CELTS DEAL NO. 7 PICK, MORE DRAFT COVERAGE TO COME

The Celtics dealt the No. 7 pick, Dan Dickau, and Raef LaFrentz to the Portland Trailblazers for Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff.

While I said the Celtics would trade the pick, I was hoping for a better package than this.

On the surface, I see the wisdom of this deal. Ainge clears LaFrentz' contract off the book, possibly adds a rotation player with an expiring contract. If he really thought Telfair was better than any player he could get with the No. 7 pick, this is a genius move.

The problem is, if the Hawks take Shelden Williams one of the top 6 (Morrison, Bargnani, Thomas, Roy, Aldridge, and Gay) drops to the Celtics. And when that happens, they have a more valuable commodity than Sebastian Telfair.

Moreover, I hate Sebastian Telfair. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy. He's only 21. This season his PER of 13.02 wasn't that bad for a 21 year old. But it's one thing if you have a 6-5 point guard posting that kind of a PER. If we had PECOTA for basketball players, it could easily tell us that Telfair, being undersized and a poor shooter, may improve as a player, but he'll never be Chris Paul, who posted a PER of 22.14 last year. Guess how old he is? 21.

But whatever, it's not like they dealt Gerald Green or Al Jefferson yet. If they do that, then I'll be screaming my head off in a paper bag.

And just so I don't tempt fate, deal Big Al, fine. But do not move Gerald Green.