By Jeff Lenchiner
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The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed forward Troy Murphy. The deal is for the pro-rated value of the veteran’s minimum.
It’s a great move for the Celtics, who are already a championship contender but just added the best player in the league who was available to be signed.
Murphy can shoot and rebound. He stretches the floor and adds yet another offensive weapon to a very diverse squad.
A 6’11” forward, Murphy has posted career averages of 11.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and has shot 39.1% from three-point range in his 10 NBA seasons. Murphy has posted five seasons during which he averaged a double-double (points-rebounds). Murphy recorded one of the best seasons of his career during 2008-09 when he averaged 14.3 points and a career-high 11.8 rebounds to go along with a 45.0% shooting percentage from the three-point line.
