Bony Tenders

Wyc Grousbeck, owner of the Boston Celtics, on one of his players' new slimmed down physique: "Al Jefferson looks like Jessica Simpson." With all due respect, Mr. Grousbeck, I disagree. Doc Rivers,... Visit www.dwolin.blogspot.com to view the full story!

The Boston Celtics lost a game, retained the best record but still must weather an upcoming West Coast road trip to stay ahead of perennial contenders Detroit, San Antonio, Phoenix and Dallas. LeBron James continues to put up good numbers but his Cavs are not playing the kind of defense that they did last year. Quick quiz: who is averaging more ppg and rpg this year, Kevin Garnett or Al Jefferson?

Two weeks ago when speaking about the Rookie of the Year race, I pushed Kevin Love as a dark horse ROY candidate. In fact, I called him the fourth best rookie thus far and said all he needs is increased playing time to become a legitimate contender for the award. Well, Al Jefferson is out for [...]

The NBA announced Monday that two young players on the rise were named as NBA Players Of The Week for games played between Monday December 29, through Sunday January 4. Detroit Pistons second year point guard Rodney Stuckey was named by the Association as the Eastern Conference Player Of The Week. Minnesota Timberwolves center Al Jefferson was awarded the honor in the Western Conference.

Let's go back a few years to when Al Jefferson struggled coming back from his ankle sprain and everyone was doubting his toughness. He said that he continued to have pain in the ankle, even though the team was saying that it was just a sprain. He played the end of the season in pain and with fans doubting his toughness. After the season, the Celtics issued the official statement...

Craig Smith, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green will all be key players in the future for the Timberwolves but they will likely be coming off of the bench this season. Smith is a banger at power forward who will be stuck behind Al Jefferson this season. Smith played in 82 games (5 starts) [...]

Mark Murphy and the Herald are reporting the deal is finalized. Kevin Garnett is a Boston Celtic. A league source just confirmed that the Celtics and Timberwolves have finalized a deal that will bring Kevin Garnett to Boston in exchange for Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair,...