Paul Pierce News

Big Al would be fun for the Celtics. But three years from now could be painful. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images The Boston Celtics clearly have a lot of work to do this offseason, with very little cap space.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was contacted by the Brooklyn Nets , who wanted to speak to Doc Rivers about their vacant coaching position, team and league sources confirmed to ESPNBoston.com. Ainge, according to those sources, denied the Nets permission to talk with his coach, who has three years and $21 million ... (more)

Boston Celtics principal owner Wyc Grousbeck joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Felger & Massarotti on Thursday, shedding some light on the future of head coach Doc Rivers.

But with the playoffs coming to an end and the offseason around the corner, every franchise hopes to improve before the 2013-14 season.

He's been a part of the city's core for longer than Tom Brady or Bill Belichick.

Apr 26, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce walks off the court during the third quarter of game three of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks at TD Garden.

Without question moving Pierce for Granger makes sense for the Celtics. Because they play the same position, Granger would simply fit into Pierce's spot in the starting rotation.

Despite being unable to participate in pre-draft activities due to a stress fracture in his left ankle, Len has clearly shown great upside, as he is developing a mid-range jumper to go with his variety of post moves and his faceup game.

What I'm going to write in this fan post is very unrealistic and will probably Never happen.

Boston Celtics star forward Kevin Garnett just concluded his sixth season with the franchise, a pretty impressive number considering most people felt the Celtics had a three year window to win with Garnett and Ray Allen , now a member of the rival Miami Heat .

Hard to imagine it has been 16 years since the San Antonio Spurs won the 1997 NBA Draft Lottery and drafted Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest.

Was working on an offseason feature today when a random question popped into my head: If I had to pick between Celtics guard Avery Bradley and Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, whom would I choose? Both players are defensive stoppers.

Just heard strange rumor from EC source: Celtics talking about possibility of Pierce and Bradley for Eric Gordon.

Terrence Williams, accused of brandishing a firearm Sunday afternoon during an argument with the mother of his 10-year-old son, had bail set by a judge at $25,000 during a court appearance yesterday in Kent, Wash.

Say what you want about DMC, "crazy, headcase, bad locker room guy" but...DMC is probably the best center in the NBA and certainly has the biggest up side/talent. DMC can do it all at the 5 spot and there is not a center in the league that he would be over matched by...and he is only 22/23 years old.

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce's contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he's doing there, little else matters.

Today, Kevin Garnett turns 37 years old. Every Celtics fan today is wishing him a happy birthday.

With the Celtics looking to add some youth to the roster, would Paul Pierce be available as a veteran mentor for next year's Cavaliers.

Players who aren't household names and spent the entire regular season shaded behind their teams' superstar are able to make a big enough impact on a big enough stage to really get noticed.

Apr 23, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce shoots a free throw against the New York Knicks during game two in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden.