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July 11th, 2008 Celtics Sign Patrick O’Bryant

Marc Spears of the Boston Globe reports:

The Celtics have signed Warriors free agent center Patrick O’Bryant to a two-year deal, according to NBA sources. The 7-foot-0, 260-pounder was the ninth overall pick out of Bradley in the 2006 NBA Draft by Golden State, but played sparingly in two seasons. The Celtics worked out O’Bryant, who is expected to backup center Kendrick Perkins, a week ago at their training facilty in Waltham.

Very interesting; nobody saw this one coming.

O’Bryant is a big body, a legit seven-footer that we desperately have needed off the bench. His work ethic and dedication has been questioned by Warriors head coach Don Nelson, however, but he undeniably possesses some upside. In O’Bryant’s defense, he was never meant to succeed in an up-tempo system. Optimistically thinking, he could be a better fit in a limited role within a balanced system like ours. In addition, he now has some veteran mentors to look up to in Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins, which he never had in Golden State. Not to mention, Clifford Ray has worked wonders with each and every one of our young big men over the past couple of years.

I wouldn’t get too excited about this, but we could have done worse. Why not take a flier on a guy like O’Bryant?

I am, however, curious about the financial aspect of this deal. Was is the minimum or the LLE? An update will be posted once available.

Side Note: I came up with a nickname for the big fella in 2006, and I now have the green light to use it - P.O.Box 26. Genius, I know.

UPDATE: Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports reports that it is a one year deal at league minimum, with a team option for the second year.

UPDATE #2: Marc Spears now reports that the two-year deal is worth $3 million, which amounts to the LLE and not the minimum.

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