Report: David Lee Traded By GSW TO BOSTON CELTICS

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Reports: Warriors trade Lee to Celtics
July 7, 2015, 11:45 am
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The David Lee era in Golden State is reportedly over.

The Warriors traded Lee to the Boston Celtics, according to multiple reports.


Marc Stein ✔@ESPNSteinLine
ESPN sources say that the Celtics have agreed to send Gerald Wallace to the Warriors for David Lee
11:47 AM - 7 Jul 2015
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Tommy Dee @ThomasCDee
Source tells me that David Lee has been traded from Golden State to the Boston Celtics.
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SOURCE: CELTICS TRADE GERALD WALLACE FOR DAVID LEE

WEEI
By Ben Rohrbach

David Lee

The Celtics acquired David Lee from the Warriors in exchange for Gerald Wallace, a source has confirmed. Tommy Dee first reported the deal, which will be completed when the moratorium is lifted on Thursday.

Lee will make $15.5 million in the final year of his contract, roughly $5.4 million more than Wallace will before his deal also expires in July 2016.

Lee, 31, is just two years removed from his second All-Star appearance. He averaged 7.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in just 18.4 minutes on a loaded Golden State team this past season. For his career, he has produced 14.7 points, 9.5 boards and 2.3 assists in 31.5 minutes a night over 10 seasons.

Wallace, 32, was respected in the locker room despite averaging 8.9 minutes in 2014-15, earning the nickname “Uncle Gerald” from his young C’s teammates. The Warriors are expected to cut Wallace and stretch his $10.1 million contract over three seasons, saving an estimated $12.2 million in salary and the resulting luxury tax penalty.

Meanwhile, the Celtics add another defensive liability to a frontcourt replete with power forwards. Lee has dealt with back and hamstring injuries that cost him 33 games and his starting job in 2014-15. Still, his history when healthy suggests he could be the C’s best scorer and rebounder in the post, as his field goal percentage at the rim (63.7) and rebounding percentage (15.7) both bested Jared Sullinger’s numbers this past year (60.6 and 15.4).

There is some question as to how Lee fits into Brad Stevens‘ system, as he does not stretch the floor offensively or shrink it defensively. Don’t rule out his inclusion in a trade closer to the deadline, when his expiring $15.5 million deal will be more attractive to teams in need of salary cap relief entering the highly anticipated summer of 2016.

The word is Gerald Wallace is heading west for David Lee.

Straight up, this deal fails the NBA Trade Machine.

So, there must be more to it.

More to come...


bob


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BOSTON (CBS) — The Boston Celtics — and Trader Danny — are active.
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Celtics have acquired David Lee from Golden State in a trade.

Acquiring Lee will only cost Gerald Wallace, according to Stein.

The 32-year-old Lee will likely fill a void in the Celtics frontcourt. The 6-foot-9 Lee averaged just 18.4 minutes per game last year, down from 33.2 the year prior. In his 10-year career with the Knicks and Warriors, he’s averaged 14.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Wallace, who turned 33 this month, played just 286 total minutes this season, averaging just over one point per game.
The immediate reaction from Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas was one of approval.

Isaiah Thomas ✔@Isaiah_Thomas
Nice
12:00 PM - 7 Jul 2015
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According to USA Today’s Sam Amick, the Celtics will also send a yet-to-be-named player to Golden State to complete the deal.



bob


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Ok, now that I have a few moments, let's see what we have here.

David Lee is a 2x All-Star, 2010 and 2013.  So, his last all-star appearance was only 2 years ago.  Wallace is a 1x All-Star back in 2010.  My conclusion?  Lee's good times are more recent than Crash's.

David Lee is a World Champion.  While I have nothing but good things to say about Gerald Wallace's maturity and leadership, David Lee has a very, very special kind of experience they can impart to the young'uns.  My conclusion?  It's a toss-up.

Lee is 31.  Wallace is 33.  My conclusion?  Pretty much a toss-up.  Wallace's physical skills are, and have been, in definite decline while Lee never relied upon his athleticism.

Lee is a career 53.3% fg% shooter.  Wallace is a career 46.9% fg% shooter.  My conclusion?  Lee is an upgrade on a team whose fg% last year stunk and badly needed an upgrade.

Lee is a career 77.7% ft% shooter.  Wallace is a career 71% ft% shooter but shot 40% last year.  My conclusion?  I'm just fine with David Lee being in the game at the end if it's clutch time.  No way with Wallace.

Lee is an average defender, up from a crappy defender.  Wallace is a good defender for short periods, down from an elite defender.  My conclusion?  Wallace's defense became very specific and short-lived.  Valuable but not even for rotation minutes in a single game.  Lee's a good help defender, not that great a man-to-man defender.

Lee is a good rebounder.  Wallace is good for his size.  My conclusion?  Lee is an upgrade.

PUSHES:  We still don't have that "defensive presence in the middle".  

I'm sorry to see Wallace go, I have nothing but good thoughts about him.  This is shocking to say considering the trauma his contract put me through back when he was traded here and I typically have trouble with professional basketball players who cannot hit their fritos.  Having said that, this is a good trade for both teams.  James Young, Evan Turner and RJ Hunter have less competition for minutes.  We have some experience at PF now, with Johnson and Lee, and Lee will put the ball in the basket from both mid-range and in close.  He played some center in the playoffs against Mozgov (more than Bogut).  Wallace gets onto a more veteran team that might let him play.  Lee will get a shot at minutes.  Both are good locker room guys and silent soldiers.  Neither of them bitched publicly about their demotions last year.

I'm now expecting either Sully or Kelly to be gone.  If I had to guess, I'd say it's Sully.  He's the one with the conditioning issues.  He's the one whose contract expires next year and, this year at least, he's the one whose specific skill sets (mid-range shooting, rebounding and scoring underneath) have been most fully replaced by David Lee.

Sully + draft picks for WCS?  Sully + Bradley + Young + picks for Cousins?  With 3 centers, the imbalance on their roster is there (not to mention the imbalance between their star player and their coach).  Will Danny take a step back by giving up Sully for Lee if it gets him either of those two? If we get either of those players Danny/Brad will want to keep Kelly to spread the floor for the new center.  Also, Kelly is playing politics better.  He's in SLC, working out with the summer league team even though he isn't playing.  Where's the fat guy with the conditioning problem?


bob
P.S.  It will be interesting to see whether it is Pressey or Babb who goes with Wallace.  Babb's contract is almost certainly going to be terminated, either way.  Pressey's is guaranteed on 7/14.  

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leeda02.html

Danny never sleeps.  I still don't think it's over.


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