« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2018, 02:56:11 PM »
Mark Murphy @Murf56
about 17 minutes ago
Danny Ainge confirms @Shams Charania report that Celtics have agreed to terms with PG Walter Lemon Jr. on two-way deal. "Speed, strength and experience," he said.
I wonder how much this makes a difference. Over the last 16 months Ainge has added 3 rookies with many years of professional experience in Europe. Theis and Larkin showed why as their experiences helped them to assimilate fast and contribute positively right away while not having to many mistakes on the court.
This team is in win it all now mode. Danny and Brad may not have the patience to babysit players 22 and younger, get them to learn how to be a professional, or develop enough to put them on the court with cinfidence they won't be a major net negative on the court.
The Celtics already have raw players like Yabusele, Williams and either Nader and Bird. They just don't need players in the 2way contracts that will take 2-3 years to develop into a end of the roster player. They need players that could jump in in case of emergency and contribute.
TP. Think this is right on point. Guys with enough skill and experience to jump in as emergency players when a rash of injuries occur. Don't want green UDFAs who didn't have enough talent to get drafted and who still need to develop skills and professionalism.
sort of like semi last year?
to me at least, spots 13-15 on the roster can be spent gambling on younger players, developing them to see if they turn into something good.
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