And Then There Were None....
The Celtics are in the hunt for another wing off the bench and I'm beginning to feel like I'm in the midst of an Agatha Christie story with free agents disappearing one by one until none are left....
First word came that with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce wrapped up, the Celtics were turning their attentions to re-signing Tony Allen. Tony had said that he wanted to be a Celtic for life. Greg Dickerson said that Tony was as good as signed. Then, the bombshell. Tony was gone to the Grizzlies.
Next up there was Mike Miller. This one was a reach because he was likely way over the Celtics budget. But stranger things have happened. Marquis Daniels was way over the Celtics budget last season but he took less to join up with a contender and liked the Celtics organization. Mike Miller got the best of both worlds when the Heat offered him big bucks to join them.
Then, there was word that Boston was interested in Matt Barnes. After a brief courtship, where the Celtics were said to be one of the top contenders for his services, he went with another of the Celtics' top rivals, the hated Fakers.
Leandro Barbosa was another player on the Celtics wish list and almost as soon as the trade rumors for him surfaced, it was announced that he was on his way to Toronto for Hedo Turkoglu.
The Celtics were targeting Josh Howard and thought they could get something done to get him in green. But he re-signed with the Wizards. And Rasual Butler who was briefly a target for the Celtics re-signed with the Clippers.
Just a couple of days ago, we read that the Celtics were in discussions with Eddie House for a possible return to the club. Debates sprang up on forums discussing the merits of Eddie vs other guards available. And before the threads could reach the second page for the most part, word came out today that Eddie House is signing a 2 year deal with the Heat. Such a shame. I liked Eddie too. Now he will be ruined by being around the three AmEgos on the heat.
It seems as though all a free agent needs to do in order to get signed is to put it out there that he is in talks with the Celtics. That seems to be the trigger for teams to come out of the woodwork to sign them. The Celtics are still discussing Shaq, Delonte and Rudy as primary targets with rumors about Larry Hughes and Jarvis Hayes swirling as well. I think Rudy would be a great fit and hope that Danny can get something done soon before he, too, is gone.
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First word came that with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce wrapped up, the Celtics were turning their attentions to re-signing Tony Allen. Tony had said that he wanted to be a Celtic for life. Greg Dickerson said that Tony was as good as signed. Then, the bombshell. Tony was gone to the Grizzlies.
Next up there was Mike Miller. This one was a reach because he was likely way over the Celtics budget. But stranger things have happened. Marquis Daniels was way over the Celtics budget last season but he took less to join up with a contender and liked the Celtics organization. Mike Miller got the best of both worlds when the Heat offered him big bucks to join them.
Then, there was word that Boston was interested in Matt Barnes. After a brief courtship, where the Celtics were said to be one of the top contenders for his services, he went with another of the Celtics' top rivals, the hated Fakers.
Leandro Barbosa was another player on the Celtics wish list and almost as soon as the trade rumors for him surfaced, it was announced that he was on his way to Toronto for Hedo Turkoglu.
The Celtics were targeting Josh Howard and thought they could get something done to get him in green. But he re-signed with the Wizards. And Rasual Butler who was briefly a target for the Celtics re-signed with the Clippers.
Just a couple of days ago, we read that the Celtics were in discussions with Eddie House for a possible return to the club. Debates sprang up on forums discussing the merits of Eddie vs other guards available. And before the threads could reach the second page for the most part, word came out today that Eddie House is signing a 2 year deal with the Heat. Such a shame. I liked Eddie too. Now he will be ruined by being around the three AmEgos on the heat.
It seems as though all a free agent needs to do in order to get signed is to put it out there that he is in talks with the Celtics. That seems to be the trigger for teams to come out of the woodwork to sign them. The Celtics are still discussing Shaq, Delonte and Rudy as primary targets with rumors about Larry Hughes and Jarvis Hayes swirling as well. I think Rudy would be a great fit and hope that Danny can get something done soon before he, too, is gone.
Don't forget to visit the Celtics Green Forums.
