Celtics agree to send Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce to Nets
Reconstruction is no longer in the “This Old House” phase. Think Egypt before the Pyramids, or the day they tore down the old Boston Garden. Think about a Celtics team wiped clean of Paul Pierce and...
View ArticleWyc Grousbeck has faith in C’s evolution
They have not sent a canary down the mineshaft. The Celtics are choosing instead to grit their teeth into a smile and stride aggressively into a rebuilding project that could get a little hard on the...
View ArticleKris Joseph back, ready to play for Brad Stevens
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kris Joseph was on the Syracuse team that lost to Brad Stevens and Butler in the Sweet 16 round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. He appreciated how the Bulldogs played back then and is...
View ArticleTeaching point
The Orlando Summer League starts today, and Danny Ainge has a new coach to start putting together a fresh new plan for what in some respects is a new team as fresh as just-hatched chicks. The Celtics...
View ArticleEnd of era as Celtics rebuild without Pierce
Comment () Tweet By JIMMY GOLEN, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Letting Doc Rivers go to the Los Angeles Clippers was the first sign. Getting rid of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett clinched it. The...
View ArticlePaul Pierce, KG start new era today
Kevin Garnett’s insular tendencies have been enhanced and encouraged in this smartphone age. Even Paul Pierce ventured out last month, making what has become an annual appearance at the World Series...
View ArticleCeltics agree to send Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce to Nets
Reconstruction is no longer in the “This Old House” phase. Think Egypt before the Pyramids, or the day they tore down the old Boston Garden. Think about a Celtics team wiped clean of Paul Pierce and...
View ArticleDeal out to dry Doc Rivers
The Doc-udrama has taken a new, and possibly fatal, turn. A league source told the Herald yesterday that negotiations between the Celtics and Clippers over the release of Doc Rivers from his contract...
View ArticleWaiting game continues for C's
As a weekend full of Red Sox-Yankees and Bruins-Penguins got underway, there was a lot of move along/nothing to see here from the Celtics. They still don’t have definitive plans or answers from their...
View ArticleSteven Adams could be a big help
Steven Adams hasn’t so much climbed as lit up the NBA draft board following his surprising workouts at Chicago’s predraft combine. The question now, for some, isn’t whether the 7-foot New Zealander...
View ArticleAdams could be a big help
Steven Adams hasn’t so much climbed as lit up the NBA draft board following his surprising workouts at Chicago’s predraft combine. The question now, for some, isn’t whether the 7-foot New Zealander...
View ArticleFive Burning Questions for the Boston Celtics
COMMENTARY | For the first time in a while, the Boston Celtics will enter next season without Paul Pierce on their roster. Their long-time captain, along with Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry, were dealt...
View ArticleWindow slams on C’s
The run was brilliant, stirring and nearly successful — the one where the Celtics scored 20 points in a 3:37 fourth-quarter span last night. However, the fact it came after they saw fit to get...
View Article‘Big’ decisions await Celtics
CHICAGO — No, Danny Ainge hasn’t yet spoken to Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett about their plans for next season — though, in the case of Pierce, the Celtics are the ones needing to make the first...
View ArticleFor the Boston Celtics, Draft Decisions Hinge on Uncertainties
COMMENTARY | Tonight, the NBA draft will surely bring many surprises and twists. Without much of a consensus on any of the top picks, the first round is one of the more unpredictable in recent memory....
View ArticleRajon Rondo the linchpin
As NBA general managers go, Danny Ainge is a tinkerer. Though he held onto the current Celtics era longer than anyone anticipated — remember that he would have brought back Ray Allen last summer if...
View ArticleNotebook: Nets owner stocks up to deliver on promise
Paul Pierce says that his only Brooklyn connections come via downloads. He likes to listen to Jay Z and the late Biggie Smalls. In the case of the former, that’s a good thing, considering that the...
View ArticleTerry: Celts pair 'saddened' by departure
Kevin Garnett’s insular tendencies have been enhanced and encouraged in this smartphone age. Even Paul Pierce ventured out last month, making what has become an annual appearance at the World Series...
View ArticleDid the Boston Celtics Get a Fair Deal for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett?
COMMENTARY | After much speculation, the Boston Celtics have finally pulled the trigger on a complete rebuild. Many who believed that it was only a matter of time had their suspicions confirmed when...
View ArticleDanny Ainge plans on Doc
Doc Rivers is off on a golf course somewhere, pondering his future with the Celtics and asking for time to think. But that hasn’t stopped the Celtics coach from taking regular part in the team’s plans...
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