Archive for June, 2010
Paul Pierce Officially Opts Out of Contract
Need more NBA off-season drama? Well here you go. As if the free agent class wasn’t strong enough, you can now add our very own Paul Pierce to the mix. The Truth officially opted out of his $21.5 million salary to become a restricted free agent according to ESPN: Pierce’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN.com [...]
Free Agency Frenzy: Boston Edition
At midnight on July 1st, the proverbial gun will sound for the teams to court perhaps the greatest free agent class the league has ever seen. Just years after the 2003 NBA Draft, experts and basketball pundits around the world were debating whether we had witnessed the a draft class head and shoulders above all [...]
Celtics Targeting Brad Miller
By CelticsBlog Some free agency news, courtesy of Adrian Wojnarowski: The Boston Celtics have targeted center Brad Miller(notes) to sign in free agency, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Miller and guard Ray Allen(notes) are expected to be the Celtics’ two top priorities in summer free agency following the retirement of Rasheed Wallace(notes) and a knee injury [...]
Are the Celtics leaning towards Damion James?
By Reds Army Via Chad Ford’s mock draft on ESPN.com (Insider): Analysis: I’ve had Alabi going to Boston for weeks. But after finding out Monday that the team hasn’t been able to get him in for a workout, I’m hedging. I still believe the Celtics like Alabi a lot, however, the name I’m hearing more [...]
Bringing the Band Back Together Phase III : The Kids
By CelticsStuffLive Through parts I and II of this Bringing the Band Back Together series, we’ve looked at the meat and potatoes of what we hope will be the core of the 2011 Boston Celtics, but make no mistake that running the same crew out one year later won’t produce better results than 2010. No, [...]
Remembering… Len Bias
By Celtics Green The Celtics are the most storied franchise in NBA history. The 17 banners hanging from the rafters attest to this. 1981-1986 were very good years for the Celtics and for Celtics fans. In Larry Bird’s second season, the Celtics won the championship. And with Kevin McHale and Robert Parish joining him, the [...]
If the Ping Pong Balls Fell Right…Or Did They?
By Sports of Boston The Celtics just finished their second run to the finals in three seasons, coming up just short of Banner 18, what would have been the second title over that short span. The Celtics recent playoff success of course comes on the heels of the worst period of C’s basketball in their [...]
Celtics 24/7 Poll – Vote or Die!
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Player of the Month
Celtics captain Paul Pierce has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season. Pierce guided injury-depleted Boston to four wins last week, averaging 21.8 points on 58.7 percent shooting (27 for 46) from the floor. Pierce also won the Player of the Week honor back on Dec. 20. It's the third time this season a Boston player earned the honor, with Rajon Rondo taking home the award for the first week of the 2010-11 season. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook earned this week's nod for the Western Conference. Celtics guard Ray Allen was also nominated for the East honor.
