Jeff Green agrees to deal (4 years, $36 million)

[snowball]

hurl.

[Surferdad]

I would hope it is similar to what Bass is getting.

[RLewis35]

Fantastic news.

Regarding the contract, in Danny I trust.  Who really cares how much it is for?  We have a 3 year window with everyone signed and then we have everyone off the books, except maybe Green if his deal is 4 years.  Fine by me.  He's an athletic wing, a tradeable asset if needbe, and if Danny thinks hes worth that much, then I bet he is.

[Celtics18]

hurl.

The "h" needs to be capitalized.  I'm sure you realize that, though, as any fifth grader would.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Yeah, I'm certainly not going to get worked up about the amount of the deal. He'll be needed through the next championship window, and when it's done, he will still be young with a tradeable contract.

[mctyson]

Fantastic news.

Regarding the contract, in Danny I trust.  Who really cares how much it is for?  We have a 3 year window with everyone signed and then we have everyone off the books, except maybe Green if his deal is 4 years.  Fine by me.  He's an athletic wing, a tradeable asset if needbe, and if Danny thinks hes worth that much, then I bet he is.

Unlike most people I am not livid at the idea of giving him $40 over 4 years, but you'd have to think that Danny would not do that given the surgery.  I reiterate my desire to see $8M this year with the 7.5% raises yearly, for 3-4 years.  I prefer 3 because that is when Rondo's deal is up.

[mqtcelticsfan]

The amount of money for the fourth year is really all that matters, as far as our cap is concerned. With KG and JET signed for the next three years, we're already going to have limited cap space, and essentially locked into the roster we have now. Even if we overpay a little, as long as he passes his physicals, he's a good piece for us.

[BballTim]

  I know it's not an either/or, but if everyone's fairly healthy we're better off with Green than Allen.

[Lord of Mikawa]

Nice to see this is almost done. Now for the price...

[hpantazo]

With Bradley starting next to Rondo, and Green, Terry, and Bass off the bench, we will have an excellent lineup next year if everyone stays relatively healthy, much improved imo. We just need to get a veteran center.

[j804]

Isn't it funny how his agent goes on and on about how first class we handled his situation, yet the numbers all point to it being way up there and no mention of a slight discount Green's willing to take to give us some more leverage at getting better. He did just come off major surgery afterall.

[hpantazo]

Isn't it funny how his agent goes on and on about how first class we handled his situation, yet the numbers all point to it being way up there and no mention of a slight discount Green's willing to take to give us some more leverage at getting better. He did just come off major surgery afterall.

I have never, ever seen an agent say his player should take a discount, for any reason. If an agent says so, he should be fired.

Now, a player saying that is another story.

[Galeto]

I'd become all but resigned to Green getting a long-term deal but I just don't get Ainge's fascination with him.  He doesn't rebound or shoot well enough to be a good stretch PF and he's nothing special at SF.  The Celtics are also going to presumably pay him good money to be a backup for the next two seasons.  If he's not a backup, then the Celtics are in big trouble.

More than getting Perkins, Oklahoma City got better immediately once Green was gone.  I doubt they would be the same great team with Green providing inadequate all around production at PF and taking away possessions from Westbrook and Harden.

[Prof. Clutch]

This is very good news.  Green is a huge chip for this team, whether it's to develop him as the small forward of the future or for as a big piece to a trade, his talent and potential are a good thing to have on the team.

Plus he legitimately wants to be here, so there's that.

[j804]

Isn't it funny how his agent goes on and on about how first class we handled his situation, yet the numbers all point to it being way up there and no mention of a slight discount Green's willing to take to give us some more leverage at getting better. He did just come off major surgery afterall.

I have never, ever seen an agent say his player should take a discount, for any reason. If an agent says so, he should be fired.

Now, a player saying that is another story.

ive heard it from an agent before so and so player can get a bit more here or there but took a bit less because whatever reason he wanted to stay