Random Thoughts and Rumors on Free Agent Eve
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — There was a firestorm of activity surrounding Gary Tanguay's statement on Sports Tonight on Monday. On the early show he stated that Rasheed Wallace to Boston was as good as done. Then on the late edition, he stated that it was his feeling that ...
Baby gets offer, Powe doesn't, & Sheed news
redsarmy.com 7/1/2009 — Scott Souza has the scoop . While the Celtics did retain the right to match any contract offer
to Glen Davis through the qualifying offer, Ainge said the injury
status of Leon Powe - who had reconstructive left knee surgery after
tearing his ACL in the playoff series vs. the Bulls - was a ...
Rasheed To Boston?
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Boston has emerged as the hot new entrant in the race for Sheed. My colleague Ric Bucher from ESPN The Magazine credits Kevin Garnett for convincing Celtics personnel chief Danny Ainge to enter the bidding and for leading the Celtics' lobbying efforts. Dear God, Please let this happen. Not ...
More Mistakes in the Rasheed Wallace Story
redsarmy.com 7/2/2009 — We're doing our best to keep you updated on the Celtics and Rasheed Wallace, but it seems like every story that breaks...is wrong. Gary Tanguay told us late last night that Rasheed would be coming to Boston today , but it turns out that is not true. Here's the latest from his blog : We do ...
C’s make Rasheed an offer
celticshub.com 7/3/2009 — The Celtics have been hot in their pursuit of Rasheed Wallace since the free agency period began yesterday and it appears they have wasted no time in making the big man an offer. Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald is reporting that Ainge is willing to ...
Rasheed To Boston?
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — From Gary Tanguay: I spoke with Bill Stickland, the agent for Rasheed Wallace moments ago . He told me… Danny Ainge wanted to show up on Rasheed’s doorstep Wed. Night at midnight…which is when the free agent signing period began. Wallace told Danny that was not necessary so team green flew ...
Wallace meets with most of the Celtics —
The 5th Corner
Rasheed Wallace
A couple of day ago I talked about the two Tar Heels that are unrestricted free agents . From what I have heard on ESPN (Mike & Mike in the Morning, via of Chris Boussard) and this article from Philly.com it sounds like Boston is very interested in Wallace . From the ...
Celtics courting Rasheed Wallace —
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed
Rasheed Wallace, the free agent forward who spent the last five-plus seasons in Detroit, got the full-court press from the Boston Celtics on Thursday, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
The Globe, citing a single NBA source, said that Celtics managing partner Wyc Grousbeck, team ...
Celtics Sign Wallace? —
DUELING COUCHES
The Celtics have offered Rasheed Wallace a contract using their mid-level exception, according to Marc Spears of the Boston Globe. The contract was reportedly offered during a three-hour meeting in which Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Doc Rivers, Danny Ainge, and Wyc Grousbeck traveled ...
Celtics Pursue Wallace, Global Domination —
GO FOR 2
The Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and all-stars Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett apparently all visited Detriot Piston’s free agent forward Rasheed Wallace, hoping to add another piece to compete in the growingly competetive East. There’s only one interesting issue ...
Celtics Have A Need For Sheed —
Hooped Up
The Celtics need to improve their thin front line desperately at a reasonable price point and Rasheed Wallace would be a perfect addition.
Among Danny Ainge’s first calls was to Bill Strickland, agent for center-forward Rasheed Wallace. The Celtics’ interest in Wallace is ...
Celtics A-Team Headed to See Rasheed Wallace Right Now —
Dime Magazine
CelticsBlog just posted that a whole crew is headed to Michigan right now to meet with Rasheed Wallace to continue the hard free agent sell.
Reportedly among the group headed to court ‘Sheed: Celtics Managing Partner Wyc Grousbeck, Danny Ainge, Doc Rivers, and KG. Paul Pierce and Ray ...
Welcome to Massachusetts, Sheed —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Despite my attempts to shrug off his reporting, Comcast SportsNet's Gary Tanguay continues to lead the way on the Rasheed Wallace story. Sources have told me that Wallace will be in Boston tomorrow (Thursday) to meet with the Celtics. The Celtics and 'Sheed must be really close to a ...
C's dispatch Big 3 to woo Sheed —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
If it's not obvious by now who offseason target #1 is for the Celtics... it should be now. The Celtics are going to send Doc Rivers and the Big 3 to try to convince Rasheed Wallace to come to Boston. Coach Doc Rivers and the Big Three were planning a recruiting trip
to woo him, ...
The courtship continues —
17Banners.com
The courting of rasheed Wallace is beginning to resemble that of a pimply teenager chasing after the Homecoming Queen. Here's the latest: Here’s how badly the Boston Celtics believe Rasheed Wallace can be the difference in winning an 18th NBA championship next season: Coach Doc Rivers and ...
Ainge's late night courting —
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Not only is Rasheed Wallace on the Celtics' radar, but Danny Ainge and Leo Papile went the extra mile, showing up on Wallace's doorstep soon after midnight: Sources say Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge and assistant director of basketball operations Leo Papile showed up on Rasheed ...
'Sheed worried about 'strong egos' —
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KG is apparently pushing hard to get Rasheed Wallace to sign with Boston. But, KG might have to put his ego aside to do it: Rasheed Wallace’s camp was expecting calls early Wednesday from the Celtics, Cavaliers, and Spurs, among others. Kevin Garnett, a league source confirmed, was working ...
Rasheed Wallace Would Be a Mistake for the Celtics —
Dime Magazine
Over on CelticsBlog, we just saw that Danny Ainge showed up on Rasheed Wallace’s doorstep last night at midnight to give Boston’s recruiting pitch to the free agent.
That pretty much tells you, just like everyone’s been talking about for the past few days, ‘Sheed is ...
Look At All These (76ers) Rumors! —
The Starting Five
The NBA Free Agency period kicked off this morning, one of the biggest potential signings has Rasheed Wallace headed to Beantown (Great! Now they may have a center shooting from behind the arc). My focus is on the 76ers who need to take the next step before all of this young ...
