The Celtics – Clippers pending trade is very complex. So complex that that Doc Rivers’ name is involved. There are many moving parts in this deal, which makes it next to impossible to pull off.
The Clippers apparently got cold feet and have backed off, according to multiple media reports. They didn’t want to relinquish the number of draft picks that the Celtics were demanding. Good thing, because Boston was probably asking for too much.
But you never know, talks may heat up again. That’s how these things work in the NBA.
A deal that would have sent Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers from the Celtics to the Clippers is “dead,” a fact first reported by the Los Angeles Times‘ Brad Turner and confirmed by Danny Ainge to the Boston Globe.
The deal reportedly would have netted the Clippers Garnett and Rivers in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and first-round picks. Rivers would have replaced Vinny Del Negro, who was not retained by the Clippers even though he lead Los Angeles to its best season in franchise history.
“The talks broke down Tuesday morning when the Clippers ‘refused to budge’ on Boston’s latest proposal that asked for DeAndre Jordan, straight up for Garnett, and two first-round draft picks,” reports ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne. ”The teams have no plans to speak again, the sources said, and the Clippers are preparing to move on and hire a coach this week.”
H/T: SI.com
