Another Wolves possibility gone: Celtics acquire Courtney Lee, reports say

Wolves free-agent pursuit remains on hold while other teams move.

July 20, 2012 at 4:42AM
Yahoo!Sports and the Boston Herald report this afternoon that the Celtics have swung a sign-and-trade with Houston to acquire Courtney Lee while giving up JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams and a second-round pick in return.
Yahoo!Sports and the Boston Herald report this afternoon that the Celtics have swung a sign-and-trade with Houston to acquire Courtney Lee while giving up JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams and a second-round pick in return. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If you're part of Wolves Nation impatiently waiting for your team to add an impact player on the wing...

Well, you can cross unrestricted free agent Courtney Lee off your list.

The guy who quite possibly was the Wolves' Plan B after Portland matched Nicolas Batum's offer sheet is headed to Boston, not Minnesota.

Yahoo!Sports and the Boston Herald report this afternoon that the Celtics have swung a sign-and-trade with Houston to acquire Lee while giving up JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams and a second-round pick in return.

Lee is a 6-5 swingman who played for Rick Adelman in Houston and you can bet Adelman pushed to sign him.

The Wolves now could turn their attention to another shooting guard -- Chicago unrestricted free agent Ronnie Brewer, for example -- or use their remaining cap space to sign big guys Jordan Hill and Greg Stiemsma as well as completing agreements they've already made with Brandon Roy and Alexey Shved.

They could also target a small forward or shooting guard -- Andre Iguodala, Rudy Gay, Luol Deng, Danny Granger, Wilson Chandler anyone? -- in trade, but are limited in the assets they have to offer and the ability and/or willingness to take back contracts as big as Iguodala's $15 million salary or Deng's $11 million.

about the writer

about the writer

Jerry Zgoda

Reporter

Jerry Zgoda covers Minnesota United FC and Major League Soccer for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

See Moreicon

More from Sports

See More
card image
Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s team, fresh off its first win over a ranked team since November 2019, hosts the No. 3 Bruins at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Williams Arena.

card image
card image