Celtics trade Fab Melo to Grizzlies for Donte Green

[Sportsguy9695]

The Boston Celtics traded former first-round pick Fab Melo and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday for the nonguaranteed contract of Donte Greene.

Greene is set to earn $1 million this season. If Boston doesn't envision a spot for the 6-foot-11 forward on its roster, the team could waive him (either immediately or after training camp) and could dip below the luxury tax line. (Boston is roughly $700,000 over the $71.8 million line at the moment; Melo was set to earn $1.3 million.)

In moving Melo after just one season, the Celtics are acknowledging they misfired while using the No. 22 pick to secure the Syracuse product last summer. Boston had two first-round picks in that 2012 draft and snagged Jared Sullinger one pick earlier, then rolled the dice on Melo, a raw Brazilian big man who toiled in the D-League for much of his rookie campaign.

Source: ESPN Boston

 

[Brahmsian]

I'm going to have to do some websurfing before I say anything about Greene, whom
I currently can't remember anything about.

Ainge has made more good trades than bad ones, that much I do know.