After finishing the past two weeks with a record of three wins and four losses, Ainge came up with the idea, only to be "backstabbed" by the two players.
Pierce told the media that, whether he was traded or stayed with the team, he wouldn't consider renewing his contract early and would test the waters of free agency in the summer of '08;
Al Jefferson rejected the Celtics' five-year, $50 million renewal contract offer. He wanted a semi-max contract of either five years, $70 million, or six years, $90 million to consider an early renewal, otherwise, he would choose to test the waters of free agency in the summer of '08 as a restricted free agent.
After the two players revealed their attitudes towards renewing contracts, other teams' enthusiasm for trades greatly declined...
