Buy Out Rumors
by Jeff Clark on Feb 25, 2011 9:00 PM EST
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PrintSo, you thought that you'd seen the last of the rumor season now that the trade deadline has passed? Think again! We're just getting started! Now we must wait with baited breath for teams to negotiate buyouts with players they no longer want. Then we get to convince ourselves that they are the perfect missing piece to our championship run. Good times all around.
So here are some of the latest bits and pieces to report.
Updates: Marc Spears has a full column on this here. Also, Bulpett mentions a few names here.
Source: Murphy leaning towards Celtics via NECN
The Boston Celtics have their sights locked on adding Troy Murphy. According to a source close to Murphy, the 6-foot-11 center feels the same way.
@warriors haven't waived big man Troy Murphy yet and source tells Y! there are a "lot of considerations" now. Translation? Maybe he stays.
Murphy still to be bought out; hasn't happened yet. Regardless, hearing no chance he suits up for Warriors
Spears on Big Show: Powe wants to return
Powe wants to return to the team. "The Celtics are the front-runners for him. New York and the Lakers are also interested in him. Leon says his knees are fine and he can really help the team right now and he knows the system."
Wizards and new guard Mike Bibby are discussing a possible buyout, a source told Y! Sports.
Other buyout candidates include three-point shooters Rasual Butler and Jason Kapono; big men Joel Przybilla (who will be coveted by all the contenders if he is interested in continuing his career after being dealt to Charlotte) and Darius Songaila; defenders Jared Jeffries (who is expected to return to New York) and Leon Powe (who could return to Boston); and recent Knicks pickups Corey Brewer, Renaldo Balkman and Anthony Carter.
More to come.
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I like the KP trade. But … the Semih trade will not work because we have a bunch of buyout rejects on the bench. I’ve never seen a team win a title with this much change in the lineup
So I’m half agreeing with this, lol
hmmm
i dunno you are right but i dunno delonte can play he showed that in the denver game i think kristic glen and green will compliment that being said they troy murphy is a good player can shoot iform deep and can rebound also you don’t lose rebounding ability in a year so i like him coming to us we only need 9 to 10 solid players by my count we have 9 solid players troy would make it 10 JO avery and von wafer don’t make it but von is a pretty good player to have at the ned of your bench he still has a lot of talent i hope they can get rip too that would be good that way theyd have 11 players and 3 very good end of the bnech type players just in case
give powe a chance !
and why do we care about mike bibby..?
Powe
If we get Powe out of all this, then at least we traded my second favorite Celtic for my favorite Celtic of all time.
Bankshot you have always said that and you were wrong once..you hate Delonte and Powe
I don’t get it …but hey it makes the world go round
Is it Soup Yet?
I dont need him if we get Murphy but if we don’t get Murphy it would be nice to have Powe.
Its all about 18
by celticsox937 on Feb 25, 2011 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
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I will Take all three, Bibby As a back up PG Murphy at the 4 and 5 and Powe, Powe would be a sentimental pick up to help the locker room!
bibby will go to the heat if he is bought out
they shopped miller for a PG upgrade unsucessfully
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
We are going to get someone from Cleveland
Probably A. Parker, we need insurance for 3 position. Let’s try to get Camby, Dalambert or Murphy.
You think Camby will be available with Portland playing well and just starting to get back to health? We have Green to spell Pierce at 3 and also give minutes at 4. I think if RIP would be bought out he would help the most for the C’s. Detroit is a COMPLETE MESS THOUGH! WHO KNOWS? Wafer is quick but has NO lateral movement to play D. Nice to be able to spell Rondo more with West with no other pg besides an overwhelmed Avery Bradley and RIP would provide the minutes to do that at a real 2 man.
id like to add parker. so add him to jeffries and murphy and im happy. send bradley back to the D to continue his development cuz he wont play if we add them
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Would really like to get Anthony Parker.
Cleveland just beat New York, even with Billups, Stoudemire and Anthony scoring close to 90 pts. between them.
Parker scored a very efficient 16 pts., was a +26 for the game, and as usual, was the defensive leader on the squad. He has a very high BB i.q., and is a versatile player. He would be great to spell Ray Allen, with West at point.
