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July 14th, 2008 James Posey Update

From Marc Spears:

Celtics forward James Posey’s agent, Mark Bartelstien, said Sunday that there could be “something” contract-wise for his client on Monday. Bartelstien would not divulge the interested teams, but an NBA source said that the Hornets seem to be Boston’s main competition. The Celtics seem willing to give Posey the full $5.5 mid-level exception, but it seems doubtful that it will be offered more than two years. The 31-year-old seems interested in getting a four-year deal. Other teams potentially interested in Posey include Detroit, Washington and Cleveland

I’m not so sure Bartelstien’s comments mean much of anything, as he has already said that something was going to get done very soon multiple times (ala the “24-hours” comment). However, Spears’ note about the Celtics unwilling to go over two years is very interesting.

In my opinion, the longer this drags out, the better it looks for Boston with each passing moment. Let’s face it - if Bartelstien’s scare tactic comments were indeed true, something would have been done already. Especially if Ainge is only willing to offer a two-year contract.

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