Talent Signed, Soul Intact
The Summer of Ainge continues with the Celtics reeling in James Posey to fill out the bench and shore up the defense. While Ruben Patterson, on paper, might have been a better fit, Posey is a talent who doesn't have to register at his local police station as a sex offender. The one concern with Posey is that he let himself go last year, getting suspended along with Antone Walker for being out of shape. Still, at three million a year, you can't ask for much more.
The Posey signing might also leave a little cash to bring in a veteran point guard. While he is long in the tooth, Posey's former teammate Gary Payton is apparently out in Miami and could be had for cheap. The Glove would be a nice guy to have backing up Rajon Rondo and splitting time with Eddie House.
All in all, a much needed signing that should help keep opposing offenses honest and Ray Allen/Paul Pierce rested. Should either guy get dinged up, the C's can survive with sitting Ray or Pierce down and giving Posey a spot start.
Also, kudos to Wyc and crew for spending the cash and not being scared away by the luxury tax. The money invested in Posey is likely far more valuable than any losses incurred by the tax.
The Portland Trailblazers are in a bit of a predicament. Joel Freeland, a late first round pick (30th) in 2006, wants to come over to the NBA but the Blazers don't have any space on the roster. Freeland is a nice young prospect (some people compare him to David Lee) and at 6'11 could be a solid option for a backup big man. He's more of a power forward than center (since he weighs only 225 pounds) but he has a decent shot and specializes in rebounding and defense. The Blazers are hoping to work a buyout and deal Freeland and the Celtics would be a nice fit. If Juan Carlos Navarro, a Spanish league MVP, only fetched a future first rounder, Freeland could be had for even less.
5. Brian Skinner, PF/C: Skinner is a big man who can bang down low, defend, and has enough offensive skills to make teams pay for not guarding him. Skinner is starting to get up their in age so he could be, because of his style of play, breaking down but if we're only looking for one year contracts, I'd have opted for him over Scot Pollard. 
So the Warriors have bought out Adonal Foyle and the Colgate alum would seem to be a solid choice to fill the bench in Beantown. But do we really need him? True, I'd prefer him to Scot Pollard but since Pollard is signed, sealed, and delivered, are the owners really going to go after Foyle, who could possibly relegate Pollard to the inactive list? And if we were going to do that, wouldn't it have been wiser to combine the amounts of those two contracts and gone after someone a bit better? 
All of the veterans except Mark Madsen on the team are either gone after this year or essentially have one year left. The team would be horrific and net a top 4 picks which means: OJ Majo, Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, Nicholas Batum would be joining the team. The team would have cap space galore and three expiring contracts to deal making them the perfect conduit for deals in next year's star-studden free agent market. 
Also, why not call Reggie before signing Eddie House? Ainge has recently said that he's looking at adding another PG so if House isn't going to handle minutes at the point, and Reggie Miller is getting minutes as the shooter off of the pine, why spend money on House? Nevermind that neither House nor Reggie can really defend all that much so if Tony Allen can't come back 100%, the Celtics will be relying on undrafted rookies Brandon Wallace and Jackie Manuel to be the defensive stoppers. Furthermore, and this is a minor point, adding Reggie and another PG would likely relegate Gabe Pruitt to the D-league which isn't ideal IMO. 
If draft day Jay Bilas weighed in on this trade, he'd probably say something like, "You know what this reminds me? Remember when the Celtics brought in Bill Walton, this is like that. Scot Pollard is Bill Walton without any of the talent or ability but let me tell you, he's a great interview. The media in Boston isn't going to like this kid, they're going to LOVE him."
PF: David Lee: Talented, athletic, hustles. Just the kind of guy opponents hate to have to line up against.
As frustrating and dumb as Gerald Green seemed, he probably looks like a rocket scientist compared to Blatche. Consider 
15. Minnesota Timberwolves: They really should clear out the rest of their veterans, if they can. This will be a key year for Big Al Jefferson and Randy Foye. If those two can work out a chemistry together, they could be a nice duo on offense. Corey Brewer can chip in but will make most of his noise on D. With Foye being more of a off-guard in a PG's body, Gerald Green is a terrible fit at the 2. The Wolves need to find a way to get a playmaking shooting guard and a better defensive minded big man than Craig Smith/Ryan Gomes (whom I both think are better suited as backups). Oh, and Randy Wittman and Kevin McHale need to go.
10. Portland Trailblazers: The Blazers have a ton of talent but most of it either plays PG or in the paint. Granted, those are great places to have an overflow of talent but it's going to be hard to find time for all of the players. Travis Outlaw is best suited at PF, leaving James Jones, Martell Webster, and Brandon Roy as the only real swingmen on the roster. While I sincerely doubt they'd risk adding a headcase to their youthful roster, dealing for Ron Artest could be the type of move than get them into the 8th playoff spot this year. But odds are the Blazers will play it safe, let their young guys get some experience and have one more busy draft day to solidify their roster.
4. Denver Nuggets: Nuggets fans have to be happy that the team hasn't made a financially motivated deal and dumped one of their key players to save money. The flip side to that, of course, is that while the team made no deals to cut salary, they also aren't looking to add salary either. J.R. Smith needs to grow up and be a consistent player and Chucky Atkins needs to not grow old and be a useful backup PG. Von Wafer was an interesting signing but so far in his career, he's been a poor man's J.R. Smith, showing flashes at times but more often being benched for poor choices and spotty play. It should be interesting to see if Kenyon Martin can come back and give the team anything of use. With Camby and Nene in the frontcourt, Martin has little pressure and could find a role as an energy guy off the pine. Denver has a talented group and, like Houston, should be able to get out of the first round this year. Unfortunately, also like Houston, they seem to be missing that one final piece that would make them an elite squad. 
Apparently Ainge wasn't able to undo the curse of Eric Montross and sign the man whom the Celtics should have selected in that draft, Eddie Jones (although, I was more of a Jalen Rose fan myself). Jones is heading to Dallas on a two year deal and the first year is supposedly only 1.8 million dollars. I'm not sure if Danny made a play for Eddie and he just chose Dallas but I really hope that we are able to spend some money for guys like Jones. He would have been a great 6th man and was cheap.
The rumor goes:
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OK, so Eddie House isn't exactly a pure PG but he is a nice fit for the Celtics backing up Rajon Rondo. Able to hit an open three, House's suspect playmaking skills won't be put to the test since the offense will be running through KG or Ray Allen. And yes, we're still depending a LOT on a second year PG but overall I still like the signing. 