All summer, Glen "Big Baby" Davis waited for a new deal from the Celtics. When training camp grew near and he was still unsigned, he figured it might not come.
"There was a point I thought I wasn't going to be back. I was telling my girlfriend, 'We've got to pack,' " he said. "I hate packing."
Davis can put away the suitcases, because the Celtics rescued him from restricted free agency with a two-year deal worth about $6 million that keeps him on the team that he helped win an NBA title in his rookie season, 2007-08.
The Celtics also signed free agent Shelden Williams, adding a second young forward to a frontcourt that broke down in the playoffs.
Nuggets lose Kleiza: Denver lost another player who helped it reach the Western Conference finals. Forward Linas Kleiza is taking his game to Greece.
Kleiza, who averaged 9.9 points last season, has agreed to a two-year deal worth $12 million to play for Olympiakos. Guard Dahntay Jones signed a four-year, $11 million deal with the Pacers.
Rubio headache: Timberwolves President David Kahn said guard Ricky Rubio's buyout situation is "still very problematic" and he remains unsure of when the fifth overall pick will come to the U.S.
Rubio has two years remaining on his contract with DKV Joventut Badalona in Spain and has yet to be able to negotiate down a buyout number that is at least $6.6 million. The Timberwolves can contribute only $500,000 toward the buyout under NBA rules.
Davis can put away the suitcases, because the Celtics rescued him from restricted free agency with a two-year deal worth about $6 million that keeps him on the team that he helped win an NBA title in his rookie season, 2007-08.
The Celtics also signed free agent Shelden Williams, adding a second young forward to a frontcourt that broke down in the playoffs.
Nuggets lose Kleiza: Denver lost another player who helped it reach the Western Conference finals. Forward Linas Kleiza is taking his game to Greece.
Kleiza, who averaged 9.9 points last season, has agreed to a two-year deal worth $12 million to play for Olympiakos. Guard Dahntay Jones signed a four-year, $11 million deal with the Pacers.
Rubio headache: Timberwolves President David Kahn said guard Ricky Rubio's buyout situation is "still very problematic" and he remains unsure of when the fifth overall pick will come to the U.S.
Rubio has two years remaining on his contract with DKV Joventut Badalona in Spain and has yet to be able to negotiate down a buyout number that is at least $6.6 million. The Timberwolves can contribute only $500,000 toward the buyout under NBA rules.
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