The Sam-Cassell-to-Sacramento deal continues to intrigue. Despite some of my posts, I don't like to think of myself as a news reporter or as a media outlet. I'm a blogger. If I find a tidbit of news that no one else is carrying, and that tidbit is of relevance to the Boston Celtics, I'll post it.
So why am interrupting the Jim Paxson Saga to write about a trade involving a player who didn't play a single game for the Boston Celtics this season?
A couple of reasons.
Before the trade, I would have bet you any amount of money (up to $25) that Sam Cassell was penciled-in as the Celtics back-up point guard for this year's playoff run. Doc Rivers pretty much said he was saving Sam for the stretch run. This trade doesn't kill that idea, but it certainly puts a dent in it, as the Celtics cannot reclaim Sam for 30 days (assuming he's waived), which seems a little late to be incorporating a key player in your rotation.
The second reason is more interesting to me on a personal level. You may have noticed this morning that neither of the local fish wraps devoted any space to the Cassell deal until after the rumor was circulating in the media for several hours. Now the Globe and the Herald are saying that Ainge made the deal pretty much to open up a roster space for Thursday's trade deadline.
Can you imagine the amount of activity going on at the Globe and Herald this morning? You gotta believe they are contacting every source they know around the league. Someone must have some information about the so-called "other shoe." Danny Ainge doesn't make this move unless there is another shoe involved, and it's about to drop.
Speed dial.
Redial.
Speed dial.
Redial.
Over and over the beat writers work their phones from now until either the deadline expires or someone figures what the hell is going on.
I love this stuff.
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