The Cs plan to sign forward John Holland of D-League with final roster spot

[csfansince60s]

According to Shams Charania:

The Boston Celtics plan to sign forward John Holland of D-League Canton with final roster spot, league sources tell The Vertical

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/719583896740999168

Thoughts?

EDIT:

 http://basketball.realgm.com/player/John-Holland/Summary/17700

http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/report-celtics-sign-holland-d-league

[csfansince60s]

And there's this of our newest C:

    NBA D-League: It's all good for Charge's John Holland
    Canton is 20-4 since the 27-year-old wing player was added to the roster two days before Christmas. What a present he’s been.
   
    By Josh Weir
    CantonRep.com sports writer

    Posted Mar. 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM

    CANTON

        Life in the NBA Development League will bring good times and bad.

        Unless you’re John Holland.

        “You’ve got to go through ups and downs,” the Canton Charge guard said. “Luckily, I’ve just been here for the up.”

        Indeed. It’s difficult to find much of anything negative about Holland or his two-plus months with the Charge.

        Canton is 20-4 since the 27-year-old wing player was added to the roster two days before Christmas. What a present he’s been.

        Holland is averaging 14.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 84.1 percent from the foul line for the Charge. But stats don’t explain the little-flash, plentiful-substance Holland.

        At 6-foot-5, 205 pounds, Holland has the size, athleticism and toughness to guard three positions. Offensively, he’s at his best slashing but has shot an acceptable 34.0 percent from 3-point range.

        Since moving into the starting lineup, Holland has scored in double figures in 18 straight games.

        Let head coach Jordi Fernandez count the ways Holland benefits the Charge.

        “Consistency. Toughness. Defense. Everything,” Fernandez said. “That kid is the reason we’ve just kept moving up.”

        The Charge have won 19 of their last 21 games and a franchise-record 12 straight games.

        One NBA general manger told The Repository he believes Holland is the most NBA-ready player on the Charge’s current roster because of his defensive prowess.

http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20160302/SPORTS/160309888

[Lucky17]

Played at BU. Hometown boy makes good, gets a chance to join a pro roster. Probably not much of an impact for the rest of the season/playoffs.

No contract info, but I am betting it's a two-year min deal, with the second year fully non-guaranteed, meaning possible filler for a trade later (Draft Night or July).

[Denis998]

We just signed John Holland to a Chris Babb type of contract. Google search says he is a psychic medium

[Surferdad]

the playoffs are almost upon us...(scratches head)

[saltlover]

A wing for playoff injury depth it looks like, and I suppose a summer league look.  If there's an injury at some point in the playoffs and he dresses ahead of James Young, that will be the final stake in Young's coffin.

Nice to see a BU player getting his chance in the NBA tho.  Go Terriers!

[csfansince60s]

Mods may want to merge threads.

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=83824.0

[saltlover]

Played at BU. Hometown boy makes good, gets a chance to join a pro roster. Probably not much of an impact for the rest of the season/playoffs.

No contract info, but I am betting it's a two-year min deal, with the second year fully non-guaranteed, meaning possible filler for a trade later (Draft Night or July).

FWIW, he can't be draft-night filler.  He cannot be traded until 90 days from today, which extends beyond the draft.

[Lucky17]

Played at BU. Hometown boy makes good, gets a chance to join a pro roster. Probably not much of an impact for the rest of the season/playoffs.

No contract info, but I am betting it's a two-year min deal, with the second year fully non-guaranteed, meaning possible filler for a trade later (Draft Night or July).

FWIW, he can't be draft-night filler.  He cannot be traded until 90 days from today, which extends beyond the draft.

Mid-July, then.

[rollie mass]

.36% 3 point avg. expected better
tough,plays good defence

[YoungOne87]

next chris babb, although babb played some meaningful minutes, which holland wont..

[csfansince60s]

.36% 3 point avg. expected better
tough,plays good defence

I can live with all that.

To your last point:

        One NBA general manger told The Repository he believes Holland is the most NBA-ready player on the Charge’s current roster because of his defensive prowess.

[hwangjini_1]

championship, here we come!!! 

[Boris Badenov]

Danny to his staff: "Find me a warm body to guarantee that no matter what, I do not have to worry that James Young will play even one single minute this postseason."

[LooseCannon]

Danny to his staff: "Find me a warm body to guarantee that no matter what, I do not have to worry that James Young will play even one single minute this postseason."

I thought James Young was guaranteeing that.