Smitty731 wrote:I know some people aren't going to read pages and pages of threads so I'll post what I know:
1. The Celtics re-started talks with LAC about Blake Griffin. It expanded to a 3 team deal to bring Rudy Gay to LAC. That part of it may be done, but the Griffin part is still alive. I have this from 4 good sources that are close to the situation.
2. The Celtics are also apparently interested in Westbrook (which we all could guess), but I only have second and third hand info on that one. I, and many others in the media, have repeatedly been told the Celtics are dreaming big for this summer. Griffin and Westbrook would certainly qualify.
3. Early indications were motivation to get it done by this weekend before everyone cleared out after Summer League and took a break. I haven't heard anything more on that, but that more of a general feeling around the league than any sort of hard deadline.
4. I don't know this Deadmik guy and I don't know who his sources are or anything. Please don't ask me to validate his stuff. That has been good in the thread, but in PMs I'm just deleting them and no longer responding.
5. Danny Ainge is 100% in CA. No I don't know why. And he's actually not really in SD, but in between LA and SD. I have heard credible reports that Brad Stevens and Mike Zarren are in CA with Ainge. It is not uncommon for team's head guys to take a little trip after the first run of the offseason is over. IT is also in CA, but that seems completely unrelated.
6. I will not move off the fact that the Celtics were/are having Griffin talks. I am 100% that did happen. I am also 100% that the SAC part happened as well. Beyond that, I don't know where things are. Talks don't always mean a deal is imminent. Others have reported that a deal is imminent, but I can't confirm that.
So, you're saying the deal is Definitely happening today-!
