ESPN.com presents Celtics http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics 60 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:12 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 With the draft lottery completed, Chad Ford's Mock 3.0 was unveiled on Tuesday evening. His latest pick for the Boston Celtics at No. 16 is Germany's Dennis Schroeder: The Celtics missed Rajon Rondo so much during the 2012-13 season, why not get a clone? You'll have to hop over to Insider for the full analysis. Here are Ford's previous picks for Boston: Mock 2.0: Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse (latest mock, jumps to No. 7) Mock 1.0: Kelly ...]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705188/fords-mock-3-0-schroeder-the-pick Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:47 EDT 4705188 Throughout the offseason, there will be reports and whispers about players or trades that the Celtics might be interested in. Each time a name bubbles up, we'll ask an ESPN Boston writer to react to the rumor: THE RUMOR   From the editor of ESPN TrueHoop Network site Bourbon Street Shots that covers the New Orleans Pelicans: Just heard strange rumor from EC source: Celtics talking about possibility of Pierce and Bradley for Eric Gordon.— Michael McNamara (@McNamara247) May 21, 2013   THE REACTION Chalk it up as the first of many rumors that ought to swirl about Paul Pierce this offseason.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705177/summer-romance-a-gordon-swap Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:05 EDT 4705177 Jeff Green had a late-season breakthrough; can he sustain it and be a top option for Boston moving forward? ]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705172/someone-to-lean-on Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:44 EDT 4705172 Jared Wickerham/Getty ImagesCourtney Lee's season didn't play out as he expected.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. This is the 13th in a series of end-of-the-season report cards: Player: Courtney Lee 2012-13 averages: 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.8 apg, 24.9 mpg, 46.4 FG%, 37.2 3PT% 2012-13 salary: $5 million Season in a paragraph: Despite limited offseason resources last summer, the Celtics worked a creative three-team sign-and-trade deal that sent out four end-of-the-roster players and a couple second-round draft picks in exchange for Lee.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705166/report-card-courtney-lee Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:49 EDT 4705166 Terrence Williams, freed after posting $25,000 bail while being investigated for assault, posted a message to his Twitter account on Monday night: A Million Stories Not One Thats TRUE.....Thanks To Those That Continue To Support Through Devil Testing Times...Those Thats Negative..THANKS— Terrence Williams (@TheRealTWill) May 21, 2013 Williams is due back in court on Wednesday. ]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705174/williams-tweets-after-posting-bail Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:24 EDT 4705174 A judge has set bail at $25,000 for Boston Celtics guard Terrence Williams after he was arrested and accused of brandishing a gun around the mother of his 10-year-old son during a visitation exchange. AP Photo/Ted S. WarrenTerrence Williams appears in court on Monday. He was booked into the King County Jail in Seattle early Monday for investigation of assault. Bail was set during an afternoon court appearance, and the judge scheduled another hearing for Wednesday.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705162/bail-set-at-25k-for-williams Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:05 EDT 4705162 Kent (Wash.) police say Boston Celtics guard Terrence Williams was arrested Sunday and accused of brandishing a gun at the mother of his 10-year-old son during a visitation exchange. Williams was booked into the King County Jail in Seattle early Monday for investigation of an assault charge, with a court appearance expected later in the day. Det. Melanie Frasier says the woman called police about 1 p.m. Sunday and said she had been threatened with a gun.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705157/reports-terrence-williams-arrested Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:07 EDT 4705157 Greg M. Cooper/US PresswireJeff Green broke through at the end of the 2012-13 season.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. This is the 12th in a series of end-of-the-season report cards: Player: Jeff Green 2012-13 averages: 12.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 27.8 mpg, 46.7 FG% 2012-13 salary: $8.4 million Season in a paragraph: The Celtics were blistered by pundits after inking Green to a four-year, $36.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705151/report-card-jeff-green-2 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:48 EDT 4705151 Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty ImagesFab Melo spent much of his rookie season with the Maine Red Claws of the D-League.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. This is the 11th in a series of end-of-the-season report cards. Today we put the spotlight two players with incomplete grades after getting limited floor time in Boston: Player: Fab Melo 2012-13 averages: (D-League stats) 9.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705148/report-card-the-incompletes Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:39 EDT 4705148 Jared Wickerham/Getty ImagesChris Wilcox throws down a jam against the Los Angeles Lakers.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. This is the 10th in a series of end-of-the-season report cards: Player: Chris Wilcox 2012-13 averages: 4.2 ppg, 3 rpg, 13.6 mpg, 71.9 FG% 2012-13 salary: $1.35 million Season in a paragraph: The fact that Wilcox was back on the floor in November was nothing short of amazing considering he underwent major heart surgery for an enlarged aorta just eight months prior to that.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4705139/report-card-chris-wilcox-2 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:19 EDT 4705139