Celtics acquire Blazers' Telfair

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NEW YORK -- The Boston Celtics acquired second-year Portland Trail Blazers point guard Sebastian Telfair for the No. 7 pick in Wednesday's NBA draft, as well as one or two other players, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

Sebastian Telfair
Point Guard
Portland Trail Blazers

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2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
68 9.5 1.8 3.6 .394 .743
 

The trade was agreed upon Wednesday afternoon but it came after the 2 p.m. ET deadline which means the Celtics will still be on the clock, selecting for the Blazers, when the No. 7 pick comes up during the draft.

Portland will pick at No. 4 and No. 7, barring any more trades.

One of the players from the Celtics could be injured point Dan Dickau (Achilles), but that wasn't confirmed as of Wednesday.

Boston has been searching for a true point guard and wasn't overwhelmed by the choices that it may have at No. 7. The Celtics worked out Connecticut's Marcus Williams, Kentucky's Rajon Rondo and Villanova's Randy Foye on Monday. All three could be available at No. 7. But the Celtics brass decided that Telfair, two years into the league, was better suited for the Celtics' system at this juncture in his career.

Danny Ainge, the director of basketball operations, looked at Telfair's first eight games -- 12.6 points, shooting 45.7 percent, 42.3 percent on 3s as well as four assists a game -- as the indicator of his ability. Telfair hurt his thumb after that and was out for an extended period of time. He lost the starting point guard position during his absence to Steve Blake and Jarrett Jack. He finished averaging 9.5 points, 3.6 assists and shot 39.4 percent in 68 games. Telfair was the No. 13 pick for the Blazers in 2004 out of Lincoln High in New York.

In his two years he averaged a combined 8.1 points, 3.5 assists and shot 39.4 percent.

This deal allows the Celtics to play Delonte West more as an off guard with Telfair as a natural point.

This trade won't deter the Celtics from still pursuing Philadelphia's Allen Iverson in a summer deal that is still very much alive with a third team still to be determined.

Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I thought Delonte West was fine at point guard...And Dan Dickau was decent as well...Telfair has upside though, Boston is definitely making moves to improve...


PG Sebastian Telfair...Delonte West/Dan Dickau
SG Paul Pierce...Tony Allen/Orien Greene
SF Wally Sczcerbiak...Gerald Green/Ryan Gomes
PF Al Jefferson...Raef Lafrentz/Brian Scalbrine
C Kendrick Perkins...Michael Olowakandi/1st Round Pick?

Coach: Doc Rivers


That definitely looks like a young team on an uprise...

[PLANT]

I think Portland might trade the #4 and #7 picks, or one pick and a player to the Raptors.....

[Spicemuthafuc*in1]

Good move for Celts!

[Quadruple OG]

I thought Delonte West was fine at point guard...And Dan Dickau was decent as well...Telfair has upside though, Boston is definitely making moves to improve...


PG Sebastian Telfair...Delonte West/Dan Dickau
SG Paul Pierce...Tony Allen/Orien Greene
SF Wally Sczcerbiak...Gerald Green/Ryan Gomes
PF Al Jefferson...Raef Lafrentz/Brian Scalbrine
C Kendrick Perkins...Michael Olowakandi/1st Round Pick?

Coach: Doc Rivers


That definitely looks like a young team on an uprise...

think Dickau is heading to portland with the pick...

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ya and boston got Theo Ratliffe aswell

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Didn't know that Boston sent out Dickau, Lafrentz, AND a pick...I think that's a little too much...However, their roster is still looking nice:

PG Sebastian Telfair...Delonte West/Orien Greene
SG Paul Pierce...Gerald Green/Tony Allen
SF Wally Sczcerbiak..Ryan Gomes/Draft Pick
PF Al Jefferson...Theo Ratliff/Brian Scalbrine
C Kendrick Perkins...Michael Olowakandi/Dwayane Jones

Coach: Doc Rivers

[GangstaBoogy]

damn boston is finally doing something. they dont want pierce to leave. if they get AI

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

damn boston is finally doing something. they dont want pierce to leave. if they get AI

Why would they get AI? They just acquired Sebastian Telfair... that would make no sense unless they plan on using him in a trade...PeACe

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Holy shit, if the Lakers can get Marcus Williams at 26, that would be AMAZING.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

FUCK! I just jinxed it...

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^^(Meant to post those 2 in the draft thread)

[Antonio_]

My prediction: AI to Atlanta.

[GangstaBoogy]

My prediction: AI to Atlanta.

why? thats just like staying in philly. besides, the haws whole roster is guards and forwards

boston has a good chance at A.I. now though. Telfair is just there to be traded

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

My prediction: AI to Atlanta.

The biggets rumor in Atlanta right now is that theyre shipping out Al Harrington, possibly to the Lakers for Chris Mihm + Jordan Farmar, which I wouldn't really like...PeACe