Forward Amir Johnson agrees to deal with Boston Celtics
As we learned last night, the Boston Celtics were targeting forward free agent Amir Johnson.
The talks have come to fruition, and the price is $24 million over 2 years, according to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski:
Free agent forward Amir Johnson has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
Amir Johnson's agreement with Boston will pay him $24 million over two years, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
The 6'9" power forward forward made $7 million during the 2014-2015 season with the Toronto Raptors, and averaged 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, with an average of 26.4 minutes played per game.
Update: According to the Boston Herald's Steve Bulpett, the second year of Johnson's contract is not guaranteed:
Deals w/Amir Johnson and Jerebko have non-guaranteed 2nd years. Full story on Celtics' FA pursuits just posted. http://t.co/X5TpLH5Qtt
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) July 1, 2015
Related: Report: Celtics targeting Amir Johnson, Robin Lopez, Corey Brewer, and Gerald Green