"The Celtics have dealt center Patrick O'Bryant to the Toronto Raptors for point guard Will Solomon, according to an NBA source. Solomon, in his second NBA season, is averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13.9 minutes per game in 39 games. He is from Hartford and has played professionally in Turkey, Israel and Greece. Earlier in the day, O'Bryant was thought to be heading to the Kings in a move to create salary cap space, but Celtics president Danny Ainge instead opted for the Solomon deal with Toronto. The Celtics still have a roster spot open to add a free agent if they so choose (NBA.com)."
Not really sure what to think of this trade. O'Bryant has not really found his spot on the Celtics, and Boston needs a backup PG that had better passing skills and ball control than Eddie House. Still, I feel like O'Bryant really didn't get a shot at making an impact. Hopefully the Celtics will be able to add a big man, because they are in need of one off the bench.
**UPDATE**
None of what I says matters because..."Solomon is being sent to Sacramento for a conditional second round draft pick (similar to the Sam Cassell trade). That gives the Celts two open roster spots, and they hope to fill at least one with a veteran big man over the next couple of weeks. With their available bodies at 11, J.R. Giddens is being called up from the D-League and will be with the Celts when they play the Jazz tonight (Celticsblog.com)."
I like Giddens a lot, and really would love to see what he can do. Still, every interesting to see who the Celtics will be able to add to fill the empty roster spot.
