All Bull | Daily Herald For the past several days, we’ve been hearing about Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett moving from Boston to the L.A. Clippers. At first, the Clippers didn’t want to include point guard Eric Bledsoe, then they didn’t want to take on the contracts of Jason Terry or Courtney Lee, then they supposedly refused to include two first-round draft picks in the deal. On Tuesday, there was talk that the talks are completely over. Even a straight-up Garnett for DeAndre Jordan and draft picks was reportedly rejected. No deal is over until it’s over, so a revival is always possible. read more
Chicago Bulls 18 hours agoGreen Street | WEEI Trade talks between the Celtics and Clippers, which reportedly were put on hold over the weekend, resumed again Monday, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge reportedly has been holding out for the Clippers to include guard Eric Bledsoe along with center DeAndre Jordan and a [...]
June 18, 2013
CelticsBlog Looks like the Celtics might have been the first to blink. Wojo reports. Celtics, Clippers resume push to get Kevin Garnett-Doc Rivers deal done - Yahoo! Sports The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers are discussing possible compromises to including guard Eric Bledsoe into the Kevin Garnett-Doc Rivers deal with hopes of completing an agreement on Monday, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. What other compromises would be involved besides Bledsoe? An additional pick? Dumping salaries? Is that enough in return? We'll see I guess. If this is the end, even if we knew the end was ...
Boston Celtics June 17, 2013
Indy Cornrows According to USA TODAY's Sam Amick, the Los Angeles Clippers are willing to give up Eric Bledsoe for Danny Granger. The question is, does this deal make sense from Indiana's point of view? Los Angeles could not fully take on Granger's contract unless another one from the Clippers is sent back to Indiana. That contract would have to be Caron Butler, who is making $8 million next season. Adding in Butler, makes the trade work financially and also fairly balanced. The Clippers have been searching for their "3rd star" alongside Chris Paul and Blake Griffin according to ESPN LA's Ramona She...
Indiana Pacers June 16, 2013
CelticsBlog The Celtics are not doing the deal without Eric Bledsoe. The Clippers are absolutely not including Eric Bledose in any deal. So, deal off, right? Unless someone blinks. Or unless someone offers a creative counter solution. Here's one solution crafted by Bill Simmons. CORRECTED: Don't rule out this trade: Jordan, Butler, Green + a 1st rounder for Doc, KG + the Terry/Lee contracts. Clips keep Bledsoe. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 16, 2013 So we wouldn't get Bledsoe, but we'd offload some of the salary commitments we made last year. An interesting scenario. Especially since...
Boston Celtics June 16, 2013
Silver Screen and Roll The Los Angeles Clippers are considering offering Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dwight Howard in a sign-and-trade deal this Summer, reports Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. A source close to the Lakers, however, says the Lakers will "never do it" and have fully resisted offers from the Clippers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Reports that the Lakers will not do business with the Clippers may be "overblown" however, Shelburne adds. On Friday rumors of Chris Paul and Howard wanting to play together surfaced. Since then, the Clipp...
Los Angeles Lakers June 15, 2013Boston Celtics Blog | ESPN Boston Harry How/Getty ImagesWill talks between the Celtics and Clippers stall out over Eric Bledsoe?After talks between the Celtics and Clippers initially heated up this afternoon, things have since cooled over the potential inclusion of Eric Bledsoe in any deal that would send Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers out west: The initial talks with Boston, sources said Saturday, were focused on the Clippers satisfying Boston's compensation demands to let Rivers out of his lucrative contract and corresponding trade proposals aimed at bringing Garnett to town with Rivers.
Boston Celtics June 15, 2013
Clips Nation According to Woj of Y! Sports, the Clippers and Celtics are officially discussing a trade. Boston and Los Angeles are discussing a package that will send DeAndre Jordan and two first-round picks to the Celtics for Garnett and the right to hire Rivers as coach, sources said. Boston also wants the Clippers to include Eric Bledsoe in the trade, but the Clippers aren't so eager. The final hurdle of a deal centers on the Clippers' willingness to include guard Eric Bledsoe into a trade package with Boston, sources said. Worried about Kevin Garnett's no trade clause? Garnett will waive h...
