The Herald’s Steve Bulpett reports the following:
“Sources this morning are confirming that the Celtics’ deal for Kevin Garnett is essentially completed.
“One involved source said the final package will have the Celts sending Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a No. 1 pick to Minnesota to acquire Garnett.
“Further word is that the Celts and Garnett have reached an agreement in principle on a contract extension. You may recall a report here that Danny Ainge would not do the deal without such a guarantee of Garnett’s presence, and it appears now that the perennial All-Star is willing to forego the opt-out in his current deal for next summer and cast his lot with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and the Celtics.”
Yikes, so for PF and Center, we will have KG, Perkins, Scals and Big Baby. That means we only have one true center. Of course, unless someone comes back with KG, that opens up 4 roster spots. We also only have Rondo and Pruitt at the PG position, and Pruitt is really a combo guard.
I do like the fact that it thins things out at the swing positions, essentially leaving just Tony Allen and Brandon Wallace as back-ups. But that is about it for me.
Update: Oh… Shira reports the Celtics also send 2 first round picks to the Wolves. This deal keeps getting worse. At what point does Danny realize he’s just giving the farm away.
(HT:Celtics Blog)
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Hi Steve,
I agree with Jackie MacMullan of the Globe. Now were talking! This is a great move for the Celtics. They now have 2 great shooters and a 20/10 PF that likes to defend. Whew! how 10 days changes things.
I’ll miss Jefferson too, a nice young talent and one that I would have appreciated watching grow into a (hopefully) All-star. We get in return an MVP, 10 time All-star who will complement both Pierce and Allen right now.
Agreed they will need a veteran point guard and Perkins will log some minutes as starter at center which Jackie points out too, but FINALLY we will not have to hide our heads when the Spurs, Rockets or (sigh) Miami comes to town.
I for one am excited about the February West Coast Road Trip again. When was the last time you were able to say that.
This is great news for Celtics nation.
Miami is ready to fall apart due to age. The only real young pup (Wade) is recovering from shoulder surgery. I’m not too worried about Miami (besides, Shaq is good for 20-30 DNPs).
We might be able to win a game against the Spurs and stop the streak. But I think our window is pretty small, 2-3 years. I guess we better enjoy it.
I forgot we still have Powe to play some PF/C.