The Boston Celtics wrapped up their off-season yesterday by re-signing forward Jeff Green to what is rumored to be a four-year, $36 million deal. This was the latest of many good moves Danny Ainge has made in the past couple months. With the Red Sox free falling, the Patriots waiting for the regular season, and hockey currently in limbo…I felt that this was as good a time as any to talk about some off-season basketball.
The Celtics came into this off-season with three players under contract: Paul Pierce, Avery Bradley, and Rajon Rondo. They knew they had to make some big moves and they had a lot of money to play with.
Ainge knew that he had to make a choice this summer: attempt to reload a team that took the NBA Champion Miami Heat to a seventh game or make Rajon Rondo the centerpiece by getting rid of veterans and adding younger talent. Danny chose to re-load and he did a heck of a job doing so.
First came the 2012 NBA Draft, where the Celtics had two first round picks. There was ...
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The Nosebleeds:
PLAYERS:
Jeff Green,
Danny Ainge,
Paul Pierce,
Avery Bradley,
Rajon Rondo,
Jared Sullinger,
Fab Melo,
Doc Rivers,
Jason Terry,
Brandon Bass,
Chris Wilcox,
Kendrick Perkins,
Courtney Lee,
JaJuan Johnson,
Dionte Christmas,
Kris Joseph,
Jamar Smith,
Keyon Dooling,
Jason Collins,
Ray Allen
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Ohio State Buckeyes
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Ohio State Buckeyes
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