PLAYERS:
Keith Bogans,
Jeff Green,
Sasha Pavlovic,
James Posey,
Keyon Dooling
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers
The Celtics need some more wing players now that Jeff Green may be sidelined for an indefinite period of time. Bogans is a tough, defensive minded player who has some experience guarding quality players. He would feel a roster need and would be a slight upgrade over Sasha Pavlovic, and a good bench player to integrate in the rotation.
How the Celtics can get him:
Well, we just need to give him a call and offer him a contract (he has just been waived by the Bulls minutes ago). As with James Posey, we could very easily add him with the veteran minimum. The amount of teams that may bid for him may be very limited too, probably only the Knicks and the Lakers (and the Pacers, who seem to target everyone we want) will offer him a chance to continue playing in the league
Pros:
Bogans is strong and fit to play D on big guards, and probably also able to hit the occasional jumper. He played and started the whole 82 games last season for the Bulls, showing he can be a durable player. We ...
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