Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!

BillessuR6 · Post #1 » by **BillessuR6** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:03 pm

The Celtics have signed Warriors free agent center Patrick O'Bryant to a two-year deal, according to NBA sources. The 7-foot-0, 260-pounder was the ninth overall pick out of Bradley in the 2006 NBA Draft by Golden State, but played sparingly in two seasons. The Celtics worked out O'Bryant, who is expected to backup center Kendrick Perkins, a week ago at their training facilty in Waltham

Link: http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball ... tics_blog/

I have never been a big fan but if Danny thinks he can help this team I trust him!

Welcome POB!

MVP16 · Post #2 » by **MVP16** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:10 pm

Interesting signing especially after it was reported how poor of a workout he had. He is big and has some tools, hopefully Clifford Ray can work some magic with him.

It will be interesting to see if any of the MLE was used to sign him. If it was then we might have given up hope of retaining Posey.

Al n' Perk No Layups! · Post #3 » by **Al n' Perk No Layups!** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:12 pm

A young, talented, seven footer. I like this deal. He gives us some size to match up with the bigger teams in the league, and if Cliffy Ray can max out his potential, this is an awesome pickup.

BillessuR6 · Post #4 » by **BillessuR6** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:14 pm

This better be for the minimum. And non-guaranteed 2nd year...

dingodile · Post #5 » by **dingodile** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:14 pm

The best news is that this means we won't be signing Kwame Brown.

BakersDozen · Post #6 » by **BakersDozen** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:20 pm

would have rather the birdman...

dsorc · Post #7 » by **dsorc** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:26 pm

I like this move. His main issue in Golden State was that he's not built for a running game. We'll have to see how the finances work out and what they mean in terms of signing Posey. I like it, another tough body to clean the paint.

TheSheriff · Post #8 » by **TheSheriff** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:27 pm

I expected them to go the other way and sign a low upside proven vet, rather than a high upside, all potential guy.

greenbeans · Post #9 » by **greenbeans** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:27 pm

hmmm. . definitely gonna take the wait and see approach on this one.
another Esteban Batista? hope not.
his name will match the celtics though if nothing more, pretty Irish sounding name

MyInsatiableOne · Post #10 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:35 pm

Cool...hopefully he can be a good backup off the bench for Perk.

DJToLarry · Post #11 » by **DJToLarry** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:37 pm

Wonder what the details are of this signing. I find it hard to believe they would commit 2 years to POB. I'm thinking at the least the Celtics have protected themselves by making the 2nd year a team option.

TheCelticTruth · Post #12 » by **TheCelticTruth** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:38 pm

considering his potential and draft status, hes def a better risk than batista i think

Post #13 » by **canman1971** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:40 pm

Well, I'm sure it is for short money. Also, his poor workout reports from Jeff Twiss could have been to discourage other teams and keep his price down. They won't come out and say, "wow, this guy had a great workout. I hope we can sign him real cheap", if you know what I mean.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #14 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:43 pm

TheCelticTruth wrote:considering his potential and draft status, hes def a better risk than batista i think

As long as the 2nd year is a team option, this seems like a relatively harmless deal...

Andrew McCeltic · Post #15 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:47 pm

Patrick O'Bryant- the next Mark Blount?

cloverleaf · Post #16 » by **cloverleaf** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:50 pm

I like this signing. Can you imagine him practicing against Perk and Powe, beside KG and BBD, with TT and CR in his ear? They'll have him in shape in no time. Just turned 22 too, so younger than a lot of these guys coming out of college now.

nugentrk · Post #17 » by **nugentrk** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:52 pm

Well lets all hope that he can learn a thing or two from KG. Maybe he can turn into a steal.

DJToLarry · Post #18 » by **DJToLarry** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:55 pm

cloverleaf wrote:I like this signing. Can you imagine him practicing against Perk and Powe, beside KG and BBD, with TT and CR in his ear? They'll have him in shape in no time. Just turned 22 too, so younger than a lot of these guys coming out of college now.

One thing is for sure, they will quickly find out how much he wants to compete. That seems to be one of his big issues in Golden State. I don't think they would have given up on him so easily if he showed max effort. How often do you see a lottery pick released that soon??? Especially a 7 footer.

Rocky5000 · Post #19 » by **Rocky5000** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:03 pm

dingodile wrote:The best news is that this means we won't be signing Kwame Brown.

Do you have any idea about POB? POB makes Kwame look like Dwight Howard.

cloverleaf · Post #20 » by **cloverleaf** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:06 pm

He may not work out, but big men are notoriously slow to develop, and he was going up against NBA centers when he was 20. Maybe they can't toughen him up, if toughening up is what he needs, but he's got about as good a situation here as I can imagine.