Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 1m1 minute ago
Free agent forward Amir Johnson has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 1m1 minute ago
Free agent forward Amir Johnson has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 15s15 seconds ago
Amir Johnson's agreement with Boston will pay him $24 million over two years, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
jsinger121 said:overpay. should have not even signed him if that is the deal.
the1andonly3003 said:couldn't the Celtics just have traded a pair of 2s to get David Lee?
rather use David LEe's $15M to get to the salary floor, than 2 yrs of Johnson....nattysez said:Higher pay for short years works for me.
Lee is paid more next year, injury-prone, and cannot play defense.
the1andonly3003 said:rather use David LEe's $15M to get to the salary floor, than 2 yrs of Johnson....
Cellar-Door said:He's a very different player than Lee and probably better. Why compare a Solid two way PF with a offense only guy? Lee brings nothing Sully and Olynyk don't.
No. 18 Amir Johnson | PF/C
Last team: Toronto Raptors
3-year value: $48 million
2015-16 RPM: +4.1
2015-16 Win%: .486
An inaugural RPM All-Star when ESPN first introduced the stat in 2013-14, Johnson still rates as an elite contributor because of his defensive impact and could be a steal in free agency. A couple of caveats: While Johnson is only 28, he's played a decade in the NBA as the last player to be drafted out of high school prior to the age limit -- and has the ankles to prove it. As Johnson has slowed, he's no longer as effective chasing smaller players on the perimeter and may be most valuable strictly playing center.
I'd rather trade Sully and/or Kelly too...I guess I should appreciate the value (in terms of $ and on-court) that Bass gave the Celts the past few seasons...Cellar-Door said:He's a very different player than Lee and probably better. Why compare a Solid two way PF with a offense only guy? Lee brings nothing Sully and Olynyk don't.
HomeRunBaker said:This is the type of player-friendly deal we have to offer to acquire a FA. If Amir plays well he'll opt-out to go somewhere else for 4/$70m. It's a great business deal for Amir and a somewhat save face for Ainge on the PR front.
I like Amir for what he offers but he is a limited front court player. He probably becomes one of our best bigs which is nice.....but therein lies the problem of where we are today and what our FA outlook is.
I edited post heard opt out on radio don't see it anywhere else. Lol at him being a good offensive player.....he is fairly efficient due to understanding his limitations but certainly not a good offensive player. I like Amir and he is a massive defensive upgrade this year over what we've had at the 4.Papelbon's Poutine said:
Where are you seeing an opt out clause?
Stretch 5!HomeRunBaker said:I edited post heard opt out on radio don't see it anywhere else. Lol at him being a good offensive player.....he is fairly efficient due to understanding his limitations but certainly not a good offensive player. I like Amir and he is a massive defensive upgrade this year over what we've had at the 4.
Cellar-Door said:Reasonable deal looking at what this offseason looks like so from.
amfox1 said:2nd year not guaranteed, per Steve Bulpett.
Heh. It's a team opt-out.ElcaballitoMVP said:
Was just coming here to post this. Same thing with the Jerebko deal. That's some good work by Danny.
ElcaballitoMVP said:
Was just coming here to post this. Same thing with the Jerebko deal. That's some good work by Danny.
Hope the celtics aren't losers in the musical chairs game next offseason like the Knicks were in the summer of LeBron.amfox1 said:
Now we see the strategy. Balls to the wall to set the team up for 2016-17. Three potential top 15 picks, plus perhaps $50mm in cap space to sign two premium FAs.
RedOctober3829 said:Hope the celtics aren't losers in the musical chairs game next offseason like the Knicks were in the summer of LeBron.
What the stars need to see is the chance to win here in Boston. They have assets for a draft night trade now with up to three lottery picks and a pair of picks in the 31-38 range combined with $17 million in non-guaranteed deals. So if they can land that first star on draft night, hold on to their highest pick to add another player, and with Smart taking a performance jump, they could put themselves in the market for A list guys.RedOctober3829 said:Hope the celtics aren't losers in the musical chairs game next offseason like the Knicks were in the summer of LeBron.
I'd agree with this if the Celtics didn't hold so many other potential lottery picks from other teams. Big element of luck there, but I think there's a decent chance that some of those picks, Brooklyn in particular, will turn out to be very valuable. Hopefully they'll be able to accumulate assets like Johnson and be reasonably competitive, while still getting some high end talent through the draft.Kliq said:I'm not in love with the deal. I don't have any issues with Amir Johnson or the years/$$$ that Boston gave him, but is the kind of player that is good enough to help you stay out of the basement, but not talented enought to really help you beat top opponents and in the bizarre world of the NBA, that is the last kind of thing you want to have your team be.
This is where I'm at. While I generally skeptical of the whole the tanking enterprise (this year was sort of a worst case scenario of course, with Winslow falling), it also wasn't really an option at this point. The Celtics just have too much base talent hanging around in Smart, Sullinger, and Olynyk to have really bottomed out (barring injury).Cellar-Door said:I don't think the Celtics can make a top 5 pick if they try.