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Celtics finally sign Jordan Mickey

Chuck - Red's Army July 20, 2015 Celtics News, Jordan Mickey 19 Comments

According to a source, Jordan Mickey’s contract is for 4 years, $5 million. First two years guaranteed.

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) July 20, 2015

Looks like the Mickey contract will be structured like a late first round pick. Same value amount. Probably some trigger dates for year 3+4

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 20, 2015

Bobby Marks says the Celtics had cap room for Mickey because the Crowder deal and David Lee trade have not been finalized. Boston is also carrying 16 guaranteed contracts at the moment. That number needs to be reduced by one by the start of the season.

For more on Mickey’s impact this summer, check out Alex’s post, What We Learned from Summer League.

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Adam Stark

Hopefully he will turn into a Brandon Wright type player with more range. 7/8 man off the bench in a year or two. Like him a lot.
- Curt Hays
  
  Nah, hopefully he turns into someone that 15 years from now people are hoping they are Jordan Mickey type players.
  - Adam Stark
    
    So are you saying he will definitely be the next Dr. J?
    - Curt Hays
      
      I’m saying that he’s definitely Jordan.
  - Andre
    
    Like a Ben Wallace type without the attitude or you thinking even bigger than that?
    - Curt Hays
      
      I’m just saying what I hope. I have no expectations.
      - Andre
        
        I hope that for all our young bucks, I just hope they do so in Green.
    - RedsLoveChild
      
      That`s a good “potential analogy”.
      
      Wallace and Mickey are nearly identical in size, with shot blocking/rebounding skills
Andre

I’m glad we’re keeping Mickey, but who gets dealt in a two for 1 or three for 1?
- Adam Stark
  
  Young, sully and our 2016 pick for Embiid? Though I very much doubt 6ers would do that.
  - Andre
    
    With Embiid breaking the same foot bone that he previously did, I’d stay away from that with a 30′ pole.
    - stephen
      
      how about both? wish they would take both and bradely for noel
      - Andre
        
        I keep having trouble with whether my dislike for AB is warranted or not, but I wouldn’t want to see both Olynyk and Sully go for Noel. We will be even more stagnant on offense… based on PER and PPG I think Sully would be better to keep.
      - stephen
        
        but we need a defensive big, i would do that deal in a heart beat but i dont think dinkie is that stupid plus we still have lee for the Short term and amir. But dont get me wrong, i love AB, he is a huge piece for a contender but we have a glutten of guards and we badly need a defensive center like noel.
    - Sean McLaughlin
      
      Amen to both points!
Curt Hays

Better headline:

CELTICS SIGN JORDAN!!!
Lee in Oregon

As far as who goes, it doesn’t have to be a 2 for 1. It could easily be a single guy for a draft pick. I’d say the most likely big to go would be PJ3. I would think they’d want to see Sully’s “new body” before letting him go in a deal.
- Andre
  
  Think most rather see a 2fer than another draft pick. Imagine the 2017 draft, on the clock the Boston Celtics and up next the Boston Celtics and after that more Celtics…
check12check

thank sweet baby jesus! I really like what Mickey has the potential to bring to this team.

in regard to who gets moved, I agree that PJ3 is likely the most at risk. I admit this comes with limited knowledge of him as a player, but I’m pretty sure PJ3 was just meant to be a high flier. Micky does the things we would have wanted Jones to do.

I think Turner is another likely candidate. He’s rough around the edges, but I think last season did a lot to build his stock. I’d actually bemoan this trade a bit. I think turner could be a stud for us off the bench.