Lakers, Warriors, Clippers leading race for Chris Paul – Sam Amick – SI.com via kwout The Celtics may have felt that they could convince Chris Paul to stay here if he just gave it a shot, but it might just be time to accept the fact that he won't even entertain the thought. More disturbing [...]
December 7, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized I know this is a Peter Vescey story, and he currently ranks somewhere between "guy on the corner who heard something" and "Chris Broussard desperate for attention on Twitter" on the credibility scale…. …but it's intriguing enough to pass along. How many believe a reporter fantasized the threesome involving the Celtics, Hornets and Pacers, whose [...]
December 7, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized 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. The Celtics have reportedly changed their stance on whether they'd require a long-term commitment before trading for Paul. It was believed to be a requisite to a [...]
December 7, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Via Ken Berger of CBS Sports: The Clippers' opening salvo was an offer that included Eric Gordon and restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan, with L.A. hoping that the prospect of playing with electrifying forward Blake Griffin and the big stage of Los Angeles would be enticing enough to Paul that he would eventually commit to the team long term. The [...]
December 6, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized From gang hideouts to tanning salons, Lakers fans are buzzing about reports that have their team pursuing both Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. I'm here to assure Celtics fans that the likelihood of Mitch Kupchak pulling off two mega-deals is remote. Except there's a massive gap between "want" and "possible." Put aside questions of how [...]
December 6, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized 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. There is also a small handful of teams that has informed the Hornets they are prepared to trade for Paul with no assurance that they can keep [...]
December 6, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized ESPN's John Hollinger offers up a bunch of possible trade scenarios (not rumors) involving Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. Here's one scenario involving CP3 and the Celtics (Insider): Chris Paul and Trevor Ariza to Boston; Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley and Emeka Okafor to Indiana; Brandon Rush, Darren Collison, Paul George, Roy Hibbert, Glen Davis and [...]
December 2, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears have the scoop: Chris Paul’s agent informed New Orleans officials on Wednesday that his client will not sign a contract extension and wants to be traded to the New York Knicks, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. As soon as the NBA lifts its lockout restrictions, Hornets general manager [...]
December 1, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized 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. Slowly but surely, the talk of Chris Paul coming to Boston is beginning to die a slow death. [...] One of the reasons that's giving the C's some [...]
December 1, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized How the new CBA affects every NBA team – ESPN via kwout I guess this is the kind of effect small market teams wanted out of the new deal. ESPN put together how the new CBA helps and hurts both short and long term. The biggest impact on the Celtics is in the short term. [...]
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