My thoughts and prayers are that this deal would not happen. I like Rondo, but am obviously a big time Delonte fan. A trade would result in a split of my allegiance to a degree. I can’t forget about being a Celtics fan, but I’d certainly be watching a lot more of Seattle’s games.
The plus side, is that Delonte would be playing alongside Kevin Durant if he were traded. I hope that’s not the case though. Anyways, this is what was rumored on FSN’s blog…
5:42pm The TD Banknorth Garden
Our first entry here at the Garden and the big buzz surrounds CNNSI.com’s Iam Thomsen reporting that the Boston-Seattle trade has gained some steam. The reported deal would look something like this:
Celtics Get:
Ray Allen
Robert Swift
Sonics Get:
5th Pick
Rajon Rondo or Delonte West
Wally Szczerbiak
The hold-up apparently is the Celtics not wanting to give up Rondo and the Sonics not wannting to trade Swift. We will see how this turns out.
With the original story appearing on CNNSI.
I’ve got a 4 1/2 month old son to take care of… So I’ll certainly be posting as much and as often as possible. Tonight will be a busy night though.
The NBA Draft Lottery has concluded, and the Boston Celtics have secured the #5 pick in this year’s upcoming draft, despite having the second worst record in the league last year.
As Yahoo Sports summarizes:
Losing did not pay for Memphis and Boston at the NBA draft lottery, where Portland won the No. 1 pick. Seattle will select second, Atlanta third.
Prior to the lottery, these were the top 10 players in the draft as ranked by ESPN:
Greg Oden, C
Kevin Durant, SF
Yi Jianlian, PF
Brandan Wright, PF
Al Horford, PF
Corey Brewer, SG
Julian Wright, SF
Mike Conley, PG
Jeff Green, SF
Joakim Noah, PF
According to those rankings, the Celtics would then end up with Al Horford, PF. Stay tuned for more news as things unfold, the organization reacts, and the fans riot.
Delonte West missed the Boston Celtics final game of the season with with two stretched ligaments in his left hand. The Celtics ended the season on a sour note, losing to the Pistons by a final score of 91 to 89 on the floor of the TD BankNorth Garden.
The Boston Celtics are ready to wrap up their season tonight, and they’ll be welcoming one of the best teams in the league to help shut things down.
The Detroit Pistons (52-29) come to Boston (24-57) looking forward to a quiet night that will give their players some time to rest up and prepare for the playoffs.
For Delonte and the Celtics though, there is still a game to be played — and playing hard can help cap things off in a positive manner:
“These last couple games have been going down to the wire,” said Delonte West, who had 28 points. “Anytime you can get that kind of experience it can only help you. It’s good for our confidence after the season we’ve had to end on a positive note.”
For more on tonight’s game, please check out the Yahoo! Sports Preview.
With just under a minute left to play, Delonte West buried a jumper to tie the game at 89-89 in the Celtics 91-89 victory over the Miami Heat down in South Beach. With 0.01 seconds on the clock, Al Jefferson buried a hook shot that was the dagger of defeat for the Heat.
Delonte finished the game with 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 assists — leading the Celtics scoring efforts on the night.
The Celtics will return home on Wednesday night to finish up their season when they host the Pistons in a 7:30PM ET contest.
