In April, we watched the initial stages of a showdown going on between the Celtics and the Bulls. The two organizations played during the first round of the postseason for an extraordinary playoff matchup, reaching 7 overtimes in 7 showdowns, and the magic was present.

It was a battle built around point guards. The Celtics had Rajon Rondo, 23 , averaging just about a triple-double a night and carrying a Boston team decimated by physical issues and forced to go tiny. Chicago had Derrick Rose, twenty, experiencing a defining series in the early years of his career. A first timer surrounded by veterans, Rose played with self-assurance beyond his age.

Currently, four months have gone by, and the two organizations nevertheless maintain a rivalry revolving around point guards.

The man in question is Carlos Arroyo. The 30-year-old career second-string guard played 8 years in the American basketball scene between 2001 and 2008; he then parted ways and shipped off to Israel, getting a one-season deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Presently, after a year away, Arroyo wants back into the NBA.

The Celtics are the sensible destination for Arroyo. The Celtics are presently devoid of a worthy bench for Rondo at the point — and following 2 seasons of picking one up in the middle of the season (first Sam Cassell in , then Stephon Marbury this previous season), they can basically use a year-round answer. The team has allegedly agreed to provisions with Marquis Daniels, however Daniels is more of a swingman-type than a pure PG. He is by no means the solution.

Arroyo is a worthy fit. He’s pretty affordable, he plays hard on both sides of the floor, and he’d be beyond pleased as a second-string on a great team. He’s done it in the past — he backed up Mark Jackson with the Jazz, Chauncey Billups in Detroit, as well as Jameer Nelson in Orlando. He does not require a starting role to be pleased in the league — he’ll just get minutes every way he could acquire them.

Seemingly Arroyo is in negotiations with the Celtics about becoming the newest bench for Rondo.

But for, of course, the Bulls woo him away beforehand.

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