Crawford to Celtics

[Kuberski33]

If Collins is in the deal who backs up KG?

[CelticSooner]

As if the C's couldn't get any smaller. Collins is a scrub but the size of this team now is laughable.

[Evantime34]

Can't understand why we included Collins, does he really save that much tax money? Won't we just need to replace him with another veteran at a similar salary?

[Chris]

Can't understand why we included Collins, does he really save that much tax money? Won't we just need to replace him with another veteran at a similar salary?

He creates more room under the hard cap, while also creates a second open roster spot to sign someone better than him.

This allows us to use some or all of the bi-ennial exception. 

[Lucky17]

Brian Scalabrine @Scalabrine now

"@celticsblog: the two best moments of having Jason Collins on your team are the day you sign him and the day you trade him." That's BS

Wasn't me, Scal.

[Lucky17]

Can't understand why we included Collins, does he really save that much tax money? Won't we just need to replace him with another veteran at a similar salary?

He creates more room under the hard cap, while also creates a second open roster spot to sign someone better than him.

This allows us to use some or all of the bi-ennial exception.

Kenyon Martin?

[fairweatherfan]

Brian Scalabrine @Scalabrine now

"@celticsblog: the two best moments of having Jason Collins on your team are the day you sign him and the day you trade him." That's BS

Wasn't me, Scal.

Haha, saw that - Scal calling out Jeff, nice.

I never hated Collins either - the problem was he's an excellent 5th big that we were asking to be a 3rd big.  He's solid at what he is, but he's never going to be some low-post playmaker.

[Snakehead]

I'm the least bit of a Collins fan, but I hope there's some sort of replacement or upgrade plan here.

He was a big body and while I'm not usually a big fan of just having players because they are large, with our team it was much needed.

[kozlodoev]

That, or he was needed for salary purposes.

[CelticConcourse]

I'm the least bit of a Collins fan, but I hope there's some sort of replacement or upgrade plan here.

He was a big body and while I'm not usually a big fan of just having players because they are large, with our team it was much needed.

I liked Collins

[Snakehead]

I'm the least bit of a Collins fan, but I hope there's some sort of replacement or upgrade plan here.

He was a big body and while I'm not usually a big fan of just having players because they are large, with our team it was much needed.

I liked Collins

To me he was always more or less just a oaf.  To be blunt.

But he did seem to be pretty smart out there and he rotated pretty well on defense.  And he is big.

But his rebounding is just inexplicably bad to me.  If he just did that I would like him much more.

[droopdog7]

That, or he was needed for salary purposes.

This is my guess.  The deal did not work according to the trade machine as announced.

[kozlodoev]

If Collins is in the deal who backs up KG?

The Fab Melo era has begun, I guess. Kid will have to swim or sink in a hurry.

[JOMVP]

Logical Celtics thinking. Just watch your team get killed on the boards and in the paint last night? No worries. Just ship out all the capable bigs you have!

Don't understand why they think they can compete like this. Ultimate palm to the forehead moment this one.

[kozlodoev]

Logical Celtics thinking. Just watch your team get killed on the boards and in the paint last night? No worries. Just ship out all the capable bigs you have!

Jason Collins was the worst rebounder on the team. No other big was shipped out.