Welcome Shelden Williams (merged)

[D Dub]

good.  i was going to throw up if Swift ended up being our 4th big man.

[jdpapa3]

Vet min. Guaranteed deal.

[celticmaestro]

Nice pickup. I wonder if this means "see ya Baby", "see ya Swifty" or if it's one of those unguaranteed deals...

I think this is Leon Powe backfill

Exactly what I thought. I think it's a good signing. I like Leon a lot, got a lot of love for him and I wish him well.

[GKC]

According to Spears and Woj of Yahoo!, the Celtics have signed Sheldon Wiliams to a 1 year deal worth the veterans minimum.

Sheldon Williams is a 6'9 PF, 250lbs

He averaged around 4pts 3rbs in 45 games with the Kings and the Hawks last year.

Stats /40
Pts: 14.5
Rbs: 12
Asts: .9

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Personally, I think he rebounds pretty well. His FG% is low, though has a high true shooting% due to him getting to the line a lot and having a good FT%. However, for a guy who doesn't play that much, he has a pretty high TO rate.

TBH, I feel like he's a healthier though slightly less productive Leon Powe. I think it at least it shores up the backup PF spot and some added insurance in case we don't keep baby.

Now we can focus purely on the PG position.

[GKC]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-celtics080309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Confirmed link on Yahoo

[Scalablob990]

Can we just re-sign Leon Powe instead?

[jdpapa3]

1 RR
2 PP
3 Ray
4 KG
5 Perk
6 Sheed
7 House
8 Scal
9 JR
10 Bill
11 TA
12 Shelden
13 Marquise
14 pretty much going to Baby or Swift
15 Hudson? other pg pickup?

[DDGreen50]

Maybe Danny can sign Candace Parker as point guard? Keep it in the family

[jdpapa3]

Can we just re-sign Leon Powe instead?

He just had microfracture surgery man. We need someone who can play THIS YEAR.

[bdm860]

I remember in our old celebrity look-a-like thread someone posted this and I thought it was hilarious, and now seems like the perfect time to steal it.

[rondofan1255]

I didn't follow Shelden Williams during his Duke days; I'm interested to hear what you all think of his play in the NBA/College/everywhere
I remember that Hawks fans didn't seem very pleased that he was drafted with the 5th pick that year.

What I like is:

1) This looks better than the POB signing, and it's only one year. Better than POB!

[winsomme]

would prefer Leon, but I guess I can't complain too much until I see him play.

I agree that this can't replace Baby. He needs to solidify the more substantial big man role that is still open even with Sheldon.

[Roy Hobbs]

Williams isn't quite as good as Powe, but he has a similar career rebound rate:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=1&p1=powele01&y1=2009&p2=willish02&y2=2009

[Gomesfan]

I remember in our old celebrity look-a-like thread someone posted this and I thought it was hilarious, and now seems like the perfect time to steal it.

TP I was just going to post gigantica....LOL

[connerhenry43]

this is awful. anytime you sign a duke player, it is a terrible thing. like most duke players, he cannot play out of the little coach K cocoon and has been a colossal bust in the pros. we say no to leon powe and bring in this lazy clown? what a joke. this is a terrible signing.