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Offense should not stall as much with Green as a C.
Murphy would be a nice pickup, but I don’t expect him to be the player that he was in Indiana a couple years back. He could help stretch the floor and hopefully rebound a little. Not an athletic big man at all and I think that teams with bigs who can jump or have long arms will show that Murph cannot help Boston much with the boards. This is the scariest part with Perk gone, no help on the boards and MUCH weaker defensive presence.
No Thanks.
We don’t need Bibby. West is doing a fine job at point guard, for me. I really want the Celtics to get Murphy and another strong center to defend Dwight when Shaq isn’t allowed to play again because of the refs. I just hope Von will be consistent and not be Robinson V2.
No Bibby..
He’s a big-time chucker..let him go to the Heat…they need a distributor who can D up…that’s not Bibby….fits better with Knicks
by csfansince60s on Feb 25, 2011 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
Where's Josh Howard?
No longer a buyout candidate?
by csfansince60s on Feb 25, 2011 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
hows he look?
does he show signs of his injury? his stats for the year dont look so good
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
TJ has played in 39 games this season....
Josh Howard is only recently back and has played only in about a dozen games…..there was talk of him as a buyout candidate before the trade deadline…..why not now??
by csfansince60s on Feb 25, 2011 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
So are the players mentioned above the only ones available?
…or we have yet to dig up the other bought out ones?
i'm anxious for these next few days
IN DANNY I TRUST !
ITS ALL ABOUT 18
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
These buyout pick-ups had better be good or Danny’s trade could go down in infamy.
I love Perk, the work ethic, the defense, the toughness. It is a rare commodity in today’s NBA.
If the C’s can come close to replacing Perks Defense and rebounding with Camby or Sam Dam all may be forgiven.
I am also watching the Piston situation closely. they ran with only 6 guys tonight. A new coach may be in order but it could also lead to some buyouts that would turn this post trade situation into a winner.
I am hoping Danny foresaw something that will be pleasant surprise in the next few days.
Also
Would also like to add that Krystic would be great off the bench. He has allot of offensive skills….shoots a high percentage with range. Can find the open man as well as finish under the rim.
The problem with his game is his D…he can move his feet and rotate. Good IQ in that regard but does not have the intensity/vertical/strength to defend adequately in the post.
I think he will eventually be a favorite…just due to that he will be very efficient on the offensive end when teams double away from him. He can hit that 18 footer that Baby hits…he can get open as well as find the open man with a pass from the high post
new NECN link
says that Murphy is leaning towards Boston but Warriors are dragging their feet on the buyout to get him to agree to take less money
Faith and Sports - an essay by Jeff Clark
Rebounder
Camby would give us another good rebounder to go with KG, and a good defensive center. And everyone knows we need help with that part of the game.
why would portland buy camby out?
they had lack of depth at center before the traded pryzbilla. now they likely start aldridge at center with camby as a backup??? but i doubt camby leaves portland.
he would be a great fit here though
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Any news on Dalambert?
He’ll be a good addition to the team. Another tall guy that could defend (at least better than Krstic). He’s a good shot blocker. Camby’s also a great addition but I don’t think he’ll be bought out.
I have not heard any new news on Dalembert...
Rumors are going both ways, some saying he will be bought out some saying he will not.
I have heard no direct rumors linking him with the C’s but he or even Camby would be a great additions to the C’s roster, if he is bought out and the C’s can acquire him.
VERY INTERESTING STATS
According to Basketball Reference:
Rasheed Wallace last year with Cs: 9pts, 40%FG, 77%FT, 4.1rebs, 22.4min.
Nenad Krstic with Thunder this year: 7.6pts, 49.8%FG,80%FT, 4.4rebs,21.7mins.
add to that wallace’s many ill-advised threes and technical fouls and krstic’s chair tossing and you have a similar player statistically
+1
Definitely agree. Wallace was tremendous in the post
by next boston gm on Feb 25, 2011 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
thats cuz krstic shoots from 15 ft in
compared to 15 feet out from sheed
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
so? I certainly did not enjoy rasheed shooting outside jumpers he couldn’t make. krstic has a reliable mid-range jumper.
i like sheed but took to many 3's even when he was missing
krstic wont be taking those. he brings a very nice mid jumper and some inside moves. he’s a good pick up but i wouldnt compare the two. when sheed wanted to he could dominate inside, krstic will go there sometimes but not often.
overall though, gives our bench more firepower
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Happy to hear Murphy signing with the C's is getting closer to reality....
