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Mannix shoots down Griffin report, brings up Butler again

Courtesy: LA Times

Courtesy: LA Times

The Vertical’s Chris Mannix said tonight on CSNNE that the Celtics are nowhere close to a deal for Blake Griffin or Russell Westbrook. It sounded like talks for Griffin had taken place at some point in the past but there’s nothing going now. Clippers reporter Dan Woike also squashed the Griffin talk on Twitter.

Mannix went on to say that Jimmy Butler, Jahlil Okafor and even Kevin Love are still options for Boston and it’s possible those deals transpire over the coming weeks.

Jimmy Butler?

I considered those rumors DEAD.

This just goes to show – yet again – you can’t put much stock in any of these reports.

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  • GH

    Reports, Reports, Reports………This is how these people make their money. Until something happens just turn off the internet.

    • Dave

      Yup, unless it’s a Woj bomb.

  • wendytindys8555
  • NE_Celt

    The rumors! Get them outta my head!

    All I know is I will focus on what we have now… And what we have now is a band of hard working never die motha truckas, all star talent in IT and Horford, hounding defense, and a coach who is a cold faced, play calling, awe inspiring, player beloved, face of the new era of great coaches… GO CELTICS!

    But if we got another top tier talent, I’m in… Damn you rumor season.

    • Mike C

      Great post. I’m excited to see what this group can accomplish next season.

  • stephen

    kevin love, blake griffin, westbrook…….all rumors….if we gor any of the three for what ever price i would be super exited….but i just dont see it happening. even with the picks, the picks arnt what they used to be with the new bargaining agreement. it was always a gamble but even more so when you have so much to gamble now a days.

    • jrleftfoot

      any of the 3, whatever the price? really? SMH

      • stephen

        yes, i think love for one would be ten times better in boston under stevens than in cleveland

  • Rick Rice

    Blah, Blah, Blah!

  • I’d take Griffin, but he doesn’t exactly excite me as a player. I’d much rather have Westbrook (if we can have some kind of assurance that he will resign). I don’t see Butler happening. Maybe in the next couple of years, but not after signing Rondo and Wade.

  • Curt Hays

    Okafor, sure. Nerlens, sure. Price could be right. Love, Butler, Westbrook, Griffin will all cost too much. Get someone cheap.

    • Dave

      Always been a fan of Noel, him and Horford would be a good fit with Horford’s ability to space the floor and he can be mentored by him as well.

  • swissflix

    Let’s just wait until next year when all of those guys are free agents and we have even more leverage with the nr.1 pick. Patience is a virtue.

  • Pete

    Boogie pls