BOSTON — The Celtics are turning to a past No. 1 overall pick to provide much-needed depth to their suddenly depleted frontcourt.
Blake Griffin — once known for his electrifying highlight-reel dunks — is signing with the C’s on a fully guaranteed one-year deal, according to multiple reports on Friday and first by ESPN. The Celtics have not yet announced the deal.
The Celtics began training camp this week already thin in the frontcourt. Danilo Gallinari — signed as a free agent this summer — tore the ACL in his left knee while playing for the Italian national team and is expected to miss most if not all of this season, while starting center Rob Williams is out 2-3 months to start the season after having left knee surgery last week. Because of those injuries, the C’s entered camp with Al Horford and Grant Williams as their only healthy bigs on guaranteed contracts.
