By: Evan McDonald, YawkeyTalkies correspondent
Hey, did you hear about the latest addition to the Boston Celtics?
Swingman, good height, decent on-ball defender, quality slasher, played for the Indiana Pacers last season? His name is Marquis Daniels.
What, you thought the Celtics acquired him over a month ago? Well, don’t feel bad. So did the rest of the basketball universe.
Daniels finally agreed to sign with Boston for the Celtics’ $1.99 million biannual exception on Sept. 1, 2009. However, back on July 17, reports surfaced that Daniels would be a member of the Celtics come the regular season.
So what took so long? Well, the general picture is that the Pacers told Daniels they would not be picking up his option for next season, and would allow him to become a free agent. When Daniels chose to come to Boston, both the Celtics and Pacers wanted to work out a sign-and-trade deal for salary cap purposes. Ultimately, though, no deal could be reached and Daniels signed with Boston as a free agent last week.
Now that we’ve got that all cleared up, let’s focus on what we fans really care about: What does the addition of Daniels mean to the Celtics’ title chances?
First, we need to [...]