My first reaction when I saw the pictures from the press conference, like most of you, was to notice how much Danny had aged recently. Either he was coloring his hair and decided to go natural, or this off season has really aged him. As has been noted, Big Baby signed a contract for 2 years at around $3 million per year. Shelden Williams signed for the vet minimum which the Globe reported to be around $1.3 million but which CelticsBlog correctly reports is approximately $850,000 for a player with Williams' experience. Danny had this to say: “It’s important to surround the Big Three [Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce] and Rasheed Wallace with guys who are youthful and enthusiastic,’’ Ainge said. “We have a lot of veterans and we also have a lot of young guys.’The Celtics do have a nice mix of veterans and young players. In the starting lineup, the veteran Big Three are balanced by the youth of Perk and Rondo. Off the bench we have Sheed as the older vet, and some young ...
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