Green to Flame
February 16, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has assigned Gerald Green to the Florida Flame of the NBA Development League.
Green was originally sent to the Fayetteville Patriots of the D-League on January 6, 2006. In eight games (including five starts) with the Patriots, he averaged 12.6 points, shooting 45.5 percent from the three-point line, to go with 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 26.5 minutes per game. His best all-around game came at Florida on February 2 when he scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out three assists and had three steals. Green scored a season-high 21 points at Roanoke on January 27.
Green, a 6-8, 200-pound forward was selected by the Celtics 18th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft, coming out of Gulf Shores Academy in Houston, Texas. As a senior, Green averaged 33.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game on his way to being a two-time All-State selection. In his junior season he led Gulf Shores to a 39-2 record as he averaged 28.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks per game.
Green was named to the 2005 McDonald's All-American Team where he won the Slam Dunk Contest and scored 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including 6-for-9 from three-point range. He was named MVP of the Reebok ABCD All-Star Camp in the summer of 2004.
Ten (10) of the 21 NBA-assigned players are now currently active in the D-League. Green joins Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bracey Wright as NBA designated players on the Flame roster. The complete list of 2005-06 NBA to D-League designated players and their current status follows:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Martynus Andriuskevicius Cleveland Cavaliers Arkansas RimRockers (recalled by Cavaliers) Sean Banks New Orleans/Okla.City Hornets Tulsa 66ers (waived by Hornets) Earl Barron Miami Heat Florida Flame (recalled by HEAT) Eddie Basden Chicago Bulls Tulsa 66ers Andray Blatche Washington Wizards Roanoke Dazzle (recalled by Wizards) Gerald Green Boston Celtics Florida Flame Julius Hodge Denver Nuggets Austin Toros Ersan Ilyasova Milwaukee Bucks Tulsa 66ers Dwayne Jones Boston Celtics Florida Flame (recalled by Boston) Rawle Marshall Dallas Mavericks Fort Worth Flyers C.J. Miles Utah Jazz Albuquerque Thunderbirds (recalled by Jazz) Sergei Monia Portland Trail Blazers Fort Worth Flyers (recalled by Blazers) Peter John Ramos Washington Wizards Roanoke Dazzle Anthony Roberson Memphis Grizzlies Arkansas RimRockers Lawrence Roberts Memphis Grizzlies Arkansas RimRockers Donta Smith Atlanta Hawks Arkansas RimRockers Pape Sow Toronto Raptors Arkansas RimRockers (recalled by Raptors) Dijon Thompson Phoenix Suns Albuquerque Thunderbirds (recalled by Suns) Martell Webster Portland Trail Blazers Fort Worth Flyers (recalled by Blazers) Bracey Wright Minnesota Timberwolves Florida Flame Dorell Wright Miami Heat Florida Flame (recalled by HEAT)
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