it was likely Williams would be re-signed by the team but according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Celtics have done better than that.

 

CelticsHub’s Take: Making the reasonable assumption that Williams will be signed for the league minimum for next season, (likely with some guaranteed money and an optional opt out clause for Boston) I’m a tremendous fan of this move. In fact, I’m just going to post a gchat conversation with fellow CelticsHub contributor Michael Pina last week when we discussed Williams’ future with Boston.

For the record, this conversation took place on Sunday February 24th, after another positive outing by Williams against the Suns.

Pina: gotta stick up for my man Terrence Williams

Robb: Haha dude, he’s awesome.

Pina: there’s no question he can play (maybe even thrive?) at the NBA level. He has the physical ability, but his head is just…so out there…Rick Adelman couldn’t stand him in Houston

Robb: ya i talked to the Cowbell Kingdom guys, they loved him, but ya he was a knucklehead. We’ll see if china changed that. If I’m Danny I offer him a deal with a team option attached for next year.

Pina: I agree

Robb: Get him cheap, under your control. Because he could blow up and he will have a market.

Pina: I wonder if his agent is thinking it’s worth the risk not to do that though

Robb: If he has a smart agent he won’t take it

Pina: I know Chandler Parsons’ agent hates himself

Robb: But If Ainge offers him guaranteed money maybe he will, that’s the 10-day contract danger here. Williams has built up so much more value now

Pina: yea. being a former lottery pick will always linger as a positive

Thankfully for the C’s, Williams had a dud performance this week, and fell out of the rotation against the Jazz. That minor downturn may have been enough to make Williams’ and his agent nervous, allowing Ainge to offer a deal with the conditional option attached, as Michael and I speculated about, to give the C’s a high-upside low cost option for next season.

Williams’ agent took the bait, which probably isn’t a bad move for him either since there’s likely some guaranteed money for a guy who was out of the league for most of the season.

All things considered, everyone wins. Well done by Danny.

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