PLAYERS:
Greg Stiemsma,
Ryan Hollins,
Boris Diaw
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats
The Celtics visit Milwaukee tonight at 8 PM eastern, so The Block Party boys will kick back and watch Greg Stiemsma battle through his foot injury. We return next week to a more complete roster with the likely signing of Ryan Hollins being completed today and a possible Boris Diaw/Josh Powell signing coming over the [...]
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This past Tuesday, a source close to Ryan Hollins told WFNY that the recently released center would “have a new home” after clearing waivers. Two days later, Hollins has in fact cleared waivers — no team wanted to be on the hook for the remainder of his $3 million player option — and it appears that a new home is indeed on the horizon.
Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England reports...
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By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
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