Report: Maggette has offer on table from Boston

[dukeswh]

Found this article on fox sports:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8315258/Report:-Maggette-has-offer-on-table-from-Boston

Clippers free agent Corey Maggette is considering an offer from the Celtics.
Boston has offered Maggette the full midlevel exception, worth around $5.8 million, the Boston Globe reported, citing an NBA source.
Maggette averaged 22.1 and 5.6 rebounds for the Clippers, who missed the playoffs after going 23-59. The Celtics have also talked to the Blazers' Darius Miles, the Hornets' Chris Andersen, the Pacers' David Harrison and the T-Wolves' Kirk Snyder, the paper reported.

It would be a great pickup for the Celts. Makes their bench a lot deeper.

 

[Arby's Roast Beef]

History isn't on the Celtics side.

If Mags were to sign with the Celtics, he'd probably play off the bench behind Ray Allen and Paul Pierce while having to take a paycut--that's a double whammy for a guy who's not even 30 years old. Maggette's still young and probably will consider the $$$ factor and a starting job above anything else--I mean, if we wants to win he can win when he's still 35ish--so he'd probably join the Warriors. Hell, even joining the Spurs makes more sense--at least he has that starting job for the departing Finley.

 

[dukeswh]

He has a better chance of winning a championship with the Celts than the Spurs IMO. The article didn't mention how long is the offer. If it's just 2-3 years, that would be a great deal for him. He has a chance to win a ring with the defending champs, and after his contract he can sign with any other team or the Celts can resign him for a bigger contract and he might takeover the starting spot of the aging Allen by that time.

 

[Bricklayer]

Hmm...here's the downside: he would be replacing James Posey. Now talnetwise -- there's no doubt. And if you are the Celtics and had a touhg trip through the playoffs last year, and will be a year older next year...yeah, adding another scorer of Maggette's magnitude could be the extra kick you need to squeeze one more out of your stars. But I think we all saw just how incredibly valuable Posey was in the Finals this year, and he kind of epitomizes there ferocious defensive focus. Replace him with a guy who is mostly scorer, and maybe you lose some of the personality that made you champions.

 

[dukeswh]

Hmm...here's the downside: he would be replacing James Posey. Now talnetwise -- there's no doubt. And if you are the Celtics and had a touhg trip through the playoffs last year, and will be a year older next year...yeah, adding another scorer of Maggette's magnitude could be the extra kick you need to squeeze one more out of your stars. But I think we all saw just how incredibly valuable Posey was in the Finals this year, and he kind of epitomizes there ferocious defensive focus. Replace him with a guy who is mostly scorer, and maybe you lose some of the personality that made you champions.

Yeah, I agree with you that defensively Posey has more impact than Maggette. But Maggette does not necessarily take Posey's role. He can be used at the 2 spot instead. One thing i'm not sure, can they still re-sign Posey if they sign Maggette?

 

[tradepeja]

Yeah, I agree with you that defensively Posey has more impact than Maggette. But Maggette does not necessarily take Posey's role. He can be used at the 2 spot instead. One thing i'm not sure, can they still re-sign Posey if they sign Maggette?

Yes but it would be a vet min contract. Posey is only excepting a mid-level contract and nothing lower. So if the Celts sign Magette, they are waving goodbye to Posey.

 

[zeke04]

I think this is a case of where the better player may not be the better fit.

 

[dukeswh]

I think this is a case of where the better player may not be the better fit.

Yup, I agree. I also think that Posey will walk. I would guess that he must feel insulted if the Celts are going after Corey after he helped them get a ring.

 

[Aenadin]

if posey does go for a low salary pay to try and make a repeat then celts will be very deep..

seeing how posey held his position against kobe and shutting him down makes him very valuable....

its kind of funny when you think of this

posey can shut down kobe, but he was torched by peja before for 42 ish points i think

 

[LPKingsFan]

Hmm...here's the downside: he would be replacing James Posey. Now talnetwise -- there's no doubt. And if you are the Celtics and had a touhg trip through the playoffs last year, and will be a year older next year...yeah, adding another scorer of Maggette's magnitude could be the extra kick you need to squeeze one more out of your stars. But I think we all saw just how incredibly valuable Posey was in the Finals this year, and he kind of epitomizes there ferocious defensive focus. Replace him with a guy who is mostly scorer, and maybe you lose some of the personality that made you champions.

Yeah, I'm not sure if Maggette to the Celtics makes sense from either side. Posey is the perfect role player for them, and Maggette is far from a bench player at this point. The Spurs make much more sense.

 

[bajaden]

Chemistry can be very fleeting. If I were Boston, I don't think I would screw around with it. Your the world champs. You had the best record in the NBA. If you just stay the same, you should easily win the east. I would do everything possible to bring back Posey and take my chances on beating whoever comes out of the West.

Boston's window of opportunity is a short one. They'd better use it and enjoy it while they can. I'am jealous though..

 

[NewMonkey]

Hmm...here's the downside: he would be replacing James Posey. Now talnetwise -- there's no doubt. And if you are the Celtics and had a touhg trip through the playoffs last year, and will be a year older next year...yeah, adding another scorer of Maggette's magnitude could be the extra kick you need to squeeze one more out of your stars. But I think we all saw just how incredibly valuable Posey was in the Finals this year, and he kind of epitomizes there ferocious defensive focus. Replace him with a guy who is mostly scorer, and maybe you lose some of the personality that made you champions.

Agreed, and Posey has proven that he has that intangible skill to step up in big games. You need role players who can step up on championship teams (think Derek Fisher, Robert Horry), not semi-stars who essentially have never been in the playoffs.

The flipside is that Maggette may keep the Celtics moving forward if either Pierce or Allen get hurt.

 

[Bricklayer]

The flipside is that Maggette may keep the Celtics moving forward if either Pierce or Allen get hurt.

Or help them overcome those scoring droughts which are their achilles heel -- I'm not saying its a clear cut bad thing. Its just not as much a knockout acquisition as the talent alone would suggest. All Star teams rarely win it all -- having those roleplayers are key. Its the thing we still haven't figured out with our national teams. You only need a couple of stars. Then you need guys who are stars at everything ELSE -- defense, rebounding, spotting up, setting screens...all the dirty work.