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Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:03 pm
by BillessuR6
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!
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:10 pm
by MVP16
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:12 pm
by Al n' Perk No Layups!
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:14 pm
by BillessuR6
This better be for the minimum. And non-guaranteed 2nd year...
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:14 pm
by dingodile
The best news is that this means we won't be signing Kwame Brown.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:20 pm
by BakersDozen
would have rather the birdman...
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:26 pm
by dsorc
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:27 pm
by TheSheriff
I expected them to go the other way and sign a low upside proven vet, rather than a high upside, all potential guy.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:27 pm
by greenbeans
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
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:35 pm
by MyInsatiableOne
Cool...hopefully he can be a good backup off the bench for Perk.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:37 pm
by DJToLarry
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:38 pm
by TheCelticTruth
considering his potential and draft status, hes def a better risk than batista i think
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:40 pm
by canman1971
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:43 pm
by MyInsatiableOne
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...
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:47 pm
by Andrew McCeltic
Patrick O'Bryant- the next Mark Blount?
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:50 pm
by cloverleaf
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:52 pm
by nugentrk
Well lets all hope that he can learn a thing or two from KG. Maybe he can turn into a steal.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:55 pm
by DJToLarry
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:03 pm
by Rocky5000
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.
Re: Celtics sign Patrick O'Bryant!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:06 pm
by cloverleaf
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.