Celtics waive Batista

[fordronken]

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/48574/20071016/celtics_waive_esteban_batista/

Huh? There was a huge battle to see who he signed with. What's the deal?

 

[azirish]

The Celtics have a lot of guys with guaranteed contracts. It is similar to the Suns in that they may not want to pay for a guy who is too far down in the depth chart. He may have asked to be released early to get a better chance to catch on with another team.

...or maybe he's just not as good as he looked in FIBA Americas

 

[azirish]

Followup:

Solobasket is reporting that Batista is going to sign with Maccabi Tel Aviv. http://www.solobasket.com