Are we about to witness a hi-jacking? How about an player interception?
The Boston Celtics have watched the recent trade news with the eye of a high flying eagle tracking it's unsuspecting prey.
Compared to PJ Brown, Antonio McDyess is just a youngster at the sprightly age of 34.
Jeez, compared to Brown, he may still be using Clearasil.
No doubt the Celtics would Clear-a-space, as in roster space, for the long, skilled veteran.
Danny Ainge has coveted McDyess for a while, trying to land him before he signed with the Pistons.
The 6' 9" 220 lbs. power forward would be the perfect fit for the height challenged Celtics. Danny has gone so far as looking in the NBA refrigerator for leftovers like injury-retired, out of shape Darius Miles and Don Nelson throwaway, D-Leaguer Patrick O'Bryant.
The problem is not just the dearth of solid big men, there are few good options out there, it is the salary parameters the Celtics have to work with. That makes it about as hard as putting a camel through the eye of a needle to fill the position. That is what drives Danny's creative intrigues.
If the rumors are correct about Denver working on a buy out for Antonio, it is a great opportunity to hi-jack him to Beantown.
He is said to want to retire, unless he plays for Detroit. But what team just won an NBA Championship? And why did Antonio choose Detroit in the first place?
If Danny and Doc put on a full court press, as they have in the past for Posey, they may be able to convince McDyess that his best chance to fulfill his title dream is in Celtic Green.
I'm not sure what would stop Antonio from accepting. Detroit is over the cap, same as Boston. They have the added uncertainty of melding Allen Iverson to a team that wasn't able to beat the Celtics last year.
While not as tall as 6' 11" PJ Brown, he brings a similar skill set and more youth (?) than PJ did.
Play-off Performance
MyDyess played twice as many minutes (27 to 14) per play-off game, scored over 3 times more (8.9 pts. to 2.9 pts.) and shot .538% to .434% against a better defense. He also out rebounded him 7.4 to 2.4 in only twice as many minutes.
He is as good as it will get for finding a replacement for Brown and he may be a better replacement in the end. Now is the time to call out the Boston SWAT team and converge on and surround Antonio and his agent's homes.
What he lacks in length, he more than makes for in total game. While a few big centers will present problems, McDyess is 6 more fouls and plenty of trouble for the opponent himself.
Let's see how this plays out.
Tom Halzack writes the CelticsCentral blog for the Connecticut Posta and soon will be a regular contributor to ComCastSports WickedGoodSports website through CelticsstuffLive.com
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