NBA superstar, Blake Griffin has reportedly signed a one-year deal with the Celtic giants, after a recent plague of injuries. They have decided to add the six-time All-Star to their roster as they wrap up their first week of training camp.
The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reported that the Celtics recently scouted Griffin at workouts in Los Angeles and saw enough to sign him to a veteran minimum deal.
Celtic was left without a center after their starting center Robert Williams underwent arthroscopic surgery that will force him to miss 8-to-12 weeks.
Griffin, who is 33 years of age, was one of the game’s most vibrant players after the Clippers recruited him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2009.
The power forward averaged 21.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game with the Clippers over eight seasons.
Griffin moved from Los Angeles to Detroit in 2018, scoring a career-high 24.5 points per game in Detroit during the 2018-19 season, earning him an All-Star nod.
But, a left knee injury that caused him to have a pair of surgeries forced him to play in just 38 games over the next two seasons.
Griffin thought about joining the Celtics after getting bought out in 2021 but opted to join the Nets, where he’s played the last two seasons.
He’s scored 7.5 points and grabbed 4.3 rebounds per game while mostly coming off the bench over 82 games with the Nets.
