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Celtics To Look For Immediate Help In Lottery
“What I’d like to do is get somebody who can help us be better immediately,” said Danny Ainge. “When you’re drafting in the top 10, traditionally you don’t look for guys for the future. You look for guys more for the now. “But unless there are guys who are better than what we have right now - the Tony Allens and the Delonte Wests and Paul (Pierce) and Wally (Szczerbiak) and Perk (Kendrick Perkins) and Al (Jefferson) - then what’s the point of not taking the best players for the future of the franchise? That’s what we’re evaluating.” Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Celtics Want To Bring In Veteran Point Guard
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The Celtics are in the lottery this year and will be looking for immediate help, as their franchise player, Paul Pierce, isn't getting any younger.
In no way are Celtics coach Doc Rivers and director of basketball operations Danny Ainge saying that they are unhappy with Delonte West’s development as their starting point guard. They would still like to sign a veteran point guard like free agent Speedy Claxton or a tradable commodity like Charlotte’s Brevin Knight - who is more of a drive-and-dish type of playmaker.
The two-year veteran has been quietly unsettled by the news.
“My job is to play basketball,” West said. “As far as bringing other guys in, that’s up to the guys upstairs. I understand that the biggest thing for everyone is to improve this team for next year.”
Danny Ainge once again made clear of his intention to begin discussions with Paul Pierce on an extension. Though Pierce has two years left on his contract, the second is a player option.
“Once the season is over, we’ll discuss that,” the director of basketball operations said. “We’ll set up a time to meet and try to discuss it and get that done.”