Marc Spears says that Ainge confirmed the Cassell trade. The Celts are trading Cassell and cash to Sacramento for a heavily protected second round pick in the future.
So what does this mean? Well, basically all this did was free up a roster spot in hopes a player of the Celtics' interest will be dropped after the deadline, or a trade will be made. Obviously Joe Smith has been the intriguing guy over the past month or so, but even that seems unlikely. If anyone remembers, Joe Smith was huge against us last year in the playoffs. It would be great to have him on board as he is just what we need. The Kings might end up waiving Cassell, which means a team in need of a veteran PG might pick him up (Orlando?). Or, he could end up back on the Celtics... remember the Gary Payton issue a few years back. The Celts can wait 30 days until after Cassell is dropped before they can resign him.
These next few days will be verrrryyyy interesting
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