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Celtics Send Erden, Harangody to Cleveland For Draft Consideration

By in Celtics, Featured ⋅ February 24, 2011 at 4:19pm ⋅ Post a comment
Luke Harangody and Semih Erden were sent to Cleveland for a draft pick. (nesn.com)

After trading Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma, Boston made a deadline deal with the Cavaliers, trading Semih Erden and Luke Harangody for a 2nd Round draft pick.

Erden hasn’t played much in a month with his injury problems, so trading him, as much promise as he showed this season, clears up space on the roster that isn’t being wasted. Harangody was pretty much just there for huge point differentials in order to not risk the health of the starters. Although you’d hope for more than just a 2nd Rounder for the two, something is better than nothing.

Cleveland is just desperate for bodies, so they were willing to invest in some. Boston needs healthy bodies, so getting a draft pick allows them to get youth on an otherwise mostly old team. Youth usually brings durability, so this deal was another good move for Boston. Plus, with three roster spaces open and more cash available after selling off Marquis Daniels, Boston now has room to look elsewhere for a free agent big man to help the newly acquired Nenad Krstic at center until the O’Neals get back.

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5 comments for “Celtics Send Erden, Harangody to Cleveland For Draft Consideration”

  1. [...] Celtics Send Erden, Harangody to Cleveland For Draft Consideration [...]

    Posted by Celtics Trade Perkins, Robinson to Thunder for Green, Krstic | Sports of Boston | February 24, 2011, 4:23 pm

  2. [...] Celtics Send Erden, Harangody to Cleveland For Draft Consideration [...]

    Posted by Celtics Sell Marquis Daniels’ Contract to Sacramento | Sports of Boston | February 24, 2011, 4:41 pm

  3. [...] With Troy Murphy" }); GA_googleFillSlot("200×200"); At the trade deadline, the Celtics traded Semih Erden and Luke Harangody to the Cavs for just a second round pick, and traded Marquis Daniels to the Kings for cash. This gave the team [...]

    Posted by Report: Warriors Reach Buyout With Troy Murphy | Sports of Boston | February 28, 2011, 2:01 am

  4. [...] the trade deadline, the Celtics traded Semih Erden and Luke Harangody to the Cavs for just a second round pick, and traded Marquis Daniels to the Kings for cash. This gave the team [...]

    Posted by Sports Promotion Blog » Report: Warriors Reach Buyout With Troy Murphy | February 28, 2011, 6:21 am

  5. This makes perfect sense to me…

    Posted by the walking dead season 2 | November 3, 2011, 1:50 am

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