Perry Jones hopes find a home in Celtics’ crowded frontcourt

Although the Cs have lots of power forward types, of which some will spend some time at the center, I do not see a whole lot of competition for Jones at the small forward position. Turner helped the team last season, but due to other personnel issues, he had the ball in his hands too often.

If Jones shows that he can shoot at least pretty well from distance I think that he starts this year. And, the better he shoots the less the spotlight will be on his defense. He could average 16 to 18 and get 7-9 rebounds which will make him a nightly starter.

Now all he has to do is prove me right. Go getum, Perry.

I question PJ3's reliability and fluctuating confidence, but is he really any less reliable than Sully? Probably, since Sully stepped up in the playoffs.

But with Sully still carrying tons of extra weight, still a huge risk for obesity related injuries, and still not disciplined with his diet and exercise heading into a contract year, I could see Danny unloading Sully for a second round pick, and perhaps adding a big body later in the year.

David Lee is another guy who's roster spot might not be a lock, but given that he's a good/great veteran presence, something Sully is not, I could see Lee staying before Sully.

That's all IF PJ3 showed enough promise to force another roster move besides just cutting PJ3.

Do the Celtics actually need to cut a player, or can they send someone down to the D-league?

they need to cut a player.

As far as Jones starting, Crowder or Jerebko, or turner are much more likely to start at SF than Jones.

Those guys are proven to be consistent, trustworthy (you know what you're going to get), experienced, and higher IQ. But that's not to say Jones couldn't compete for a decent role, including starting, later in the year or next year.

You're probably right Bob, but I don't think it's an absolute certainty. Wallace was likely going to get waived here this year if we hadn't traded his contract, and PHI waived him last week.

Lee is an obvious upgrade from Wallace, but he was acquired for Gerald Wallace, and being paid 15 million isn't a guarantee that he won't be released. Just like with Wallace who had a 10-12 million dollar contract.

The other factor is Lee might not be happy if he's initially left out of the regular rotation. He wasn't even happy in Golden State, last year or this summer. He didn't even want to try to win another championship with Golden State, playing time was so important to him.

And Golden State unloaded him for nothing, just to do him a favor and get him more playing time. But that doesn't mean he's a lock for a significant role in Boston. The Heat traded Zoran Dragic to Boston so he could get more minutes, and then Boston released him.

Lee sounds like a great veteran here in week one of training camp, but so did Keith Bogans.

With PJ3, at least you know he's not going to be distressed if he doesn't get minutes.

It all probably depends on what Lee still has left in the tank, because guys in their 30s can see their performance fall off a cliff, and that arguably already happened to Lee last year. We'll have a better idea in a few weeks.