Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Celtics Fill Out Training Camp Roster

Really minor news here, but yesterday, the Celtics signed draft pick Lester Hudson and journeyman Mike Sweetney,

Sweetney's deal is confirmed non-guaranteed, which is good, since he has zero chance of making the roster and it's a little curious as to why we invited him to camp. To my knowledge, it hasn't been confirmed that Hudson's deal is non-guaranteed, but the conventional wisdom seems to be that it must be; the Celtics already have 14 players with guaranteed contracts, and if Hudson were the 15th (and final), there would be even less point to inviting Sweetney to camp.

I assume Hudson will make the roster, because he may be the only guy on the team besides Rajon Rondo who can dribble. I further assume, however, to be inactive for the season's first month before heading down to the D-League when that season begins in late November, and that he won't see any floor time with the Cs this year unless something bad happens to Rondo.

Speaking of Hudson, I wonder how often a rookie showed up to training camp with a mohawk while Red Auerbach was still alive.

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