Jason Terry might not be who Celtics fan want to see on opening night, but I like the move, a lot. |
Celtics sign Jason Terry to mid-level-exception, 3 years/$15 million
I know, I know, this isn't what Celtics fans want to hear, especially since the beloved Ray Allen turned his back to Boston and went to the dark side down south, but I love the move to sign Terry.
The Jet provides the Celtics with something different. He's two years younger, certainly more mobile, certainly more durable and definitely a better defensive player. Although Ray Allen is a three-point god, even this late in his career, Jason Terry ain't that bad from deep. Where Terry suffers on offense, he makes up with his defense. Ray Allen can no longer guard perimeter players like he used to and you know that Doc will love the upgrade on defense from The Jet.
Ray gave Boston a lot of great memories with huge shots in absolutely clutch moments, Terry isn't going to give you the same type of "superstar" late-game shots that Allen did, but the little things may help this team co-exist more seamlessly. My biggest problem with Ray comes with his durability. Do you really want to see him in-and-out of the lineup as frequently as he was? No way. Jason Terry has been one of the most durable guards in the game, never missing more than eight games prior to last year. You could just see Ray crumbling at the end of last year and if he were to be called on to play a major role, like he wants, I'm not sure he could actually fulfill it.
Obviously it was tough to see Ray Allen go to Miami, I get it, even as a Knicks fan who doesn't really care for the state of the Celtics. Jason Terry will provide the little things that will go unnoticed and may make a guy like Avery Bradley 10 times better in the future. For now, the Celtics remain old, but they also remain more cohesive. And also expect a whole hell lot more of trash talking from the already in-your-face Boston Celtics; the Jet likes to talk.
Grade: A-
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