Archive for the ‘NBA News’ Category
No Doubt About It: Paul Pierce Should Be an All Star
For once his courage and fightback has been noticed, even if burying Larry Bird’s number two spot on the Celtics all-time scoring list finally got people to stop and listen. The idea of a 34-year old competing in this year’s All Star Game may seem a little repetitive, but even if Paul Pierce pinches the [...]
Welcome Back Sasha Pavlovic
From Chris Forsberg at ESPNBoston.com: WALTHAM, Mass. — The Boston Celtics are set to re-sign veteran Sasha Pavlovic, reports ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The ninth-year swingman joined the Celtics in early March and stayed on the roster for the remainder of the season (though he did not appear in the playoffs). In 17 regular-season games, he [...]
David West to Boston Deal Dead
***UPDATE*** December 11 – Deal is dead as reported by David Aldridge. David West now in talks to sign a two-year, $20 million deal with the Indiana Pacers. Last update to this story: David West officially signs with the Indiana Pacers for two years worth $20 million. Pacers now in talks with the Memphis Grizzlies [...]
What Now?
For the past week or so, 95% of the Celtics rumors were centered around two all-star point guards: Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul. Well tonight, all of that speculation has come to an end. As reported by multiple sources, the Hornets, Lakers and Rockets have agreed upon a three-way trade that will send Chris Paul [...]
Rajon Rondo Trade Rumors Shouldn’t Have Celtics Fans Concerned
Even if the past three months have consisted of nothing but exhibition games and stock footage of David Stern talking business, there’s been plenty of time to mull over potential free agent options for the Boston Celtics ahead of Christmas day. For one, there’s Dwight Howard if your credit card is big enough. Or two, [...]
The NBA is dead. Long live the NBA?
What an off-season, eh? The NBA morphed into a soap-opera of petty grievances, massive greed, slow-building racial tensions, and oh yeah, now everyone knows Michael Jordan is a douchebag. Let’s be honest; no one came out of the lock-out looking too good. Owners who were already hated (Sterling, Snyder, etc.) are now even more hated, [...]
Rondo & Perk Looking to Team Up
From Adrian Wojnarowski: Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo(notes) and Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins(notes), close friends, have been discussing the possibility of playing together overseas, and have had representatives inquiring on the possibilities, sources said. Rondo and Perkins are interested in playing in higher-paying countries, such as Italy, Spain and Russia, sources said. There’s [...]




