sports.yahoo.com - 11/2/2009
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The Boston Celtics and Rajon Rondo (notes) have reached an agreement in principle on a contract extension, Rondo s agent, Bill Duffy, said early Monday. League sources said the extension is for five years and guarantees Rondo at least $55 million. With the two sides facing a Monday deadline to ...
northstationsports.com - 11/2/2009
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Paul Pierce scored 20 first half points and
Kevin Garnett, for the first time this season, anchored...
the offense in the fourth quarter as the C’s beat the Hornets 97-87 at the Garden. Pierce, continuing his hot shooting (27 points, 10-14 from the field, 3-5 from long distance). Garnett ...
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Pierce/Garnett Lead Celtics to 97-87 Win Over the Hornets
northstationsports.com - 11/2/2009
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Rondo: I’ll See Your bet Danny and raise
ya’… When I saw Reds Army’s tweet come across...
my TweetDeck at 6:30 am, I choked on my coffee a little and a big smile came across my face. RedsArmy: Great news to wake up to RT @WojYahooNBA: Y! Sports’ Marc Spears: C’s, ...
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Rondo Calls Ainge’s Bluff and Gets 55 Million for Five Years
celticshub.com - 11/2/2009
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The two sides are getting closer, per Marc
Stein : Two sources expressed optimism Sunday to ESPN.com...
that the sides are sufficiently in range to get something done before the deadline, after a week of mostly pessimistic signals from the key ...
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Less than 12 Hours for a Rondo Deal
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Rondo Agrees To $55M Extension
CelticsBlog —
... Celtics give Rondo $55 million extension - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
League sources said the extension is for five years and guarantees Rondo at least $55 million. With the two sides facing a Monday deadline to get a deal done, Duffy said he called Celtics president Danny Ainge on Sunday to inform him Rondo was prepared to play out his contract and become a restricted free agent next summer because they weren’t satisfied with the team’s previous offers. Ainge, however, surprised Duffy by responding that Rondo’s contract hopes ...
Your Morning Dump... where Rondo ain't goin nowhere
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... the team’s previous offers. Ainge, however, surprised
Duffy by responding that Rondo’s contract hopes would be met.
“As much as we were willing to wait his contract out, the Celtics
stepped up to the plate to meet the original request,” Duffy said by
phone. “This is a really fair contract. We wanted him to be paid like
one of the top five point guards around. It also allows the Celtics to
maintain continuity to continue to be one of the best teams at this
time.” Yahoo Sports - "Celtics give Rondo $55 million extension" There ...
RajonRondo + BostonCeltics 4 eva!
Loscy —
... normally does not break news, this is news working breaking.
On a scale of 1-10 of happiness, I am at about a 9o5893408403924832094832094832094823094824309. Who wouldn’t be this happy if their favorite player just said YES to 5 more years on your team?
Here are some good reads about it all:
CelticsBlog
Red’s Army
Celtics Hub and CelticsHub part 2
Green Street
Yahoo News (Marc Spears)
Globe (Mazz)
Ball Don’t ...
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Agent confirms 5-year, $55M extension for Rondo —
NBA.com: News 11/2/2009
The agent for Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report that he and the Celtics have agreed to a five-year, $55 million extension just before the Monday deadline for giving extensions to members of the 2006 draft class.