More Walker

It turns out the Celtics helped Walker get some more money by working out this deal. If they didn't do a sign and trade with Miami, the Heat would have had to offer Walker a mid-level exception contract. All the Celtics got was some second round draft picks and financial flexibility, which is always good. Maybe more importantly, the Celtics helped Antoine Walker. Players and agents talk to each other, so it can only help the Celtics that Walker will be telling his colleagues the Celtics treated him right. Here's a link for more information about the trade: Walker traded