Jeff Green Officially Signs
by Jeff Clark on Dec 10, 2011 10:19 PM EST
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The team formally announced the Jeff Green signing tonight. This is significant for a couple of reasons. First, that mean's he's not being signed-and-traded. Second, an ESPN source indicates that he signed for more than the qualifying offer.
The Boston Celtics officially announced Saturday that they have re-signed forward Jeff Green. Terms were not disclosed, but a source close to the situation told ESPN.com's Chris Broussard that it's a one-year, $9 million pact.
That is interesting to me in that we obviously paid him more that what he could have agreed to in order to keep him from seeking offers elsewhere and to make sure we maintain cap flexibility for next summer.
And it isn't just about being able to let him walk either. We have the option of signing and trading him next summer as well. That $9M slot affords us the option to give him a pretty big paycheck via Bird Rights if he plays well enough to earn it. Finally, if all goes south quickly, we have a $9M expiring contact to dangle at the trade deadline in March.
So, we've got options. Considering what Ainge has been able to do with relatively few options this summer, it will be very interesting to see how creative he'll be next year.
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Glad to hear it
I’m hopeful for Jeff, and I think Celtics management is too, but I like how they made this deal so we just have a one year contract to keep all our options open next summer.
How long do we have to wait
for a signed player to be traded? I have a feeling that Danny did this to match the salaries for a Howard and Turkoglu trade.
Good
Hope this works out. We finally get to see what he’s got with a training camp under his belt.
by green18, 19, 20... on Dec 10, 2011 10:34 PM EST reply actions
Nice. Danny Ainge has impressed me
Its all about 18
by celticsox937 on Dec 10, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Happy to hear Jeff is offically signed...
now its time for him to show us what he has which I expect and hope will be a alot this year.
This is Good
Jeff Green is a good player, and at 9 million the C’s showed him some love. That will hopefully boost his confidence and keep him close (and patient) next summer when we pursue some big fish.
Ideal depth chart next season?
Mine is
PG: Rondo/D.West
SG: Allen/Daniels
SF: Pierce/Green
PF: West/Bass
C: Garnett/Wilcox
Its all about 18
I know
But I would prefer west
Its all about 18
by celticsox937 on Dec 10, 2011 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Lots of forwards
Hopefully doc doesn’t stick to his 6 man rotation though
team has wilcox listed as making $3m 1 year deal
so id say he’s who we used the MLE on…sigh. was hoping he was a vet min deal
by craziness@analltimehigh on Dec 11, 2011 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
CP3 deal is dead!
Two tweets from Wojo:
The three-way deal to send Chris Paul to the Lakers has “fallen apart,” league source involved in talks says.
and
ESPN.com is reporting that the Lakers have pulled out of the trade, which a source in the talks confirms.
Odom to Dallas for a trade exception
In the story and confirmed on Twitter by Wojo. Really great pickup for Dallas. Damage control for LA.
This gives LA an interesting trade exception
Might be helpful if they were to take on Dwight and Turk without sending back much salary. I wonder what else they might use it for. It’s definitely for a trade exception, right? They had no need to ditch Odom.
Definition for a trade exception...
… though I think they may have needed to ditch Odom after they hurt his feelings by trying to trade him for Paul.
I think it’s going to help them acquire DH12 instead. Bynum, picks…and who knows what else.
they actually have 2 good sized exceptions now according to report
a $5.5m one and now an $8.9m one…
by craziness@analltimehigh on Dec 11, 2011 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
Geez.
Dwight to LAL is definitely way scarier than the CP3 deal… And LAL is definitely more attractive than NJN… Following the footsteps of Shaq? hehe
...If LAL, DAL & NJN are the only teams Orlando's looking at for Dwight....
then it’s highly likely he’ll end up with LAL… who has way better bigs bait with Bynum and/or Gasol…. And you can only imagine if they somehow manage to get Billups too who;s out for revenge…
https://twitter.com/#!/WojYahooNBA
> > > Lakers had offered Lamar Odom to teams with salary cap space, one GM says. “He wanted out and they really wanted to reduce the tax bill.”
Win-win situation for both Green and the C's
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."
- Bill Russell
by Marjun Raposon on Dec 11, 2011 12:12 AM EST reply actions
I don't think we have anyone to trade for him now.
Salary-wise, we would have had to pair Rondo with either Jeff Green or BBD, and that isn’t possible now. I don’t think Rondo and JJJ and Bradley gets it done.
add both #1 picks
the story for the initial stoppage of the trade was the league wanted NO to get young
what could Knicks offer?
one of their front line ; amare, melo or chandler?
If NO accepts RR, JJJ, Bradley, + one or both #1 picks
this would satisfy leagues desire to keep Hornets young, and with the players already brought in (assuming West deal stands) wouldnt that make C’s the favorites in the east?
Jeff, Master Po, or any admin
make a new open thread where we can talk about this stuff!
My theory is stern as outside counsel for the Lakers killed the deal because he realized it wasn’t prudent trading away all those big men for a point guard with a medical history eerily similar to on Brandon Roy.
by jurrasicearl on Dec 11, 2011 1:19 AM EST via mobile reply actions
but the future
would be oh so bright for l.a. and that kobe guy
New Article...
That. That link is a new article from Adrian Wojnarowski. React Celtics fans! " I hope it works – Pacer fan here"
Green
I have to believe his issues last year were mental. The psychological hurdle of being traded for a much-loved player and coming onto a team stacked with hall of famers and the mental aspect of simply not having enough time to learn the offense and defensive schemes. The shorted training camp this year won’t help but he’s got to be better off than last year. It doesn’t do anybody’s game any good when they feel like a trading chip. Here’s hoping these pieces fall into place soon.
Definitely a fan of Danny's work this offseason
I still think Green has a lot of untapped talent. He definitely showed plenty of signs in his time with OKC. It’s really a shame that the offseason schedule is such a mess, because he’s a guy who I really think would benefit from a full training camp with the Big 4. I think he could really become a leader of this year’s bench squad if he just plays his game and doesn’t try to do too much.
West is a hard worker, steady with the points and boards, and he’s smart. I think he’ll fit right in with this team, and if KG is playing center alongside him I feel like this can be a dominant offense. His recent injury is a bit scary, but overall he’s been fairly durable over the past few years.
Bass, Wilcox, and Dooling all seem like very solid depth in a year when every team will need it thanks to the cramped schedule. As much as I like Delonte, I’ve been waiting a long time for the C’s to pick up a steady veteran PG to keep everything running fairly smoothly when Rondo is out.
The only real problem I see is going up against someone like a Dwight Howard who KG would have a really hard time with on D. If the C’s can get one more big body like a Przybilla then they’ll be all set. Someone who can tangle with the more beastly centers on defense. I’m just hoping that the Lakers don’t manage to somehow get Gasol and Howard on the same front line.
by Aluminum Penguin on Dec 11, 2011 8:39 AM EST reply actions
Rest assured, they will. They always do ;)
by jurrasicearl on Dec 11, 2011 9:01 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Thanks to David stern, Lakers outside counsel.
by jurrasicearl on Dec 11, 2011 9:02 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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