Gerald Green Reportedly to Sign with Celtics: Latest Contract Details, Reaction

Following a disappointing 2015-16 season, Gerald Green will get a fresh start with the Boston Celtics.

Sean Deveney of SportingNews.com was the first to report the signing. Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe later confirmed and added that it is a guaranteed deal. Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald noted Green would get the veteran minimum on his one-year contract. 

The 30-year-old enjoyed a successful two-year spell with the Phoenix Suns from 2013-15 and parlayed that success into a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Heat. His performance dropped significantly in South Beach, though.

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Green’s scoring average per 36 minutes fell from 22.0 in 2014-15 to 14.2 in 2015-16. Both his shooting percentage (39.2) and three-point percentage (32.3) also declined from their equivalents—41.6 and 35.4 percent, respectively—a year earlier.

Green’s regression as a scorer was all the more impactful since he has never been a very good defender in the NBA. Particularly in Phoenix, he offset …

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