Ricky Davis traded to Boston

[jayC]

I like the deal for both parties. Ricky Davis had worn his welcome out in Cleveland. But the guy has all-star calliber talent. Raef Lafrentz is supposed to be out for the year. Ricky Davis doesn't have to be the leader he did in Cleveland, and there are plenty of shots for him and Pierce.

Talent wise Cleveland got screwed. But might be a better team with the role players they acquired.

[Jamisonite]

Im sure Boston will be a force in the East now...as for the Cavs...just keep waiting for Wagner to come back

[MightyToine]

Originally posted by: LRB
Boston definitely won on the talent end, but it remains to see if Davis will cause the Celts to have a nuclear meltdown in chemistry. Good thing Ainge is getting some players with great character to replace that malconent Walker. [img]i/expressions/rolleye.gif[/img]

LMAO!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]


yeah....Walker is SUCH a Hothead he makes Rasheed Wallace look like Pope John Paul..... [img]i/expressions/rolleye.gif[/img]

[Max Power]

It's kind of sad and yet funny that the Celtics traded Walker AWAY because he wouldn't play under control and then traded FOR Ricky Davis to fill that same role.

A once great franchise is now just spinning its wheels.

[MavKikiNYC]

Clearly Chris Mihm was the key to this deal.

[Gator Mike]

It's becoming more and more obvious what the Celtics are doing.

They're making moves for the future.

Just like the Antoine Walker deal, they're trading guys who aren't in their long-term plans (AW had two years left on his contract) for pieces of the puzzle who might be -- Raef (six years left on his deal), Jiri Welsch (three years left, age 23), first round pick, etc.

From the Celtics point of view the trade breaks down like this...

Gone:

SF Eric Williams -- Williams is a good player and a very good defender, but he's 31 and in the last year of his contract. The Celtics are going to be over the cap next year, so they couldn't replace him, anyway.

SF Kedrick Brown -- Extremely athletic wing who can jump out of the building and is a good defender, but... can't pass, can't handle the ball, can't make open jump shots... can't play.

C/F Tony Battie -- Good defensive center, but he'll never be confused with Dikembe Mutombo. Not only that, but he's 27 and he's already got bad enough knees that he won't be able to practice for the rest of the season.

Coming:

G/F Ricky Davis - Athletic small forward who has a bad reputation. But he's also got the ability to score 20 points per game and he'll run more than Williams did at the small forward position... and the Celtics want to run. He's 24 years old with five years left on his contract at a pretty affordable $25 million.

C Chris Mihm - Replaces the injured Raef LaFrentz for the rest of the season. He's in the last year of his deal, but he's only 24 and he'll be a restricted free agent at the end of the year. He's also playing the best basketball of his career, and is a better rebounder than Battie is. And the Celtics have been getting KILLED on the boards so far this year.

C Michael Stewart - Just a throw in to make the salaries work. He's not in their long-term plans, I wouldn't think.


There you go... three guys who weren't in their long-term plans for two guys who are. Makes sense to me.

[Rod1975]

I'm just happy to see the Austin Westlake kid get the hell out of Cleveland and go to a real organization.