We’ve heard rumblings about the Celtics interest in Blake Griffin from non-NBA reporters over the last few weeks. Sean Devaney of the Sporting News is the first legit reporter to offer up a story:
The likely target for the Celtics, according to front-office sources, is Clippers forward Blake Griffin. The Clippers have been weighing trading Griffin all season, and the possibility of a three-team package involving Sacramento sending Rudy Gay to the Clippers has emerged. The Celtics would give up some number of their upcoming draft picks, but opposing front-office members say they don’t want to give up either Brooklyn pick Boston can own in the next two years.
The Clippers have 31-year-old point guard Chris Paul on hand, and league sources have said that if the Clippers move Griffin — a move that Clippers coach and front-office head Doc Rivers is reluctant to make — they will want a deal that involves draft picks and a frontline star who can keep them in Western Conference contention.
I’m not super excited about Griffin. He’s coming off an injury plagued season where he punched a Clippers staff member. But if he can be had without giving up a Brooklyn draft pick, now we’re talking.
As for other moves, don’t write off Russell Westbrook yet. Devaney says the Celtics have yet to contact Westbrook’s people. My response – what are they waiting for?
And on a much smaller scale:
SMall bit of @celtics news … Still looking for shooters, source said they reached out to free-agent Chase Budinger.
— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) July 14, 2016
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