video via Trags Well, at least we know Bass, Wilcox and KG are done deals. The Celtics welcomed back Brandon Bass & Chris Wilcox officially this morning. Although KG was not in attendance, Danny Ainge did say Garnett’s 3 year deal is official as well. Jet and Jeff Green however are another story. Scott Souza reports: [...]
We all know the jokes. The Celtics are so old, they put Geritol in the Gatorade buckets. They’re so old, medicare covers half the team’s payroll. They’re so old, Dick Bavetta asks to referee their games so they can feel young again. When the Celtics got the commitment from Jason Terry, the joke machine went [...]
July 10, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News With the announced contract agreement with Brandon Bass, it’s time to look at the Celtics roster and see where we are and what’s left to spend. If you missed my big financial breakdown of the C’s this offseason, go ahead and check that out now, because that’s what we’ll be working with numbers wise. There’s [...]
July 5, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Free Agency Yes! More details to follow… Update: It’s a reported 3-year, $20 million dollar deal. Pretty much puts him in Glen Davis contract territory, which is about what we expected, really. [...]
July 5, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Celtics News Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. …Boston still seemingly has enough room to bring back both Allen and Bass (though it won’t leave much to fill out the end of the bench). Regardless, [...]
July 4, 2012 John - Red's Army Free Agency, The Morning Dump Brandon Bass turned out to be a great addition to the Celtics in exchange for Glen Davis this past season… but his post season contribution can be accurately described as “spotty.” So while we all know that Bass can be a pretty good contributor to the Celtics, there are flaws that he has. Some [...]
July 1, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Free Agency CSNNE’s Sherrod Blakely has this information, per a league source: A league source said the C’s continue to be enamored with the 6-foot-5 shooting guard, and are considering making another run at him. The source said no deal is imminent, but it appears the Celtics are willing to offer up Brandon Bass via a sign [...]
June 29, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Rumors I’ve been subscribed to Brandon Bass’ YouTube page since last year. He’s uploaded mostly his own hip-hop tracks and some random footage from his personal life. Today though, a short documentary entitled “The Pursuit” appeared on his feed. In the 14 minute piece, Bass talks about his biggest inspiration, his mom. Bass’ mother passed-away when he [...]
During an appearance last night on CSNNE, Bob Ryan stated the Celtics are high on North Carolina swingman Harrison Barnes. It’s going to take more than the Celtics 21st and 22nd picks to land Barnes. There’s a report that Charlotte is considering Barnes with the 2nd pick. Ryan had some scathing criticism for Brandon Bass: I’m [...]
June 15, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Celtics News, Draft This is as surprising as Chuck ordering another beer… While there has been considerable speculation as to what Bass will do this summer, his agent tells CSNNE.com that the 6-foot-8 forward plans to not opt-in to the final year of his contract, and thus test the free agent waters. However, all indications are that [...]
June 14, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Free Agency