Nothing Happening...

by Roy_Hobbs on Feb 19, 2009 2:24 PM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

Mostly because I'm getting a little sick to my stomach looking at the possibility of Calvin Booth as the top story on Celticsblog, here's an update from SI.com's Chris Mannix:

Not surprisingly, there will be no deadline-day trade for the Celtics, according to a source close to the team. Boston is holding out hope that Joe Smith will stay with the Thunder through the deadline and then negotiate a buyout, after which the Celtics could use their open roster spot -- created by the recent trade of Sam Cassell to Sacramento -- to sign him. If Smith does not get dealt (his trade to New Orleans was rescinded Wednesday), the Thunder are now believed to be willing to buy him out of his contract. Cassell, who was waived by the Kings on Wednesday, will not return to Boston as a player but may be brought back in an assistant coach/player development role.

The Nocioni deal sounded intriguing, at least, but if we end up supplementing the roster with Joe Smith, I'll be pretty happy. Glad to hear that Sam may be back on the coaching staff.

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NOT HAPPY

RAY for Caron would have been cool…

We needed to do something.

by rickyfan3.0... on Feb 19, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions

Trade ray ? um no

by TheAncientRivalry on Feb 19, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

say what?

and that would have been cool, why?

by slamtheking on Feb 19, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks for this

Looking at that Booth story at the top of the page was a little nauseating.

by Mencius on Feb 19, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions

TP for Roy

thanks for sprucing things up a bit around here

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Feb 19, 2009 2:27 PM EST reply actions

Sam I am as coach

Exactly what I thought would happen the second he was “traded”

"Im a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class, especially since I rule."
Randal Graves

by idrinkdetergent on Feb 19, 2009 2:27 PM EST reply actions

thank you

the calvin booth headline was definitely depressing…

by shiggins on Feb 19, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions

There was never a suitable trade out there to begin with (because we don’t have suitable pieces in terms of salary #s) but Danny being Danny he did his due diligence. Smartly, he didn’t force us into a bad trade or take on any bad contracts—like Nocioni—because he knew a good vet would likely be coming over the waiver wire after the trading deadline. Now, it’s just a matter of signing one or two of those veterans….who else here thinks we’re getting Smith AND Marbury? That’s my guess…

by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Feb 19, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions

Patrick O bryant just got traded

by TheAncientRivalry on Feb 19, 2009 2:36 PM EST reply actions

Really?

if not, please don’t post misleading info

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Feb 19, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions

Here's the O'Bryant Trade

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2009/02/obryant_traded.html

The Celtics have traded backup center Patrick O’Bryant to the Sacramento Kings. The move was made for salary-cap purposes and the club will not receive a player in return, according to an NBA source.

There is the possibility that the club will receive a draft pick in exchange for the 7-footer, who averaged 1.5 points in 26 games for the Celtics after signing as a free agent in the offseason.

O’Bryant was not at the Celtics’ shootaround this afternoon.

by Rustjive on Feb 19, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

wow

thanks – I won’t doubt you again TAR ;)

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Feb 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

wow

that makes 2 openings. smells like Smith and Marbury openings to me.

Anyone know if the pick is a definite and if it’s one we’ll actually get (unlike the one for Sam)?

Talk about a kick in the butt for POB—>lottery pick just a short while ago, let go by the team drafting him and then traded for a second rounder or cash in less than a year.

If he doesn’t get motivated to get it together after this, nothing will.

by slamtheking on Feb 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

The good thing

is you don’t have to make a new post, the title of this one works fine…

by Berkcelt on Feb 19, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

ESPN update - with little new info

POSTED: Feb. 19 — 2:32 p.m. ET

Nocioni
One of the most intriguing deals discussed on deadline day has to be Andres Nocioni winding up with the defending champs.

It’s unclear, as the final half-hour before the trade buzzer ticks away, which team actually halted these discussions. We’ve heard conflicting claims from both teams on who withdrew first.

Yet we do have agreement that the Celtics and Kings talked seriously Thursday about sending Nocioni to the Celts, which seemingly would have been a huge coup for Boston given the hole created by James Posey’s departure in the offseason. Nocioni is a rugged, versatile, two-position forward who does a lot of the same stuff.

The deal likely would have required Boston to part with at least four players from its oft-criticized bench: Glen Davis, Brian Scalabrine, Patrick O’Bryant and the injured Tony Allen. Sacramento can only move Nocioni on his own after acquiring him only Wednesday in the Brad Miller/John Salmons deal with Chicago, since players can’t be packaged in subsequent deals until 60 days have passed after being traded.

It would figure that the length and cost of Nocioni’s contract are what gave the Celtics pause, since Nocioni has three guaranteed years worth more than $20 million left on his deal after this season. That’s more money in the same span than Posey will earn from the Hornets, who were able to sign Posey because the Celtics deemed a four-year guaranteed contract too rich to match.

But it must have been tough for the Celts to resist — if they indeed balked first — because Nocioni could have filled such a big need.

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Feb 19, 2009 2:38 PM EST reply actions

That would have been awesome

by Champzilla on Feb 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

nocioni

adding nocioni AND smith would be big.

by slamtheking on Feb 19, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

only problem is we’d have no one to body up the big guys except Perk…

by Berkcelt on Feb 19, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

Can that still happen Jeff, or is it dead ?

by Champzilla on Feb 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions

I can't see why not...

They could just put Giddens in the POB spot, right? Although, it’s unlikely to happen since they just gave away POB for free, which would mean giving away Giddens for free after a Nocioni trade.

by Rustjive on Feb 19, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions

Well, we just traded POB...

…so we might need to send another player instead.

I like Nocioni, although he’s not really a guy you could put on LeBron/Kobe the way we did with Posey, and he has too many of those “fouled out after 10 minutes” games.

by MattD on Feb 19, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions