Boston Celtics

[MagicMass]

KG and paul pierce have to face reality. Yes they are old and at the end of their hall of fame careers. If they want to remain competative and try to win a championship, I think both will have to take a significant pay cut (because of salary cap restrictions) and the celtics have to sign a big free agent. Thats the only way.

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Sources indicate Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge will likely buy out forward Paul Pierce's $15 million contract for next year ($5 million is guaranteed). If that happens, Grant should be first in line to try to acquire Pierce's services. However, before anyone gets too giddy, Pierce will likely want to go to a serious contender. News-Herald

Read more at http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#EpY6AKpHkvjwFUtO.99

 

 

If this is true, would PP be interested to do a Ray Allen and play for his hometown and the C's greatest rival the Los Angeles Lakers for a huge bargain?

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KG and paul pierce have to face reality. Yes they are old and at the end of their hall of fame careers. If they want to remain competative and try to win a championship, I think both will have to take a significant pay cut (because of salary cap restrictions) and the celtics have to sign a big free agent. Thats the only way.

 

Unfortunately, not only a huge pay cut will do the trick. The C's will probably need to move/dump some assets as well.

 

Any takers for the Jet and Lee?

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Read the latest news on PP - comments fans pls

[FF]

a lot depends on ainge. if he decides that the championship window is closed for the celts he'll deal PP for sure. and without PP garnett is good as gone. 'twould be interesting though if PP can bring along KG to his next team. KG ( who admits he bleeds green) might just decide to retire. if i were ainge... i'd blow this team up now and rebuild with green/sullinger / rondo at its core. sully and green might be more complementary players than the established stars that are pierce and garnett do look for boston to bring in an FA or two. it might take another 5-7 years before the celts get playoff ready but hey ... its reality .

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a lot depends on ainge. if he decides that the championship window is closed for the celts he'll deal PP for sure. and without PP garnett is good as gone. 'twould be interesting though if PP can bring along KG to his next team. KG ( who admits he bleeds green) might just decide to retire. if i were ainge... i'd blow this team up now and rebuild with green/sullinger / rondo at its core. sully and green might be more complementary players than the established stars that are pierce and garnett do look for boston to bring in an FA or two. it might take another 5-7 years before the celts get playoff ready but hey ... its reality .

 

Do i hear anyone saying I'd rather see the C's lose with PP and KG

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People close to Ray Allen claiming he is thinking about opting out of his contract hoping to return to Boston for 1 year & retire a celtic.

Gusto niyo pa ba Celtic fans?

[alberto_]

hindi na tatanggapin ng boston si allen. may lee at jet na sila. sila ang future ng celtics

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hindi na tatanggapin ng boston si allen. may lee at jet na sila. sila ang future ng celtics

 

If that is the case then well and good for the C's ...

 

 

At the end of the day, RA made a good decision to move to Miami for a chance to win a title since the Heat is already in the Finals and will be gunning for a B2B championship vs the Spurs.

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LAC interest in Doc Rivers and KG.

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Gusto ng celtics makasama si bledsoe pero ayaw ibigay ng clips .... Ayun parang tigil muna negosasyon sa ngayon

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Celtics-Clippers talks to send Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett to L.A. stall

 

Discussions over a blockbuster deal to send Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett to the Los Angeles Clippers – with Doc Rivers as coach – reached an impasse on Saturday afternoon, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Clippers are willing to part with center DeAndre Jordan and a first-round draft pick for Garnett – and the rights to hire Rivers – but so far have refused to include Boston's desire for point guard Eric Bledsoe into the package, sources said.

Since the February trade deadline, Bledsoe had been a part of talks for Garnett, and more recently, Rivers, but that changed Saturday morning, league sources said. The Clippers were no longer willing to part with Bledsoe, sources told Y! Sports.

If the deal completely falls apart, Celtics management and Rivers are still committed to his return to Boston as coach.

Boston general manager Danny Ainge has requested Bledsoe and a second first-round pick, but all involved believe that Bledsoe's inclusion into the package would get a deal done.

Celtics and Clippers management – as well as Rivers – want a finality to these discussions in short order, sources involved told Yahoo! Sports. No one involved has shown an appetite for these talks to linger without resolution.

Garnett, 37, will waive his no-trade clause to leave Boston only if Rivers joins him as coach, sources said. Rivers still needed to talk to Clippers star Chris Paul about his free-agency plans this summer, sources told Yahoo! Sports. It is believed that the arrival of Rivers and Garnett would be the final moves needed to assure Paul to re-signing with the Clippers in July.

Rivers has three years and $21 million left on his Celtics contract, but doesn't want to stay in Boston unless the Celtics are willing to bring back Garnett and Paul Pierce to avoid rebuilding for another year, sources said. Boston will not let Rivers coach or work anywhere in the NBA for the duration of his contract without compensation, sources said.

The Clippers have shown a willingness to give Rivers a contract extension that's competitive with his Boston salary, sources said. Throughout this awkward process, Boston has told Rivers that it still wants him to return as coach should the Clippers discussions never reach fruition, sources said.

While the Clippers had the wistful thought of trying to arrange a sign-and-trade to acquire Dwight Howard for Bledsoe and Blake Griffin, the Lakers have flatly rejected the idea, sources said.

"They'll never do it," one source with direct knowledge of the conversations told Yahoo! Sports.

So far, the Lakers have rejected every possible sign-and-trade scenario for Howard, sources said. The possibility of trading him within the Staples Center is probably the least palatable scenario of all should they be forced to lose him for nothing in July and finally do agree to a sign-and-trade possibility.

Bledsoe can be a restricted free agent in 2014 and it will be difficult to pay him a market value with Paul on the roster.

 

 

Source: Yahoo! Sports

 

http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--celtics-in-trade-talks-to-send-doc-rivers--kevin-garnett-to-clippers-201709995.html

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^^^

 

Well I am not surprise that the C's want Jordan, Bledsoe and a couple of picks for KG and Coach Rivers. Obviously, they just want to maximize what they can get for their "prize assets"

 

I just wonder if Ainge thinks that the Clips are "desperate" to hire Rivers as their coach and to get KG for some quick fix at the slot.

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I always believe that Ainge was on panic mode when he signed both Lee and Terry last summer due to the "unexpected" departure of Ray Allen. Now he is trying to get rid either one of them to the Clips via the propose trade that will involve KG.

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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9399106/los-angeles-clippers-walk-away-boston-celtics-deal-sources

 

Clippers Walk Away from Deal with the Celtics to acquire KG and Doc. Hindi pumayag sa demands ng C's. So what's next sa "rebuilding"? O baka naman tuloy tuloy pa rin ang KG, PP, Rondo trio ...at kalimutan muna ang rebuilding