Los Angeles Clippers June 15, 2013
Clips Nation Boston asked for DJ, Bled and 2 No. 1 picks. LAC countered with DJ and one No. 1 pick. Neither side satisfied.— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) June 16, 2013 Clippers won't budge on their offer of DeAndre Jordan, one No. 1 pick. Clippers will not give Celtics Eric Bledsoe and another No.1 pick.— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) June 16, 2013 Final hurdle remains unchanged: Clips don't want to part with DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe in deal, sources tells Y! Ainge wants Bledsoe.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 16, 2013 So, here's where we stand. The Clippers and Celtics both wan...
Los Angeles Clippers June 15, 2013Los Angeles Times Teams can't agree on deal to allow Boston Coach Doc Rivers to move to L.A. Celtics are said to want DeAndre Jordan, Eric Bledsoe and draft picks; Clippers balk.Talks between the Clippers and Celtics on a possible deal to bring Boston Coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles reached a stalemate when both sides refused to budge on their offers, several NBA executives said Saturday.
Los Angeles Clippers June 15, 2013
CelticsBlog Clippers moving forward without Doc Rivers, now prepared to offer job to Brian Shaw or Lionel Hollins next week, sources — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) June 15, 2013 Sources: Talks with Boston have stalled for the time being. Could just be posturing. — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) June 15, 2013 Apparently the hangup is the inclusion of Eric Bledsoe. L.A. Clippers, Boston Celtics in talks about Doc Rivers The Clippers' lack of willingness to give up third-year point guard Eric Bledsoe could be a dealbreaker. They fear that they would be compromising their future by giving him up and are...
Boston Celtics June 15, 2013
Orlando Pinstriped Post The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers have discussed a trade centered around Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe, report Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles, and the teams have "mutual interest" in making such a trade. However, talks between the teams are only "preliminary" in nature. Rumors linking Magic to Bledsoe, a three-year veteran, began circulating in late May as word began spreading that Orlando was unimpressed with the point guards available in the 2013 NBA Draft. ESPN's latest report indicates that Orlando and L.A. first discussed a Bledsoe deal at the NB...
Orlando Magic June 13, 2013
Clips Nation Different people have different opinions regarding what the Clippers should do with what positions during this off-season, but most can agree that the main priority is re-signing All-NBA point guard Chris Paul. John Raffo and I have decided to do a position-by-position analysis. We'll start by breaking down how the point guard position will look for the Clippers next season. Returning Players: Eric Bledsoe: 1 season remaining at $2.6M Exit Interview LJ: Bledsoe this past year was the same Bledsoe we know, and expected. He didn't "break out" in any major way, but he was still good an...
Los Angeles Clippers June 10, 2013
Clips Nation The Los Angeles Clipper most likely to be traded this off-season, and in fact one of the most tradeable players in the NBA right now, is Eric Bledsoe. Bledsoe is a young, exciting point guard who needs a bigger role, who just happens to play behind the best point guard in basketball in Chris Paul. The Clippers fully expect to lock Paul up for five more seasons, limiting Bledsoe's worth to the team for a very long time. With the NBA draft about a month away, teams will become active on the trade front. Teams like to draft the best player available rather than drafting for need, so if th...
Los Angeles Clippers May 29, 2013
Orlando Pinstriped Post The Orlando Magic's interest in selecting shooting-guard prospects Ben McLemore and Victor Oladipo in the NBA Draft could indicate that the team is looking to trade Arron Afflalo, its current starter at the position, according to Chad Ford of ESPN Insider. Further, the Magic, who own the second overall pick in June's Draft, are not "sold" on Michigan point guard Trey Burke "as the second-best player" available. More NBA Draft coverage: Orlando Pinstriped Post SB Nation To that end, Ford says, citing sources, Orlando has explored the possibility of acquiring Eric Bledsoe ...
Orlando Magic May 29, 2013
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