Boston Celtics Have Open Roster Spot And Nuggets J.R. Smith Is Available: Possibility?
August 23, 2010 by rob.nelson
Filed under Blog Network, Boston Celtics
The wing player that Paul Pierce is clamoring for is out there. Reports are the Denver Nuggets are looking to deal J.R. Smith. With the Rudy Fernandez deal going cold, maybe this is a possible target for Ainge. Let us analyze this rationally before jumping on the Celtics need J.R. Smith bandwagon. Smith is a lethal shooter that plays both shooting guard and small forward. Smith is a streaky shooter, but when he gets hot, he can put a team away by himself. My favorite description of him is he can shoot you into games and shoot you out of them. However, his 15 points per game average shows that he is shooting teams into games more than out of them. He would be a great guy off the bench to relieve Paul Pierce or Ray Allen. His presence would be another offensive weapon off the bench for Boston. ...