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Celtics Close to Acquiring David West in Sign-And-Trade with Hornets

By ⋅ December 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics and Hornets finally came to agreement on a deal…but not for Chris Paul. Danny Ainge is set to sign free agent forward David West as part of a sign-and-trade deal, according to TNT’s David Aldridge. West, who is coming off a torn ACL, will likely sign a 3-year deal for $27-29 million. Yahoo’s [...]

Celtics Trade Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis to Magic for Brandon Bass

By ⋅ December 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics acquired forward Brandon Bass in a sign-and-trade deal with the Magic on Friday. Heading to Orlando is Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who will earn $26 million over four years. The 6-8 Bass, who will be 27 in April, will make $4 million this year and has a player option for $4 million next [...]

Girlfriend Arrested For Biting Al Jefferson

By ⋅ December 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Al Jefferson is a lot of things: former Celtic, good rebounder, good defender, tall. But I imagine he’s not very tasty. Well, maybe I should tell that to his 38-year-old (yes, 38!) girlfriend Shirley Lewis, who bit the current Jazz forward/center in the back. Lewis, who was listed at 5’7″ and 170 pounds, is charged with [...]

Celtics’ Free Agency Preview: Guards

By ⋅ December 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sports of Boston continues its three-part preview of the 2011-12 Celtics roster and possible free-agent moves. Today, we’ll look at the guards. The depth chart in the back-court for 2011-2012 Boston Celtics currently looks something like this: PG: Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley SG: Ray Allen, E’Twaun Moore If the Celtics can resign Delonte West that [...]

Celtics Could Trade Rondo

By ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After the news that the NBA will have a shortened season beginning December 25th after a 149-day lockout, teams will be scurrying to fill and balance their rosters. An agreement by the players will prompt free agency and training camps on December 9th, which will mean a chaotic couple of weeks of player-signings and trades. [...]

NBA Lockout Ending, Season Set to Open on Christmas

By ⋅ November 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

On the heels of Thanksgiving, NBA fans have one more reason to give thanks: Christmas came early this year. After meeting for over 15 hours on Friday, the NBA and the National Basketball Players’ Association reached a tentative agreement in the wee hours of Saturday morning to finally end the lockout after 149 days. Excluding [...]

Man Arrested For Trying To Punch Rajon Rondo Outside Nightclub

By ⋅ November 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A man was arrested for his role in an altercation outside a Lowell nightclub early Saturday morning. Eric Valarezo, 31, was charged with disorderly contact after police said he attempted to punch Rondo outside Brian’s Ivy Hall on Merrimack Street in Lowell. Rondo’s entourage, which included fellow NBA players Nate Robinson, Josh Smith and Rudy Gay, [...]

Which Boston Team do you Want to Win a Championship the Most?

By ⋅ October 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s a known fact, but I’ll say it again–we the Boston sports fans have spent the past ten years swimming in championships and parades. Of course if it was up to any Boston sports fan, each of Boston’s four teams would win the championships every year. But what if you could only pick one?  Which [...]

Video: Giants Closer Brian Wilson Loves the 1986 Celtics

By ⋅ October 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The NBA may be in lockout, but that hasn’t stopped 2KSports from releasing the latest in their series of NBA games, NBA 2K12. In this edition, the game makers are doing an excellent job of promoting their game, by asking the question: “What’s the greatest team in NBA history?” Many would say the 1996 Bulls [...]

Delonte West Applies for Job at Home Depot

By ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ One comment

According to multiple reports, Delonte West could be trading in his Celtic’s green for Home Depot orange. Unlike many other NBA players who are looking to play overseas in the case of a lockout, West’s legal issues have prevented him from leaving the country. He tweeted the other day: It’s official.. Pride 2 the side.. [...]

Big Man Options for Celtics in Free Agency

By ⋅ July 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After Danny Ainge pulled the trigger on the deadline day trade that sent Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to the Thunder in exchange for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic, the Celtics suddenly became dangerously thin at the big man position. Now, entering an offseason full of uncertainty, that void has only expanded. As of now, [...]

Bill Russell’s Statue To Stand In City Hall Plaza

By ⋅ July 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In ancient Greece, the greatest men were immortalized by having statues erected in their likeness. In the world of Boston sports, there may not be a man more deserving of this honor than Celtic great Bill Russell. In May it was announced that Russell, a winner of 11 NBA championships, would finally be honored with [...]

Paul Pierce Eliminated from World Series of Poker

By ⋅ July 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With NBA lockout negotiations not going so well, Celtics captain Paul Pierce is looking to make money through other avenues. Incredibly, Pierce spent $10,000 to enter himself into the World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and outlasted more than half of the field of 2,031 (he spent a total of 17 hours, 40 [...]

Celtics Extend Qualifying Offer to Jeff Green and Pick Up Option On Bradley

By ⋅ June 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics have been active as they’ve made a one-year qualifying offer to forward Jeff Green. The $5.9 million offer now makes Green a restricted free agent. The fourth-year forward was the premier piece that came to Boston in the highly criticized mid-season trade that sent fan-favorite Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City. Boston also picked [...]

Celtics Acquire Purdue’s JaJuan Johnson From Nets, Draft E’Twaun Moore

By ⋅ June 24, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The Celtics acquired forward/center JaJuan Johnson (the 27th pick) along with a 2014 second round pick from the New Jersey Nets for Marshon Brooks, the No. 25 pick out of Providence. In the second round, the C’s grabbed another Boilmaker, selecting 6-foot-4 guard E’Twaun Moore. Experts suspected Danny Ainge was interested in acquiring Boston College guard [...]

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