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The Celtics are putting a full-court press on Rasheed Wallace. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce joined president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and managing partner Wyc Grousbeck for a three-hour meeting with Wallace in Detroit yesterday, the Celtics offering a contract using their midlevel exception. But Wallace is apparently in no hurry to respond, preferring to weigh approaches ...
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July 03, 2009
Apparently, Stephon Marbury hasn't made enough money in his career to accept the Celtics' offer. -Tas
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July 02, 2009
BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics made their pitch to Rasheed Wallace on Thursday. And Wallace was receptive.
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July 02, 2009
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 Allen may also be on the trip as [...]
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July 01, 2009
The courting of rasheed Wallace is beginning to resemble that of a pimply teenager chasing after the Homecoming Queen. Here's the latest: (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-celticswallace070109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)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...
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July 02, 2009
From Marc Spears: (http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2009/07/cs_offer_sheed.html)An NBA source said that the Celtics offered Detroit free agent F/C Rasheed Wallace a contract using the mid-level exception today during a three-hour meeting in Detroit.The Celtics All-Star trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, coach Doc Rivers, president...
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July 03, 2009
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July 02, 2009
From Mark Murphy: (http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/celtics/index.php/2009/07/02/source-cs-trying-to-set-up-meeting-with-wallace/)A league source confirmed this morning that the Celtics were trying to set up a meeting with Rasheed Wallace later today. The sit-down was said to be part of a series of meetings being set up with all of the teams interested in signing the free...
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July 03, 2009
The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday.
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July 03, 2009
According to NBA analyst David Aldirdge, Rasheed Wallace will be in Orlando visiting the Magic next week.
Boston lead owner Wyc Grousbeck, general manager Danny Ainge, head coach Doc Rivers, Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce all went to Detroit on Thursday to formally present Wallace with an offer for the full mid-level exception. But they [...]
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July 04, 2009
Yahoo Sports Roto Arcade is already doing a fantasy mock draft. Yes, the acknowledge that it’s ridiculously early. And we love it!
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July 02, 2009
NEW RUMOR: Gary Tanguay reporting from Twitter -- Garnett, Danny Ainge, and Wyc Grousbeck will all make the trek to Michigan to meet with Rasheed Wallace. It's unknown whether or not Paul and Ray make the trip too. If they do, then I'd say Ray Allen will be a Celtic next year. Why would the Celtics bring him along if they were planning on trading him anyway?Cavs very interested...
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July 03, 2009
Somehow I missed Dan's nice column yesterday about MLB's efforts to raise funds for research on ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Shaughnessy provides a very nice summary of the disease, Lou Gehrig's struggles and eventual death, and a look at this weekend's efforts at major league ballparks to raise funds. It is a good effort. Two quibbles - he repeats the "...
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