Rivers gives Maggette call <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>A day after talking with Celtics coach Doc Rivers, a longtime family friend, Clippers free agent forward Corey Maggette said he is seriously considering an offer to join the NBA champions. Maggette said he is still in awe about being contacted by the Celtics and has been mulling over their contract offer as well as interest from several other teams. An NBA source said the Celtics offered Magette the full midlevel exception, expected to be worth $5.8 million. The Celtics have made offers to their own forward, James Posey, and Maggette, but it's doubtful they can accommodate both. While there is no news regarding Posey, Maggette said he could be coming to Boston in the near future to visit with the Celtics. Free agents can't sign until Wednesday. "I don't want to hold the Celtics up or [general manager] Danny Ainge," said Maggette in a telephone interview. "I talked to Doc . . . I'm not going to hold them up. I know they are still looking at James Posey. But I'm still weighing my options." Maggette averaged a team-best 22.1 points as well as 5.6 rebounds for the Clippers last season. The 6-foot-6-inch, 228-pounder played for Rivers in Orlando during the 1999-2000 season. Maggette said Rivers, his fellow Chicago native, called Wednesday. "We shot the breeze," said Maggette. "He asked about my family. My mom went to the same high school [as Rivers]. My family has known his family for a long time. I'm very comfortable with him." Even with Maggette's scoring ability, he would be expected to come off the bench with Boston behind All-Star wing players Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Maggette said he would have no problems with a reserve role. "I don't mind," he said. "If you want to win, you have to make sacrifices. With their caliber of players, that's what you have to do. "Going to a championship team would be exciting to me. Going to a team that can win and has tradition is exciting." The Clippers aren't expected to re-sign Maggette after they landed free agent guard Baron Davis Tuesday with a five-year, $65 million contract. But if Golden State gets Clippers free agent forward Elton Brand, the Clippers could have a change of heart regarding Maggette. Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a big fan of Maggette. Other teams interested in Maggette include the Spurs, 76ers, Warriors, Hornets, Magic, Jazz, and Cavaliers. As for the Clippers' situation, Maggette said, "I'll know soon. If not, that's the nature of the business and I'll move on. If not, I'll definitely want to call to thank [Clippers] coach Mike Dunleavy and [GM] Elgin Baylor and let them know I appreciated my eight years there." Maggette was a teammate of Celtics free agent guard Sam Cassell with the Clippers from 2005-08. They recently shared some Celtics talk. "He said to come out to get a ring," Maggette said.</div>
I got that baaaad feeling we're going to lose both of'em. I can see the Warriors offering more than the MLE if they can't get Brand.
That could happen Celtic Fan but imagine yourself as being Maggette and you had to choose between the Celtics and the Warriors, one team will contend for the title and has KG, the Truth and Jesus, the other team might not even make the playoffs. I believe Corey will come to us, just reading about what he's been saying so far. The tradition if nothing else will lure him to use. haha
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Jul 4 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Didn't Maggette give a verbal agreement to the Spurs?</div> which means nothing.. he has to sign the dotted line.
Well if it wasn't just rumored that he had an agreement with the Spurs, and he did make a verbal agreement that he would sign and he pulled out of it, and whatever team he signs with I'm gonna want to root against them. Even though I hate the Spurs.