Murphy would be a great addition to the roster as he is versatile big man who can play both the 4 & 5 positions.
If he signs Murphy Danny has 2 more roster spots to fill.
With the health questions surrounding Shaq and J.O. , the loss of Perks interior defense and since Murphy and Krist are not great low post defenders I hope Ainge goes after another legit big man with strong defensive skills.
Dalembert, Camby or another player in there mold would be a great acquisition and would give the C’s extra depth in the frontcourt.
id take murphy and jeffries if we could
jeffries is a nice defensive player who is capable of play all 5 positions and is 6’11. imagine the size problems we could cause if we wanted to.
murphys offense and rebounding would also help.
as much as i like powe, i want no part of him. he’s listed as being out with a knee injury again and has only played 14 games in 2 years. plus he hasnt grown any since he left.
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:51 PM EST reply actions
Problem is he isn’t a scorer. With his height if he could just score, that’ll be a great matchup problem with other teams.
he wouldnt need to score much, like tony allen
he’d be the “stopper”. imagine putting an athletic 6’11 guy on kobe, lebron, etc….
plus with the new offense off the bench he wouldnt have to shoot, we could post him inside, etc if we wanted to try and get points from him.
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im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
+1
We would leave the scoring to Big Baby, Green, and West, and he would just have to stop Kobe and help out with Lebron (if we ever meet up with them in the playoffs)
Its all about 18
by celticsox937 on Feb 25, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Jeffries is a lock for New York
I like him, too, but he won’t be available.
I’d love to see Murphy + Butler + Kapono, but that’s probably asking for too much.
All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino
sadly
but if boston calls maybe he likes the “ring” of it
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Brewer anyone??? He can play the 2 along with the 3 and we are short on both of those positions or Jeffries for defensive purposes. Does anyone know how long this Johnson dude is staying?
Its all about 18
i would imagine until
shaq comes back, maybe until we sign a buy out guy.
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
I love Powe...
… but Semih has more value. I hope Murphy is bought out, because he’d help (if healthy).
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Murphy/Powe
From what I have been reading today those look like our most probable 2 pick-ups….Powe may be part two of the Erden/Harrangody trade (however he is coming back from yet another knee surgery??)…..Murphy will be a good rotation guy.
We have three spots…hopefully #3 is a Piston….Rip…. to run off those screens while Ray is getting a breather.
That still doesn’t fill the crater left by Perk…however lots of nice tools which will get us to the championship game…not sure if it is enough to win it after watching our squad get destroyed on the boards last year. Can’t see Shaq/Krystic/Jo/Murphy doing much to stop Gasol Bynum and Odom….
I agree. Murphy+Power+Rip would be great. I do think the Celtics can beat the Lakers because of their new ability to score. Rebounds will be an issue but they were also an issue with Perk (sorry but it’s true)
by Celticsdude on Feb 25, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
If healthy
I have full confidence in Shaq and J.O. capabilities to defend the like Gasol and Bynum if we meet them in the finals.
What I worry about is if they are not healthy, who will then guard those players.
Thats why Id like Ainge (even if Murphy is signed) to go after a another big man who has defensive skills to guard long, strong low post low post scorers like Bynum, Gasol and Howard etc.
powe was talking on comcast new england and said his knees are fine and will play the way he played in 08 now what more can you say about that guy..
lohaus #54
um...what was he supposed to say?
“i’m nowhere near the player i used to be because of the last knee injury”?
by guy incognito on Feb 26, 2011 2:41 AM EST up reply actions
Grammar police
It’s “bated breath,” as in “abate.” Not “baited breath.”
"People don't understand, if you can't live the rest of your life off one year in the NBA, you can't live off 21." -- Keon Clark
Semih
I rooted hard from him this year…nice skills for a 7fter…but if his roster spot is filled by murphy or someone better…I am totally fine with it.
