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Bad move for the Clippers. Rivers is a good, but not great coach. KG is done. While Deandre Jordan is not a star to build around, I think he is a decent role player. If they give up two draft picks and Bledsoe, just wow.
The Boston Celtics are deep in discussions with the Los Angeles Clippers on a blockbuster deal to send coach Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The final hurdle of a deal centers on the Clippers' willingness to include guard Eric Bledsoe into a trade package with Boston, sources said.
The Celtics would like to land Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe. (USA Today Sports)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.
Garnett will waive his no-trade clause to go to the Clippers, where he'll be reunited with Rivers. Celtics assistant Ty Lue also will likely join them in Los Angeles, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Clippers owner Donald Sterling is prepared to pay Rivers in the neighborhood of the $7 million annual salary he currently holds with the Celtics, front office sources said. Rivers has three years and $21 million left on his Boston deal.
If a deal is agreed upon, Rivers will likely speak to Chris Paul immediately on his willingness to re-signing with Los Angeles, sources said.
Rivers can't be part of a player transaction, but the inclusion of the draft picks – and perhaps Bledsoe – would allow Boston to free him of his contractual obligations.
The Celtics and Rivers want a finality to these talks, and there's pressure to complete a deal in the next two days or walk away completely, sources said.
Bad move for the Clippers. Rivers is a good, but not great coach. KG is done. While Deandre Jordan is not a star to build around, I think he is a decent role player. If they give up two draft picks and Bledsoe, just wow.
uh oh, spurs in the finals. time for another "big move" for the nba to survive
Doc Rivers
Doc is a top 3 coach in the league, who's really better than him other than Pop and Thibs? Maybe that says more about NBA coaches in general than it does about Doc, though....
Pierce and KG can still be productive since they wouldn't be the focal point of the team like they were in Boston, plus after they retire, that's instant cap space for either 2014 or 2015, tbh.....
He'll be fired after 2 underachieving seasons.
Just not a lot of great coaches out there right now IMO. Don't get me wrong, Doc is a HUGE upgrade over Vinny Del Negro. People want to put him into elite territory after the big three carried Boston to two Finals appearances. Those same people forget he did nothing in the years prior to getting their big three.
It will be interesting to see if this move is enough to convince Chris Paul to resign. I don't think its enough to make the Clippers favorites in the West by a long shot though. I'd still have OKC, San Antonio, and even Houston (if they get Howard) ranked above them.
That's what the Clippers need, another chest thumping monkey to lose in the 1st round. That should just about kill Sterling.
Clippers don't need a new coach. They need a new system, meaning they need a new GM and scouts.
Doc is a mediocre coach. But so are most of the head coaches in the NBA. Before the Celtics were gifted KG and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007, Doc was leading the Celtics to the second worst record in the league and fans wanted him fired. Without T-Mac putting up arguably the best individual stats from a wing player since Jordan and before LeBron in a terrible Eastern Conference and without three future HOFers, the perception of Doc as a head coach would be much, much different. But again, I don't think there are many good coaches in the league anyway, and he'd have to be an upgrade over the Negro.
The one thing I will say about Doc is that when he does have talent, he does appear to manage egos well, command the respect of his players, and he gets out of their way so the talent can just play. If CP3 re-signs, he will have talent on the Clippers. If it happens and the only good thing that comes of the hire is CP3 re-signs with the Clippers, then the move is worth it.
Brad Turner @BA_Turner 2 minutes ago
Clippers moving forward without Doc Rivers, now prepared to offer job to Brian Shaw or Lionel Hollins next week, sources
Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz2WKPbyq3J
That sounds like a leverage play to me, tbh, they REALLY don't want to give up Bledsoe.... should be interesting to see who caves first....
Agree with CN tbh. Both KG and Pierce don't rely on athleticism to remain productive.
Brad Turner @BA_Turner about 13 minutes ago
Doc Rivers been informed Clippers won't accept Celtics offer. Rivers prepared to stay in Boston, sources.
Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz2WKYuzrW4
Lol, SAS announcing this months ago.
Good move by the Clipps - they now have all the leverage.... either Ainge comes back and compromises on a fair deal, or he's stuck with a mediocre team with a coach who wants out, tbh....
Why do people scoff the Clippers for this deal? Getting out of Jordan's contract would be huge for them even if they gave him away for nothing, but to get a vet like Garnett who could still give them some good minutes would make this deal even better. Obviously they should try to hold out to keep Bledsoe, but we saw how well the Clippers play poker when they gave away Cornerstone for no good reason in the Paul trade. I agree that Rivers is an average coach, but that's an enormous upgrade over Del Negro and the only good coach out there right now (Sloan) could never run a monkeyball team. I mean Jordan really is .
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 4 minutes ago
Source involved in Celtics-Clippers discussions tells Yahoo! Sports: "Not looking good, but I wouldn't say (it's over) for sure."
Cornerstone wasn't the sticking point in that trade, Bledsoe was..... they played poker and won by not having to include Bledsoe, tbh.... now we'll get to see if they do it again....
Ainge should be fired immediately if he doesn't get this deal done, that team will be a mess if he keeps the status quo, tbh....
And Bledsoe is kind of overrated here for having a decent defensive series against Parker in the 2012 second round. If the Celtics officially cut Pierce and Garnett can convince him to come to the Clippers then I make this deal faster than a rabbit get ed.
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi 1 minute ago
Hornets wanted Bledsoe is CP3 deal but Clippers refused. Now the Celtics want him in this deal. They still won't budge.
Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports 2 minutes ago
Boston asked for DJ, Bled and 2 No. 1 picks. LAC countered with DJ and one No. 1 pick. Neither side satisfied.
On paper it's a beyond re ed move. But considering how good next year's draft class is it might not be a bad idea to win 25 games next season (which is exactly what a core of Rondo/Bradley/Green/Jordan will get you).
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