A Quiet Draft, a Bright Future, and Kevin Garnett's Recovery

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Is there any KG update so far?  How’s the Big Ticket looking in his comeback?—Rob Murray (New York)

Here’s a quote from Danny Ainge discussing Garnett’s recovery.

“Kevin, it was amazing. His entire countenance over the last six weeks of the season, he was just kind of down and grumpy and uncomfortable. I think he felt pressure to try to come back and he had all this pain in his knee.

"Right after the surgery—I mean three days after the surgery—a smile on his face, he can bend his knee all the way. He can straighten it out all the way. He just went back to the West Coast the other day. Before he left, I saw him doing full weight workouts. He was doing squats—one-legged squats, two-legged squats—he was doing most of his whole routine again. His spirit is returned: his enthusiasm for the upcoming season, his hope.

"All of a sudden, he’s back to being the real Kevin Garnett. His personality has returned. You could just see that once he had that bone spur on the back of his knee, that that was really bothering him.”

That Garnett is already capable of completing full workouts is a great sign. That he is once again happy, focused and enthusiastic about the upcoming season? 

Even better.

What are your thoughts on the C's championship prospects in 2012?—Bradford Scudder (Springfield, MA)

This is a tough one.  I’m not even sure what the Celtics’ roster will look like to begin training camp in September, never mind what they’ll look like a few years down the road. 

I will tell you this, though—The C’s are in much better shape than most people think for the long-run.  Everyone assumes that their run near the top of the East will be over when the Big Three declines, but I think they’re in great shape to maintain a solid foundation even after the Big Three slows down. 

First off, they have Rondo and Perkins, two budding stars in this league. To surround them, the Celtics will have incredible flexibility. Ray Allen’s contract (almost $20 million) is off the books after the upcoming season and Paul Pierce’s (another $20 million) is off the books the following year.

That will give the Celts $40 million to spend on improving their roster, a whole lot of flexibility, and two young studs as building blocks. They are in far better shape than most fans think. 

But let’s not think too far in advance yet. 

Let’s just try to win banner No. 18 in 2010. 

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