Grizzlies fed up with ex-Celtic Jeff Green?

Jeff could never get it done.

He is not even missed a little bit.

dboss

As Gomer Pyle used to say "Su-prise!  Su-prise!  Su-prise!".

So, the deal turned out to be Jeff Green for Jonas and Memphis' 2018 1st round pick (protected 1-12) and a LA Clippers 2017 2nd round pick (when they moved Austin Rivers to LAC).  When you ignore all the short-term rentals passing through like Tayshaun Prince and Gigi that's what it came down to, Jeff Green for Jonas, a 1st and a 2nd.

Not bad for a player nobody wants.

As far as the Memphis 1st, and how likely it is it will be close to, but not at, #12:

Marc Gasol is going to be 31 in 2 weeks.  He is under contract for big bucks until 2019-2020 (he'll be turning 34 in January the year this pick comes due). A lot of players are coming off contracts after this year.  Some will probably be renewed, like Conley, but there is likely to be a large influx of new talent.  In other words, with the aging Tony Allen and Zack Randolph fading into their sunsets, a rebuild.


bob


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Green always seemed to be a great guy, but for some reason never came close to playing to the level of his physical talents. When in Boston, he was never a problem (other than his terrible inconsistency of play), the coaches always spoke highly of him and his teammates seemed to like him as well.

I never thought of dboss's vision of Green never being missed, but he is spot on.
After reading his post, I realized that I have not missed Jeff Green from the Cs even once in any passing thought.

I guess there is something to be said for needing more than just physical talent to fully succeed in the world of the NBA.

Hes gonna be out of this league real soon, he has NO trade value, he unravels teams anywhere he goes.

Not every one burns with the desire to be the best and that holds true in all endeavors. Perhaps he has other things in life that matter more to him.

swish

I always admired the way he worked his ass off to come back from his major heart ailment and rooted hard for him to be the explosive, high-flying, athletic small forward we've always seemed to lack ever since the tragedy of Len Bias but he was the most infuriating Celtic I think I've ever watched.  It seemed every time he would have a great game (and those were maddeningly infrequent) or a couple solid games in a row, he would throw in a no-show stinker, shooting 1 for 8 with three or four points, one or two rebounds and no assists and be mostly responsible for a Celtic loss.  Drove me nuts.  He has to be one of the most underachieving but physically gifted players to ever play the game.  

There was a poster on here who I always argued with about Jeff who routinely claimed he was a a top three or four small forward in the league, a definite all-star in the making and a cornerstone of our future.  My stats, in a rating system I developed 35 years ago which I sold to the NBA, showed he ranked around 25th at his position and was solidly below the league average in overall productivity.  Can't remember who that poster was but I'm thinking it was Mr. Kleen who I haven't seen on here for awhile.  But then I might be wrong.  Whoever it was, I remember lots of back and forth with the guy about how dreadful I thought Jeff's game was most of the time, and his numbers proved it.  Whoever that was, he was always going on about how Green was UNDERPAID compared to other small forwards in the league.  Two of them he kept on putting down in comparison to Green were Milwaukee's Greek Freak and Nicolas Batum, both players who are far superior to Jeff at his position.  Believe it or not, at just under 30 years old - and a time he should be IN HIS PRIME, Jeff is shooting FG's at a career low (40.6%), shooting threes at a career low (27.3%) and scoring at a career low per minute.  He had a poor year last year for Memphis and he's significantly worse this year.  

it's pretty shocking to imagine when you watch what a physical specimen he is and what a sweet stroke he has when he actually hits a few bombs but his NBA career could actually be over.  He's in the last year of his contract paying him $9.2 million.  

Who's going to sign him as a free agent next year?  And if so, how much more than the veteran's minimun do you think he could get when he's going to start next season on the other side of 30?

Maybe he'll go to China and average 35 points and 15 rebounds and have a harem of Chinese groupie-fans screaming his name.  It happened for Stephon Marbury.  And I would have thought THAT would have been impossible.  So there's still hoops hope for Jeff.  Just not in the NBA any more in all liklihood.  He killed that.  And not in a good way...