Nenad Krstic leaves the Boston Celtics to play in Russia

27-year old center Nenad Krstic has signed a 2-year, $8.7 million dollar deal with CSKA Moscow of the Russian League.  He played in 24 games (20 starts) for the Celtics last year and he averaged 23.0 minutes, 9.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Krstic played in 71 games (67 starts) overall last season for the Thunder & Celtics and he averaged 22.1 minutes, 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  Krstic has played in 419 games (373 starts) in his seven years in the NBA and he is averaging 25.2 minutes, 10.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  With Krstic bolting to Russia and Shaquille O’Neal retiring, the Celtics suddenly look pretty thin at center heading into the off-season.