The Boston Celtics announced Tuesday that the team has picked up the contract option on guard Rajon Rondo for the 2008-09 season. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The second-year man out of Kentucky averaged 6.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.43 steals per game during the 2007-08 preseason. The 6’1 guard, who started all seven of the Celtics' preseason contests, was originally acquired in a draft night trade from the Phoenix Suns along with Brian Grant and cash considerations in exchange for a future first round pick on June 28, 2006.
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Oct 27, 2007 10:16 PM EST
The Timberwolves negotiated on Saturday to buy out the contract of veteran forward Juwan Howard, a move that once finalized will get them to their 15-player roster limit by Monday's 5 p.m. deadline.
The Wolves also are expected to release Wayne Simien -- acquired with Antoine Walker and Michael Doleac in Wednesday's trade with Miami -- by Monday. Simien is the only one of those three players who was told not to report to the team.
"We've finally gotten down to a number," said Wolves coach Randy Wittman, who added that another roster move always could happen but that he doesn't expect one. "We can move forward now."
Howard hugged teammates goodbye after Friday's exhibition finale at Target Center and did not attend the Wolves' public scrimmage there on Saturday evening.
On Friday, newly acquired Antoine Walker -- who, like Howard, was a former Chicago schoolboy star -- joined the Wolves. By Saturday, the teammate he knew longest was gone.
"I'm disappointed," said Walker, who, at age 31, is three years younger than Howard. "I was looking forward to it. Me and Juwan grew up as kids together. He was in high school when I was in elementary school. He was a big star in Chicago. I know he's thinking of trying to play for a championship, so hopefully best of luck to him."
Expect him to choose to play for a list of teams such as Boston, where he'd finally get a chance to play with Garnett, Cleveland, Dallas, San Antonio, Miami and Phoenix.
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Oct 27, 2007 10:35 AM EST
Celtics' guard Tony Allen is not expected to get a contract extension before the Oct. 31 deadline, according to an NBA source.
Allen is eligible for the extension because he was drafted in 2004. The 6-foot-4-inch, 213-pounder showed promise by averaging 11.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 steals last season but missed the last 48 games because of left knee ACL surgery. He is making $1.8 million this season, the last year of his contract, and will be a restricted free agent next summer.
The source said a combination of Allen's knee injury and the lack of 2004 class members getting extensions are the main reasons he isn't expected to be rewarded now.
"I know what I'm capable of doing," said Allen, who averaged 4.8 points in the preseason. "I'm in a great situation over here, and the ball is just not in my court. It's in the organization's court."
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Celtics Oct 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Oct 27, 2007
Kevin Garnett made a statement against LeBron James and the defending Eastern Conference champions.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 25, 2007
The Boston Celtics announced today that the team has requested waivers on guards Dahntay Jones and Jackie Manuel.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 25, 2007
The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that the team has requested waivers on guards Dahntay Jones and Jackie Manuel.
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The Boston Globe | Oct 25, 2007
According to an NBA official, the league didn't announce any review yesterday of the film of the Celtics-Knicks game Monday night, which included physical incidents involving most notably Paul Pierce, as well as Tony Allen.
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Boston Globe | Oct 23, 2007
Some media reports have suggested the Wolves received better offers from teams other than the Celtics.
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Boston Herald | Oct 20, 2007
Dana Barros, the former Celtic and Boston College star, has come back on board as a member of the team’s community relations department after a brief stint in a similar position at City Hall.
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NBA.com | Oct 19, 2007
The NBA preseason game between the New Jersey Nets and the Boston Celtics was canceled after one half Friday night because of court conditions at the DCU Center.
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Pioneer Press | Oct 18, 2007
Juwan Howard, who thought he was going to be a teammate of Kevin Garnett in Minnesota, will not be joining Garnett in Boston via trade.
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NBA.com | Oct 18, 2007
Tony Allen had laser vision correction surgery over the offseason, which drastically improved his eyesight but unfortunately does not protect against the razors that are apparently Brandon Wallace's elbows.
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Yahoo! | Oct 17, 2007
Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen made their Boston debuts, and holdover Paul Pierce scored 22 points to lead the Celtics to a 101-61 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Oct 17, 2007
Word in Boston, according to Charley Walters, is that the Celtics' Ray Allen was taken aback by some profane language used by Kevin Garnett during a practice, and he let the former Timberwolves' star know about it.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 16, 2007
The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has requested waivers on center Esteban Batista.
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Los Angeles Times | Oct 14, 2007
Last week, Kevin Garnett told the Los Angeles Times that, despite the fact he has a home in Malibu, he didn't want to depend on a Lakers' front office he saw as ineffective.
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Boston Herald | Oct 11, 2007
NBA commissioner David Stern isn’t so sure about the new concept that had the Celtics, Minnesota, Toronto and Memphis hold their training camps in Europe.
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ESPN | Oct 10, 2007
Ray Allen scored 28 points Wednesday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 92-81 preseason win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Kevin Garnett's first game against his former team.
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Seattle Times | Oct 10, 2007
Kevin Garnett will face the Timberwolves for the first time Wednesday.
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Boston Globe | Oct 9, 2007
The Celtics are one of five teams veteran Timberwolves forward Juwan Howard has told management he is comfortable being dealt to.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 8, 2007
At least four teams, including the Bulls, were said to have offered superior deals to the one Boston made for Kevin Garnett.
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ESPN | Oct 6, 2007
Kevin Garnett had a double-double in his Celtics debut, as Boston enjoyed an 89-85 preseason victory over the Raptors on Saturday.
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Boston Herald | Oct 5, 2007
The Celtics have until the end of this month to sign Tony Allen to a contract extension, and Paul Pierce thinks it might behoove the club to get on it.
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Boston Herald | Oct 3, 2007
Anyone who knows both Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins knew it wouldn’t be an issue, but the two players did have some history before they were united on the Celtics.
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Globe and Mail | Oct 1, 2007
Ray Allen believes expansion to Europe by the NBA is a good idea.
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Boston Herald | Oct 1, 2007
Tony Allen didn’t miss a beat Sunday during his first full-scale workout with the club since left ACL surgery.
