It looks like the Clippers are the ones who pulled the plug. Ainge isn't the type to be taken advantage of either way.
I thought the reports were simply that Doc doesn't want to go through a rebuild (again). With LA/Lillard/Batum/Garnett, that would be a playoff team (I think). I think Garnett would be more of an issue because he'd want an IMMEDIATE shot at a title, and that wouldn't happen. What we can give up? That is a problem. We don't have a $10M contract in DeAndre Jordan, for one thing. I'm not sure how interested Boston would be in Wes's $6.5M contract, and besides, I have a feeling Wes would be the kind of player who Doc would love and vice versa.
Batum would have to be the player we'd give up, but even that wouldn't be enough apparently, considering the C's wanted 2 #1s in addition to Jordan.
The problem here is that the idea that Boston may have been asking for Jordan AND Bledsoe AND picks/or bad contracts was a way too high price that they weren't ever going to get to begin with. To say you lost what you never had is framing.
Garnett is not good enough anymore to make some one a contender, he is only good enough to help a team make that last step. Perfect for the Clips, OKC, Miami, Houston (with Howard), but his contract is too much for most contenders.
We could actually fit KG into our caproom (I think) and we could give up our #10 pick. After that, we could promise a couple of picks down the road... But as has been pointed out, I can't see KG wanting to come here.
Ainge is so dumb if he doesn't just take whatever the Clips are willing to give up. Doc is not even a good coach. KG is useless to the Celtics right now. Same with Pierce. He would be getting something for nothing.
Seriously..... Wasn't Doc on the hot seat until they got KG/Allen? Bringing in two HOFers who were still All-Stars can make any coach look good. I've never thought Doc was a great coach. He just happened to have KG, Pierce, Allen, and Rondo to make him look brilliant. I think those four could make Maurice Cheeks look like a competent coach.
I think it just shows that good coaches need good players. None of them coach well with bad players. Give Phil shitty players and Phil is a shitty coach too. I am sure there are a few exceptions, but not many.
But I also think it shows that good players can make shitty coaches look good. Good coaches make good players look great.
Mark Heisler @MarkHeisler 2m Source: #Celtics, #Clippers to re-engage before draft, assuming LAC still needs coach & Celtics' guy still wants out. http://bit.ly/11OjgPe
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 4m The Celtics and Clippers have started talks again on the Doc Rivers-Kevin Garnett deal, league sources tell Y! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 1m The Clippers reached out to the Celtics this afternoon to resume dialogue on a possible deal, league sources tell Y! Sports.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 38m Y! Sources: With a nudge from Chris Paul, the Clippers-Celtics are discussing Garnett-Rivers deal again. http://tinyurl.com/lk92w48
