Crawford has never seen a shot he didn't like as he adds an element of scoring that the C's didn't have heading into Thursday. He's an athletic two guard that can slash and shoot from well beyond the three point line. After losing starting point guard Rajon Rondo and Barbosa to injury, the backcourt was quite thin, so adding Crawford is just what the doctor ordered.
Averaging 13.1 points per game he can come off the bench for 26-30 minutes a game, and give the second unit a great one-two punch along with Jason Terry.
Most thought that Kevin Garnett and/or Paul Pierce could get dealt for draft picks or young assets, but general manager Danny Ainge couldn't find a deal he thought was suitable. Plus, Garnett went on the record, saying he would not waive his no-trade clause that was incorporated into a three-year $36 million deal he signed this summer.Which could end up hurting the Celtics in the long run, as Garnett may decide to retire at the end of the year and not receive any compensation for him.
Rumors were the Clippers offered DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe for Garnett. Which would have been an excellent deal in the long-term for the C's, but giving Garnett the no-trade clause hindered what Ainge could do.
Rumors were the Clippers offered DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe for Garnett. Which would have been an excellent deal in the long-term for the C's, but giving Garnett the no-trade clause hindered what Ainge could do.
Deciding to be buyers not sellers at the deadline means the Celtics are going for it all. Even though their record doesn't show it, they're the second best team in the east, only the Heat are head and shoulders above them.
With the emergence of Jeff Green, they have the chance to give Miami a competitive seven game series, if he can slow down LeBron James.
Overall it was a quiet deadline around the NBA, but the C's got Crawford for basically nothing. Let's hope that the older C's can get some lift knowing this may be there last opportunity to go win it all.
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