Nenad Krstic to Russia may not rule out his return to Celtics
If Nenad Krstic signs with the Russian power CSKA Moscow as expected (some reports say he already has signed), the deal might not rule out a Krstic return to Boston.
As Chris Forsberg reports, Krstic has put his NBA career on hold to play in Russia before. In 2008, Krstic signed with Triumph Lyubertsy; his deal included an NBA opt-out in case he wanted to return to the United States. On December 31, 2008, just a few months after signing with the Russian team, Krstic utilized his opt-out and signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Forsberg hypothesizes that Krstic may take a similar course of action this offseason. If Krstic’s overseas contract includes an opt-out, he can sign with the Celtics (or any other NBA team) whenever he chooses to. Since the NBA could be nearing a lockout (the latest Collective Bargaining talks don’t sound promising), Krstic could potentially play in Russia during the lockout, then return to the NBA once the regular season resumes. Or, you know, he could want to leave the NBA for good after playing a minimal (and sometimes less) role on the Celtics’ bench this postseason. Who knows.
Without Krstic, look forward to Troy Murphy re-signing and playing serious minutes.
P.S. — I think I’m kidding about Murphy. I hope I’m kidding about Murphy. Please God, or Red Auerbach, or whatever power watches over my Celtics, let me be kidding about Murphy.
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Celtics Blog | Jay King | June 9, 2011
Murphy should be resigned and used as an enforcer/rebounder much like how Rodman was used. He can rebound (8.3 career) and has proven it even in the limited minutes he got last season. He’s still only 31 and is a very intelligent player. Doc should give him 15-20 minutes every game to do nothing but rebound and defend (6 fouls theory). The Cs need a player doing this type of work yet don’t utilize a guy they already have. One of my many issues with Doc’s coaching abilities. Go Cs…
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A scrawny white guy as an enforcer? That’s new…
(please note, im not being racist, being I’m white, more stereotypical.
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Murphy now being compared to Rodman? I mean, I thought the Green-is-a-superstar meme was crazy enough, but the pollyanna stuff just never quits around here.
Listen, it’s just amazing that you folks hear the screaming desperation about the Big Man situation coming from the Celtics front office, and you STILL refuse to acknowledge that The Trade was anything but Ainge’s ultimate moment of glory, instead of perhaps the single worst move by a GM in league history. Rather than acknowledge the blatantly obvious truth, you talk up Murphy as The New Rodman. We’ll be lucky if Murphy can play at all.
And to top it off, you all want to get rid of Baby, one of our few remaining bigs who has actually proven anything for us.
the crazy just never stops in Celtics Land
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