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Say hello to the Jolly Green Giant: Shaq to the Celtics?

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M Dogg™:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/08/say-hello-to-the-jolly-green-giant-shaq-to-the-celtics.html


--- Quote ---Shaquille O'Neal will probably sign with the Boston Celtics tonight or Wednesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

NBA.com and Comcast SportsNet New England indicated that the Celtics were "close" to signing the four-time NBA champion.

"For me, it's been a real thinking process," O'Neal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I came into the league very graciously and want to go out very graciously. My main thought was I would like to play for a winning franchise, somebody that's used to winning, somebody that keeps winning. Hopefully, I'll make my decision here in the next one or two days."

The Celtics can offer only the veteran minimum salary ($1.35 million for a veteran of 10-plus NBA seasons), but Cleveland could facilitate a sign-and-trade with Boston if the 38-year-old center wants more money.

-- Houston Mitchell
--- End quote ---

Okay, even though Shaq is older than dirt, I think that his good for 6-10 minutes a game off the bench backing up Perkins and J. O'Neal. This will put the Celtics as favorite for the Eastern Conference.

Chamillitary Click:
The Big Shamrock! 8)

The Celtics are a given for the playoffs & in all honesty this isn't that terrible of a move considering Perkins is gone until Febuary.

He squares off against LeBron & the Heat in the first game of the season; should be ill. Maybe a brawl. :P

Lunatic:
Great move for the Celtics. There not a run and gun team so Shaq should fit right in. Talk about quite the veteran team. Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Shaq & J.O'Neal. Good move with Perkins out too. And Rondo is the centerpiece of it all  8)

.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
This is a good signing for the Celtics. Slowed down or not, he is still a big body in the paint and will be a much better fit with Boston than he was with Cleveland.

Btw, Shaq was saying for weeks that the Spurs were his first choice...and that they had interest too. He said he wanted to play alongside Duncan. But the Celtics are signing him for the Vet min...which we could have also. So Im guessing the Spurs really werent interested.

7even:
The Spurs don't want player who think they are better than they are. That's also why the Heat wanted nothing of T-Mac, why the Bulls didn't want him after talking to him in person and why nobody even thinks of Iverson.

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