Udonis Haslem has vulgar response to Paul Pierce’s D-Wade comments
Udonis Haslem may finally be retired from the NBA, but he is not retired from feuding with his old Boston Celtics rivals.
Celtics great Paul Pierce went viral this week for the comments that he made on a podcast about Miami Heat icon Dwyane
Wade. Pierce very confidently explained why he believes that he was the better all-time player than Wade. You can hear
Pierce’s reasoning (or at least his attempt at reasoning) here.
Pierce’s comments drew a strong reaction over the weekend from Wade’s longtime Heat teammate Haslem.
“These podcast[s] have muhf–kas getting diarrhea out [of] the mouth!!!!” Haslem wrote in an Instagram
comment (profanity edited by LBS).
Haslem is very close with Wade — they entered the league together in 2003 and spent 15 total seasons as teammates in
Miami (including winning three championships together). The two players also had a particularly intense rivalry with the
Celtics during the Pierce era, facing Boston in the playoffs for three straight years from 2010-12 (the Heat won two of those
matchups).
This isn’t the first time Pierce has hyped himself up at the expense of Wade. But Haslem, who really cannot stand his former
Celtics rivals, isn’t letting Pierce get away with it this time around.
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completed, the biggest one is still not done as Jaylen Brown has not signed his supermax extension with the Celtics. The
hope is for him to be locked up by the end of this month, or there might be a possible trade looming that is not being
publicized in the media.
Aside from the Brown extension, Boston was busy retooling their roster as one of the biggest acquisitions in the
offseason was Kristaps Porzingis headed to Beantown. By adding Porzingis, the Celtics needed to let go of two rough riders
in Marcus Smart and Grant Williams, so they’ll have a vastly new look next season. The depth chart will still be an
experiment for Boston, but they are a few gaping holes they must address before the stretch run.
Losing Smart means they do not have a traditional playmaker on their squad. Derrick White or Malcolm Brogdon will
alternate at that role, but it remains to be seen if it will be effective, especially with their issues in clutch time execution. The
wing position is also depleted after Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, so Brad Stevens still has work to do.
Here is one trade the Celtics must get done.
Alex Caruso for a package centered around Payton Pritchard
There have been rumblings of Zach LaVine being available in trade talks, so there is a plausible chance that the Chicago
Bulls may begin the rebuilding phase. DeMar DeRozan will also be available in the market, but the best fit for the Boston
Celtics is their defensive stopper and Swiss Army knife, Alex Caruso.
The Celtics have the nucleus of their roster set, and Caruso is the perfect piece that will complete the puzzle. There have been
Boston fans desiring for the front office to acquire him last year, but Chicago has not been making him available. That can
possibly change before training camp, and Boston must be quick to pounce on the rare opportunity.
Caruso will come off the bench behind Tatum and Brown, but there will be contests wherein he will be in the closing lineup
of head coach Joe Mazzulla. With Smart being paid close to $20 million, Caruso will be able to replicate his contributions
even if they will only pay him less than $10 million. With the playoff and championship experience, he knows how to mesh
in a group that is focused on winning the chip every season.
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