Jeff Green will return to Boston for another season and play with the Celtics.
The extremely athletic forward signed a one-year deal worth $9 million to remain with the team, which is a much higher figure than the qualifying contract offer initially extended to him prior to the lockout.
It’s odd in that it means that they’ve essentially said “We absolutely have to have this guy… this year.” A player of Green’s age almost always get a multi-year deal, because you want to see what he turns into.
While there's no question that the Celtics overpaid for a single season of Green's services, it doesn't much matter. Danny Ainge has clearly been angling to achieve cap space for the 2012 offseason in a loaded free agent class, and this deal doesn't jeopardize that at all.
It's about this year for the Celtics, and the team knows it. Green will play a crucial role for Boston in the reserve unit, and there's no doubt the club is hoping for smoother sailing than the 2010-11 campaign.
However, Green's physical with the team revealed something unexpected, and the team is being very quiet about whatever is bothering him.
Danny Ainge, Boston’s president of basketball operations, declined to say what the team discovered that warranted keeping him off the floor.
The team does not expect his absence to be an extended one (doctors were worried about a stress test) nor be an issue for the team as the season rapidly approaches, but we'll have to see how the Celtics deplore him in the rotation before passing final judgement as to why the team kept him.
Jamie Lundmark Nick Spaling Pikka Rinne Mathieu Carle Lars Eller Hal Gill
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