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Adrian Wojnarowski: Final hurdle remains unchanged: Clips don't want to part with DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe in deal, sources tells Y! Ainge wants Bledsoe. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Source involved in Celtics-Clippers discussions tells Yahoo! Sports: "Not looking good, but I wouldn't say (it's over) for sure." Twitter @WojYahooNBA

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Eric Bledsoe, Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan 

Steve Bulpett: Source: C's-Clips talks "appear dead." Means it's either over or we're into posturing phase. Leaning toward former, but nothing's certain. Twitter @SteveBHoop

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Brad Turner: Clippers won't budge on their offer of DeAndre Jordan, one No. 1 pick. Clippers will not give Celtics Eric Bledsoe and another No.1 pick. Twitter @BA_Turner

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Eric Bledsoe, Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan 

The initial talks with Boston, sources said Saturday, are focused on the Clippers satisfying Boston's compensation demands to let Rivers out of his lucrative contract and corresponding trade proposals aimed at bringing Garnett to town with Rivers. The Clippers, sources said, are willing to surrender cash and multiple draft picks to secure Rivers' services and offer young center DeAndre Jordan as the primary piece in a deal in exchange for Garnett. But sources said Saturday that the Clippers, at present, are refusing to include the highly coveted Bledsoe with Jordan in the same trade in hopes of keeping Bledsoe for a separate transaction. ESPN.com

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Baxter Holmes: Source said he'd be "shocked" if Celtics took anything less than Jordan, Bledsoe, & 2 picks, maybe 1 first-rounder. Twitter @BaxterHolmes

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan 

Ramona Shelburne: I'm told Clippers were initially offering Bledsoe and Caron to Boston but Celtics want both DJ + Bled. Clips trying to keep one of 'em Twitter

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Dan Woike: Sources: Clippers hesitant to include DeAndre Jordan, Eric Bledsoe AND draft picks in deal with Boston. Twitter @DanWoikeSports

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Draft, Trade, Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan 

Boston and Los Angeles are discussing a package that will send DeAndre Jordan and two first-round picks to the Celtics for Garnett and the right to hire Rivers as coach, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Doc Rivers, Coaching, DeAndre Jordan 

The Celtics tried last February to get Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan from the Clips for Kevin Garnett (who would have had to waive his no trade clause -- and would still have that hammer now). But while there were some around the Clippers that wanted to make that move, now-departed coach Vinny Del Negro among them, club management was never really interested. Boston Herald

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Vinny Del Negro, Eric Bledsoe, Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan 

ESPN.com has also learned that the Celtics and Clippers -- in an offshoot of February's Kevin Garnett-to-L.A. trade talks -- discussed expanded trade scenarios that actually could have sent both Garnett and close friend Paul Pierce to the Clippers before the league's Feb. 21 trade deadline. Sources say that those talks, before breaking down, were centered around Boston getting back both prized Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe and young center DeAndre Jordan and did not involve Clippers star forward Blake Griffin. ESPN.com

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Clippers center DeAndre Jordan said he has been invited to the USA Basketball national team camp in Las Vegas. The mini-camp will run July 22-25, concluding with an intrasquad game on the 25th at Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of Nevada Las Vegas. “I’m glad to have this opportunity,” Jordan said in a text message. “I’ve got to take advantage of it.” Los Angeles Times

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has been invited to the USA Basketball national team camp in Las Vegas, league source tells Y! Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Mark Berman: Clips DeAndre Jordan on firing of Vinny Del Negro:"I was definitely surprised about it but I wish him the best. That's tough losing a coach" Twitter @MarkBermanFox26

Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching, DeAndre Jordan 

Mark Berman: Clips DeAndre Jordan on firing of Vinny Del Negro:"I was definitely surprised about it but I wish him the best. That's tough losing a coach" Twitter

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Dan Woike: DeAndre Jordan just said on SportsNation that he doesn't think Dwight Howard will play for the Lakers next season. Twitter @DanWoikeSports

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Dan Woike: Jordan and Dahntay Jones were asked yes or no, would Howard be back for Lakers. Both players said no. Twitter @DanWoikeSports

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Metta World Peace: The coaching and GM for Memphis won this game. I say this because the team make sense. There is chemistry there. Deandre needs to achieve Twitter @MettaWorldPeace

Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, DeAndre Jordan, Metta World Peace 

On the knee and Noel’s offense: “I didn’t think he was going to develop into an offensive force before the knee injury and so the injury doesn’t matter in terms of that. I would compare him to DeAndre Jordan that way. He hasn’t shown much ability to play with his back to the basket, so what you hope to do is get him to learn one good post move and a counter move so that he is at least a threat. He is not going to score 25 points per game, but can he get 14, 15 a night? He could. But that won’t depend on his knee. That will depend on, mentally, whether he can develop and trust some post moves.” Sporting News

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DeAndre Jordan: Damn man, never want to see that happen...ever. But @kobebryant is a strong dude, wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery brother! Twitter

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