Talk of a Peja buyout

[CoachBo]

Except one little detail:

Peja can't guard a chair. And he doesn't want to guard a chair.

NO interest whatsoever in him. He has no place in our defensive scheme.

[boscel33]

sign me up.  he has to be better than vanilla wafer!

[wdleehi]

He can be the new House.


Able to come off the bench and hit shots.  When hot, he can change the game.  Don't expect much in the way of defense.


The difference, Peja is a SF/PF while House is a PG/SG.



I think a dead eye shooter is something the bench is missing.  There are guys that can hit the three, but no one of Peja level.

[Jon]

Except one little detail:

Peja can't guard a chair. And he doesn't want to guard a chair.

NO interest whatsoever in him. He has no place in our defensive scheme.

Could be a problem.  However, he might do better at the 4.  Sure, he could get pounded by the likes of Boozer and Bosh; however, if Doc played his matchups right, he could put Peja in against teams' backup 4s, who are largely offensively challenged and unable to guard the perimeter. 

Such a move could potentially allow Danny to trade BBD in a deal to get a bigger backup 3. 

[csfansince60s]

If he's willing to come here for the minimum and not be guaranteed minutes, it's a no brainer for both sides.

For Peja, it's his best chance at a title and some meaningful minutes. Kobe-Artest-Odom and Carter-Pietrus-Rashard Lewis make the Magic and Lakers unlikely. Here, he can spell Ray and PP and play with either while the other sits. In addition, he is not a bad pairing with Marquis, especially with Nate.

I think the Celtics help/team D will help mitigate, although not totally, his most glaring weakness.

He costs us nothing and if he is such a liability on D that he's not worth the aggravation, just cut his ass. There's very little downside here for us and a whole lot of upside given his shooting talent.

[2short]

I'd rather wait for another swing man who isn't 1 dimensional.  I also don't think he'd be happy here unless he would get enough minutes in his opinion.  If he isn't going to play defense I can't see him beating out daniels for minutes.

[Neurotic Guy]

Despite Peja being on my all-time hate list after missing a wide open 3 to nail the Lakers while the refs were doing all they could to give the series to the Lakers (circa early 2000's),  I'd like him as a spot back-up wing.

As others have said, he is not the defensive 3 we could really use, but I don't accept that he is incapable or uninterested in improving his team D.  You all recall one Ray Allen who never seemed much interested in defense prior to the C's.  Peja doesn't have the physical capacity that Ray has, but he may have more desire than meets the eye (for all we know).

[snively]

I'm not sure we could handle such a weak defender in our current bench unit.  Any line-up with Nate, Peja, Baby and Erden is extremely vulnerable defensively. 

JO and Perk's eventual return would make me a lot more comfortable with Peja on the floor.  I think he would be a net positive in that case, and play an important role in giving us shooting insurance when Ray goes cold.

[kozlodoev]

I'm not sure we could handle such a weak defender in our current bench unit.  Any line-up with Nate, Peja, Baby and Erden is extremely vulnerable defensively. 

JO and Perk's eventual return would make me a lot more comfortable with Peja on the floor.  I think he would be a net positive in that case, and play an important role in giving us shooting insurance when Ray goes cold.

He's not worse than Wafer on defense, and is an improvement offensively. Waiving Wafer if we can get Peja is a no-brainer.

[snively]

I'm not sure we could handle such a weak defender in our current bench unit.  Any line-up with Nate, Peja, Baby and Erden is extremely vulnerable defensively. 

JO and Perk's eventual return would make me a lot more comfortable with Peja on the floor.  I think he would be a net positive in that case, and play an important role in giving us shooting insurance when Ray goes cold.

He's not worse than Wafer on defense, and is an improvement offensively. Waiving Wafer if we can get Peja is a no-brainer.

Hard to see Peja coming here if all he's getting are Wafer minutes (2-5 minutes in non-blowout situations).

[billysan]

I'm not sure we could handle such a weak defender in our current bench unit.  Any line-up with Nate, Peja, Baby and Erden is extremely vulnerable defensively. 

JO and Perk's eventual return would make me a lot more comfortable with Peja on the floor.  I think he would be a net positive in that case, and play an important role in giving us shooting insurance when Ray goes cold.

He's not worse than Wafer on defense, and is an improvement offensively. Waiving Wafer if we can get Peja is a no-brainer.

Hard to see Peja coming here if all he's getting are Wafer minutes (2-5 minutes in non-blowout situations).

Peja would fit well and get plenty of minutes if he buys into the team first/play defense/self sacrifice/I am here to win and dont care about my stats culture of our team.

I think if he believes the Celtics are at least conference finals bound and our veterans 'sell' him along with Danny and Doc we could very well sign him. I dont know much about his past rep as a teammate and if Danny would consider him worth the effort.

I can imagine him on the perimeter with Ray or Paul at the other wing and Shaq on the inside. That is a nightmare for opposing teams before he ever takes or makes a shot.

I do agree that the Spurs are also a likely destination.

[jimmehx]

Michael Finley ver.2 but useful.

I'd love to see this happen.

Having 2/5 best 3pt shooters of all time? Absolutely!

[cornbreadsmart]

     I just want Peja far from the Lakers. The Celts definitely have the chemistry thing over everyone right now. The Lakers are great but it's still Kobe and Phil's Lakers. We're just the Boston Celtics.Who WOULD'NT wanna be a part of this? Peja isn't that young anymore.He's still without a title. What a great addition he would be,even in limited minutes.

[houlana]

would love to have him on the 2nd unit. hopefully with perk DWESt and JO back this team can cover up for his bad D.

the celts usually go long stretches with out scoring and his shooting would give us a big boost. playing with our fast guards penetrating will give him open looks, and he is one of the best shooters

[housecall]

When i look at the team needs a rebounder would be my first choice.