Luke was good in the summer league….not sure if he has the skills and ability for the NBA…good guy…my bet is he will be in Europe in a years time.
yup
hope they both get playing time and do well.
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by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
if the bench is west, wafer, green, baby, krstic,JO, murphy and 2 more buy outs....it is lethal...nobody in the NBA can ouch that
by celticinorlando on Feb 25, 2011 10:06 PM EST reply actions
ya if our bench that we had before the trade stayed healthy it would be flat out domination but we have to look forward now.
Its all about 18
by celticsox937 on Feb 25, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Agree
If Shaq and J.O. (they are the key to making this all work out) can get healthy and Danny can make a few good smart acquisitions with the final 3 roster spots that along with the new additions to the bench of Green and Krstic it will give the C’s a deep, strong and potent bench.
Yup
They hold the keys to the success the bench and the C’s overall will or will not have this year.
That's a lot of interesting names.
i don’t care for Bibby. Powe would ease the Perkins pain a bit. Pryzbilla would bring some of that meanness that we lost in Perk as well.
I’m gonna miss Perk like crazy, but I’m starting to get excited again if we can get these bigger names.
pryz hinted at retirement. we will have to see if he was serious
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
by remembering9ergods on Feb 25, 2011 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
Agree...
Pryzbilla is one big tough dude and would give the C’s nice size and 6 physical fouls off the bench.
He also would add nice depth as a 3rd-4th string center off the bench and would offer meanness as you say and toughness that the C’s could use with the loss of Perk.
I'm with you guys. I'd like to see Pryzbilla in green.
And somehow, I expect he’d make himself affordable.
Green
I hate losing Perk but I can’t help being shamefully excited to see this guy play tomorrow…Athletic youth?? haven’t seen one of those since Gerald Green and Kendrick Brown were running the break..;)
I think Green will be an All Star post big three. Classic Tweener match-up problem for conventional forwards..Nice add…could go down as a steal of a trade if Perk gets way over paid next year..which is bound to happen. And yes he deserves it.
Perk, if healthy, and that's a big if with his shoulder and knee issues, will get a bundle next year.
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predictions
murphy/powe/butler ,but pryzbilla would be HUGE !! so i’d want pryzbilla/powe/butler or kapono
pryzbilla isn’t what he used to be… he can’t jump, he barely can move… I’d rather have murphy and powe… but who knows…
by Celticsdude on Feb 25, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Pryzbilla
He is very well liked in Portland…some fans there actually complained about the trade ….can you imagine getting Gerald Wallace and complaining?!
I read somewhere that they were looking to bring him back to Portland if he is bought out…wouldn’t mind it if it happens..but it would be rough on him as he and Krystic will always pointed to as the replacements for Perk….I can hear Charles and Kenny cracking white guy jokes already.
honestly all these guys don't matter to me
they are all just plug in, stop gap emergency cannon fodder.
the main question to this team is Jeff Green at this point
and our big 4 mentally.
we have to add Leon now. it’s a must.
I hope you are right
But the paper won’t be worth anything unless Shaq and/or JO get healthy
I wish I understood why so many people want to add Leon Powe
He has hardly played in the last two years. What do people think he can really give us? I would add him if it was to be the last or next to last guy on the bench who is there for insurance purposes only. If we have to depend on Leon Powe for minutes, I don’t think 18 is in sight.
Hey Vinnie .....mainly because he continues to prove people wrong in his life
and why are we relying, wishing or wanting Powe???? Because Danny just traded away the other flipping Warrior!!!! that’s why!
Is it Soup Yet?
I’m pretty sure he’d be the last or next to last guy on the bench.
by Celticsdude on Feb 25, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
seems to be an anecdote for losing Perk
but if his legs are ok as he says, he can provide some muscle on defense for a few minutes; still think DA was promised something nice by dan gilbert who has to wish us well vs heaties.
No news on him.
Though, if JO can be healthy (which is unreliable), we wouldn’t need him. It’s all about the Oneal’s like the others have said.
Agree 100%
With the health questions surrounding Shaq and Perk, Kristic and if Murphy is signed not being solid low post defending big men and the fact we no longer have Perk it would be nice for the C’s to add a legit center who can defend the bigger stronger centers like Howard and Bynum.
