djsunyc wrote:to opt out of 21.5 means he must have some offer from somewhere...

bill simmons was speculating the clippers might offer him $75M over 5yrs. pierce is from LA and simmons seems pretty plugged in about celtics stuff, if not much else.

crzymdups wrote:

djsunyc wrote:to opt out of 21.5 means he must have some offer from somewhere...

bill simmons was speculating the clippers might offer him $75M over 5yrs. pierce is from LA and simmons seems pretty plugged in about celtics stuff, if not much else.

crzymdups wrote:Pierce is staying in Boston.

Doc Rivers just re-upped. Take Pierce and Ray Allen off the table. No way they leave now. I think they were waiting on Doc.

Doubtful. They could try to rebuild on the fly around Rondo. Perkins wont be back to mid-season and Miami will run over Boston even with Boozer.

Boston could even trade Garnett to some desperate team if need be.

crzymdups wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

crzymdups wrote:Pierce is staying in Boston.

Doc Rivers just re-upped. Take Pierce and Ray Allen off the table. No way they leave now. I think they were waiting on Doc.

Doubtful. They could try to rebuild on the fly around Rondo. Perkins wont be back to mid-season and Miami will run over Boston even with Boozer.

Boston could even trade Garnett to some desperate team if need be.

Doc Rivers will return to coach the Boston Celtics next season, a source close to him confirmed to Yahoo! Sports.

After deliberating between leaving the job and returning to spend more time with his family in Orlando, Rivers finally decided on Wednesday morning that he’ll honor the last year of his contract and return for the 2010-11 season.

The Celtics reworked the final year of Rivers’ contract with a raise from the $5.5 million he was owed, sources said, but Rivers wasn’t ready to commit to a contract extension.

The Boston Herald first reported Rivers’ decision to return to the Celtics.

Rivers will turn his attention to recruiting Celtics free agents Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, and league sources said he’s focused on hiring former New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank to replace assistant Tom Thibodeau, who left to coach the Chicago Bulls.

“With the blessing of my family, I want to try one more time with this group,” Rivers told Y! Sports.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-riversceltics063010

I understand that. Paul Pierce wants that $$$ though. So unless Boston wants to pay Paul Pierce 13 per for the next 4yrs then they are likely going to lose him. Allen is going to get some offers too. If Chicago strikes out on a 2nd max I can see them offering Allen some serious cash.