Chris Paul is a very powerful man in Los Angeles. He has only been with the Clippers for a short while, but in that time, he has been rumored as being the one guy who was indirectly responsible for the team not bringing back head coach Vinny Del Negro. In Paul’s defense, he denies that. [...]
June 20, 2013
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Kevin Garnett wouldn’t have been enough for Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers. Perhaps five or six years ago he would have, but now. When the deal that would have landed Garnett and Doc Rivers in Tinseltown went South, Clippers fans shouldn’t have been jumping for joy. Seriously. Unloading DeAndre Jordan would have been [...]
June 19, 2013
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Paul Pierce won’t necessarily be following Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers to Los Angeles. Talks between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics about a deal that would land Garnett and Rivers in Hollywood and DeAndre Jordan, among others in Beantown are ongoing, but you get the sense that a resolution will be reached soon. [...]
June 18, 2013
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Like the Boston Celtics aren’t already linked to enough mayhem. Boston and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently engaged in talks about a trade that would send Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers (and potentially Paul Pierce) to Tinseltown in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler, among other pieces, one of which the Celtics had [...]
June 17, 2013
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This is so not what the Miami Heat right now. Fresh off beating the Indiana Pacers and clinching their third NBA Finals berth in the past three years, the Heat should only be thinking about today, about now. The offseason doesn’t matter. Winning a second straight championship—that’s what matters. Well that, and the fact that [...]
Paul Pierce may have played his last game with the Boston Celtics. Sources have told Bob Finnan of The News-Herald in Cleveland that Celtics general manager Danny Ainge intends to buy out his star forward before the season begins: Sources indicate Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge will likely buy out forward Paul Pierce’s [...]
Doc Rivers is a wanted man. The Brooklyn Nets continue to search for a new head coach following their decision to part ways with P.J. Carlesimo, a quest that reportedly led them to Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. According to Jackie MacMullan of ESPNBoston.com, the Nets reached out to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, [...]
Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has no illusions about his current team. Though the Celtics came back from a 3-0 series deficit to bring the New York Knicks to a Game 6 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Ainge knows that he doesn’t have a contender on his hands. He also knows [...]
Stephen A. Smith is at it again. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Smith spoke of a potential blockbuster that could eventually go down between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. And I’m not even sure “blockbuster” does it justice. The deal in question would have both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett being sent to [...]
The Golden State Warriors reportedly turned down a trade for Boston Celtics veteran forward Paul Pierce. According to Bill Simmons of ESPN’s Grantland, the Celtics offered Pierce to the Warriors in exchange for rookie Harrison Barnes and the 2014 expiring contract of Andris Biedrins or Richard Jefferson: Warrants mentioning: The Warriors turned down Pierce from [...]
April 19, 2013
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