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Brett David Roberts is the lead editor here at Presto In the Paint. Roberts grew up an obsessed Orlando Magic fan and has been watching the Magic since day one. In addition to FanSided, BDR's work is also found on SB Nation's The Dream Shake. Follow @BDRHoops or Contact: Brett_D_Roberts@yahoo

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Boston Celtics Leandro Barbosa: “I Just Play the Game”

“I just play the game; go with the flow.  I try to bring a lot of energy and get sets for the other guys – Paul (Pierce) and (Kevin) Garnett. What we want to do is just win, and we’re on a roll…Read More

Doc Rivers Expects Fab Melo To ‘Dominate’ D-League

“I think he’ll be very good in the D-League, because there’s not a lot of bigs, so I’m expecting him to almost be dominant,” said Rivers. “I don’t think he’ll see anyone his…Read More

NBA Game Preview: Boston Celtics Take on Exhausted Utah Jazz

Utah received a night off last night after playing a triple over time thriller against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.  One day just might not be enough.  Two Jazz players played more than a full…Read More

Celtics’ Rajon Rondo Continues to Rack up the Assists; Sets NBA Record

Rajon Rondo was credited with an assist from the Milwaukee Bucks contest, and that now gives him a new NBA record:  28 consecutive games with at least 11 assists. How much longer will it be until Rondo…Read More

Boston Celtics Assign Fab Melo and Kris Joseph to D-League

While it’s not really much of a surprise, Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge decided that Fab Melo and Kris Joseph would be best suited towards further honing their skills in the D-League for the Maine…Read More

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Celtics New Uniforms for Christmas Day Looking Sweet

  These are the new alternate uniforms that will be revealed Christmas day for Celtics fans everywhere.…Read More

Paul Pierce Post-Game Interview Saturday, November 9th

“I’m very patient.  I understand that it’s a process. We’re only five games in. We’re still…Read More

A Look Back at Doc Rivers’ Post Game Commentary from November 10th

“Well, we won the game,” Rivers said after the Celtics survived a 16-point blown lead against the…Read More

Keyon Dooling Will Be Perfect As Player Development Coordinator

Keyon Dooling accepted a role as player development coordinator on November 7th, and it’s good…Read More

Danny Ainge: We Haven’t Figured Out How to Use Jeff Green

“We haven’t really figured out Jeff and when to use Jeff or felt an urgency to go to Jeff,” said…Read More

LeBron James May be King, But Paul Pierce Still Has It

LeBron James continued to show that he is the premier player in the NBA on opening night, scoring 26…Read More

Remember, We Drafted This Guy

Gerald Green is on the verge of doing big things, and the Celtics organization can only kick themselves…Read More

NBA Free Agency 2013: What is Denver Nuggets Ty Lawson’s Value on the Open Market?

George Karl has deemed Ty Lawson’s contract discussions a distraction for the team.  It really…Read More

James Harden to Houston Rockets Hurts NBA

The Oklahoma City Thunder just took a huge step backwards as a franchise today by trading James Harden…Read More

Dynasty Sports Empire Fantasy NBA League: Rounds 9 & 10: The Veterans Continue To Fall

One thing I’ve always thought funny about dynasty leagues, and this on Dynasty Sports Empire,…Read More

NBA Fantasy: Two Late Round 7th & 8th Round Steals in Dynasty Sports Empire’s League

As I mentioned before, this league at Dynasty Sports Empire features an added 10 points in player points…Read More

My Value Picks (Sort of?) in Dynasty Sports Empire’s Fantasy NBA League: Draft Rounds 4-6

After going extremely big with my first three picks (Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Monroe),…Read More

Defending My Position to take LaMarcus Aldridge No. 19 overall and Greg Monroe No. 22 Overall in a NBA Fantasy Dynasty League

Point based fantasy basketball is a lot more like fantasy basketball.  In more than a couple senses. …Read More

Defending My Decision to Draft Kevin Love No. 2 Overall In a Dynasty League While Injured

People always shy away from injured players, but when an injury is a minor and non-recurring one, as…Read More

Ray Allen: Don’t Boo Me, Boo the Boston Celtics

It was a business decision and the team put me in the position where we had to move. We had to go. Miami…Read More