Any tough center with size, length and decent low post defensive skills like Dalembert, Camby or Pryzbilla etc. would be a nice acquisition to have on the bench to help defend the players mentioned above and would also offer more big man depth and insurance as well if Shaq and J.O. breakdown.
of those mentioned in the article
I’d look at Murphy, Pryz and Brewer with Butler and Kapono as backup options for Brewer. Would really like to see another PG option besides Bibby.
I just hope Danny makes all the right moves.
He really took a risk on trading Perkins, but it was I’m pretty sure it was all for the team.
The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, thats the day you start to the top.
-O.J. Simpson
bibby
why do we need bibby we have rondo and delonte, he can play both. i dont want biiby hes washed up. and leon powe is waste at this time. yes if we want him back because we like him ok but business is what it is. we need better than that guy. if we bring him back it has to be a short role not counting on him much. i like dalembert murphy camby or pryzbilla and rip. rip maybe out but all those other guys are better than powe.
powe
powe is waste hes no longer any good, your all relying on a moment he had 3 years ago. pryz is better than powe even if he cant move. powe is ok to linger on the bench if we are desperate. im not into this guy at all. sure we will prolly take him back but i dont see the need to. powe is about as beat up as my 90 year old grammy.
Update on Powe!
http://twitter.com/#!/STEIN_LINE_HQ
Fully expect Powe back in Boston — told Celts operating under belief it’s a done deal — but heard tonight NYK and now Memphis still tryin
Just imagine
Imagine if we could get Joel Przybilla, troy murphy, and corey brewer… That would give us great depth throughout the whole lineup, and multiple candidates to attempt to fill in Kendrick Perkins place behind the o’neals,(if they ever do come back)
This will give us 2 rebounding centers, 6-11, and another 7 footer, which basically fills our height situation out considering perk was 6-10 and semih was a 7 footer…
I can now see the logic of the Perkins's trade,
but I still don’t get the Erden move. Why get rid of a young seven footer, who has skills, when you don’t have anyone to replace him with? Why not keep him as the last guy off the bench?
i would be happy with murphy or pyz, brewer and powe
by celticinorlando on Feb 26, 2011 10:31 AM EST reply actions
What is the chance of signing Perk in the offseason?
I mean, have we lost Perks Bird rights by trading him now and he is going to be a “common” free agent in the offseason?
OKC has his Bird rights now.
"We will take it easy, and walk on down our road at our pace with our focus ahead, and your focus on us." - Warrior Spirit, on what Celtics' Ubuntu is.
unfortunately, this is a business. I have seen great players, including Danny, being traded away.
I love Perk for his style and dedication, and will miss that scowl. BUT, it is the system that was built around these players’ strengths and weaknesses that made him as good as he is. It was his coaching, organizational environment that made Al Jefferson as good as he was, and now look at him. The Celtics are bigger than one guy, one team, one year. I think all of these new healthy, young legs and a SYSTEM built around them will take them further to 18 then the rice cake knees and ankles we had before these trades.
When do these new guys report for duty? HERE WE GO CELTICS HERE WE GO!!!!!!
I gotta say
tonight’s game with the Clippers will probably be the most anticipated Clippers game in Celtic’s history, Green and Kristic should be there and ready to go
Avery Bradley...
has to be sent down to the D and call up Mario West. West, at this point, is a better defensive player the Bradley.
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
--- Larry Bird
by Army_of_One_Nation(Celtic's Nation) on Feb 26, 2011 3:01 PM EST reply actions
I thought Bradley's defense was a strength, even as a rookie?
by powerlifter610 on Feb 26, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
That's what...
you and I and several other Celtic fan thought so, too.
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
--- Larry Bird
by Army_of_One_Nation(Celtic's Nation) on Feb 26, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Leon Powe
Sorry to come off as cynical, but I think if Ainge is really serious about bringing back Powe, a good chunk of the rationale might be as a goodwiil/lockeroom gesture to the players and help ease the pain of losing two of their most popular teammates. Just a thought.
I don't think DA will get Powe
Doesn’t make sense get rid of Semih and luke to end with a guy that hasn’t play in two years and injury prone.
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