It is not a done deal yet, but everyone is saying the deal will be signed within the next day or so. Paul Pierce, who opted out of the final year of his contract and walked away for $21.5 million, is close to agreeing to a new four-year, $61 million contract. So it works out to be about 15M/year. Pierce also nets a valuable no-trade clause that could further ensure he remains in Boston for the duration of his career.
I really don't know how to feel about all of this. One the one hand I am really happy that it seems like the Celtics are going to get almost everyone back. I love Pierce, Allen, and KG and I really hope that Doc can get them to the finals again.
Still, they are another year older. They are now stuck with Pierce for at least 3 more years (I hear the first 3 years are fully guaranteed). They already lost Wallace, Robinson is most likely out the door, and they really had trouble getting through the regular season last year. Still, they do have a little more money to play with now, so hopefully they can inject some youth, or at least some good bench players to give them a shot.
I am really interested to hear what everyone thinks about this...
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