We can table draft pick discussions until after the playoffs, but Danny Ainge still has a long term job to do. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’s already starting workouts with potential draft picks. Draymond Green expects to be late 1st-round pick – Yahoo! Sports The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Green already has a workout scheduled with Boston, one of about a dozen teams that have expressed an interest in the versatile player. (more…)
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May
2012
Celtics Work Out Tweener Forward Draymond Green
28
Apr
2012
Paul Pierce Again Suggests Idea of Retirement
A couple of weeks ago, Paul Pierce brought up the idea of his retirement at the end of the year. Considering how well he’s played for much of this year, you’d be forgiven if you immediately wrote that off as crazytalk. But now he’s bringing it up again. Pierce: Retirement has ‘crossed my mind’ – Boston Celtics Blog – ESPN Boston “It’s crossed my mind,” Pierce told MacMullan. “I’ve played a lot (more…)
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27
Apr
2012
Doc Rivers Always Believed In This Team
This Danny Ainge interview is telling in that it shows just how much Doc truly believed in his team (not just lip service). Sports Radio Interviews ” Blog Archive ” Danny Ainge claims Doc Rivers told him privately that Celtics would turn it around Doc Rivers almost expected this team to turn it around after a rough start. What did you think of that? “Well I think that is the beauty of (more…)
Read moreAlthough Ray Allen has played just one game in the TD Garden since the trade deadline, that’s one more than he almost would have played. Yahoo! Sports reported that Allen was involved in a deal that sent him to Memphis for OJ Mayo and a pick, but the deal fell through in the last second. Doc Rivers confirmed that report tonight. How close was the deal to being done? Celtics GM Danny (more…)
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Apr
2012
Looking Ahead, Celtics Are Excited About Future
In an interview with Steve Bulpett, Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck expressed his excitement about the team’s future (without looking too fast beyond the present). He pointed to the fact that this is the first time that Danny Ainge will have significant cap room to work with. Future in Celtics minds – BostonHerald.com One of the keys will be, if a major player or two isn’t available to them, resisting the urge to (more…)
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17
Apr
2012
Ray Allen Headed To New York, Gametime Decision
Good news on Ray Allen. While the other members of the Big 3 got the night off for rest, Ray Allen has been legitimately fighting an ankle injury. I’m hoping he takes all the time he needs but gets healthy sooner rather than later. Ray Allen expected to join team – BostonHerald.com Though Ray Allen remains questionable for tonight’s game against the Knicks, the guard has taken the first step toward activation (more…)
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Apr
2012
A Look Ahead: ‘Reloading’ with Familiar Faces
Promoted FanPost About a month ago, the NBA trade deadline was fast approaching, and everybody from fans to people in the media to fellow NBA executives were clamoring for Danny Ainge, Celtics GM, to give up on the current core group and “blow it up,” or at least make some kind of move to upgrade, with all kinds of rumors in the air that basically everybody on the team was available for (more…)
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03
Apr
2012
Danny Ainge Had Few Other Choices
Steve Bulpett makes the point that Danny Ainge is currently looking like a genius for standing pat at the trade deadline. But apparently he didn’t have that much choice. Momentary genius – BostonHerald.com In talking with several general managers and agents over the last few weeks, it was learned that in most cases Ainge had no choice at all. Many offers would have removed a member of the Big Three from the (more…)
Read moreBefore tonight’s tilt with the Timberwolves, I got a chance to talk with Tim Allen of Canis Hoopus for a little Q&A. You can check out their comments here. CelticsBlog: When I watch the Timberwolves, sometimes I feel like I’m watching the cast of He-Man protecting Castle Grayskull. Let me explain: like the Masters of the Universe, I get the sense that many of the key rotation players for Minnesota are specialists. (more…)
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Mar
2012
Ainge: No rush to bring Pietrus back
Howard Smith/US PresswireThe Celtics are bringing back Mickael Pietrus slowly this season.Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said the team will know more about the status of concussed guard Mickael Pietrus next week, but reaffirmed that the team expects him back this season. Making his weekly appearance on Boston sports radio WEEI (93.7 FM), Ainge said Pietrus is still exhibiting concussion symptoms after his scary fall last Friday in Philadelphia.
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