Telfair arrested

[Dback Jon]

Boston Celtics guard Sebastian Telfair was arrested early today after police in Yonkers, N.Y. stopped him for speeding on the Bronx River Parkway and found a loaded handgun, according to a report in the The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y.

Telfair, who this week finished his first season with the Celtics, gave police a suspended Florida driver's license according to the report. He and a friend were both charged with second-degree possession of a weapon, a felony. He was also charged with a misdemeanor charge of second degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Both men are expected to be arraigned today.

 

[asudevil83]

i wonder how long its going to take before the NBA takes a stand against this kind of BS like the NFL has.

and also, what did the Blazers get for Telfair? because with his off the court antics 3rd string PG duties, the Blazers probably couldnt give him away if they still had him.

 

[Louis]

Trade #1:
Portland Trail Blazers trade Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, 2008 2nd round pick to the Boston Celtics
for Randy Foye (the 7th pick in the 2006 draft), PG (and former Trail Blazer) Dan Dickau, and Center Raef LaFrentz.

Trade: #2
Portland Trail Blazers trade Randy Foye (acquired through Celtics trade) to Minnesota Timberwolves for University of Washington guard Brandon Roy.

Portland gains: Brandon Roy, Dan Dickau, Raef LaFrentz
Portland trades away: Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, 2008 2nd Round Pick.

 

[hafey]

Into the Firefight......the sequel documentry to Telfair's life.

 

[dodie53]

so much potential..













no brain.

 

[Russ Smith]

This is his 2nd gun incident isn't it?

 

[Mulli]

So I shouldn't hold onto Telfair in a keeper league?

 

[abomb]

So I shouldn't hold onto Telfair in a keeper league?

Only if it's a European Keeper League.

 

[ndjmc]

Trade #1:
Portland Trail Blazers trade Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, 2008 2nd round pick to the Boston Celtics
for Randy Foye (the 7th pick in the 2006 draft), PG (and former Trail Blazer) Dan Dickau, and Center Raef LaFrentz.

Trade: #2
Portland Trail Blazers trade Randy Foye (acquired through Celtics trade) to Minnesota Timberwolves for University of Washington guard Brandon Roy.

Portland gains: Brandon Roy, Dan Dickau, Raef LaFrentz
Portland trades away: Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, 2008 2nd Round Pick.

BRILLIANT!!!

 

[tobiazz]

Portland gains: Brandon Roy, Dan Dickau, Raef LaFrentz
Portland trades away: Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, 2008 2nd Round Pick.

If Portland out ping-pong balls Boston for a top two pick that will make this even funnier. This seemed like a lopsided trade at the time it occurred as well.

 

[abomb]

Celts are cutting ties to Bassy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2847755

 

[Bufalay]

trade banks for telfair

 

[dreamcastrocks]

trade banks for telfair

Banks has already tried Boston, and didn't do well.

Try again.

 

[Bufalay]

banks tried boston and the suns don't want telfair

 

[dreamcastrocks]

banks tried boston and the suns don't want telfair

Sounds like a wonderful reason to make a trade.

 

[phillycard]

Looks like Boston doesn't want him either. They say he won't be back.

 

[Gee!]

Celts are cutting ties to Bassy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2847755

Bassy?

 

[elindholm]

Major egg on Ainge's face. He staked a lot of his reputation on Telfair. I wonder if this will halt the momentum on Rivers's extension? Ainge doesn't want to make another costly blunder right now when the heat is on, I wouldn't think.

 

[fordronken]

Yeah, they basically chose Telfair over Brandon Roy. Way to go.

 

[abomb]

Yeah, they basically chose Telfair over Brandon Roy. Way to go.

Telfair is also owed $2.5M for 2007-08 and a qualifying offer of $3.5M for the following year, which the Celtics will have to pay.

 

[asudevil83]

Telfair is also owed $2.5M for 2007-08 and a qualifying offer of $3.5M for the following year, which the Celtics will have to pay.

not the $3.5mil. all they would have to do is renounce his rights, and he'd be UFA after next season.

 

[Bufalay]

Yeah, they basically chose Telfair over Brandon Roy. Way to go.

and because of that they will get kevin durant. Not a bad idea

 

[Mulli]

Telfair is officially on the trade block.

 

[azirish]

I can't say I've seen Telfair in a while. From what I saw, he was a flashy ball handler whose overall game left a lot to be desired.

 

[abomb]

From Simmons' mailbag;

Q: I think Sebastian Telfair may have missed the point when Doc told him that he needed to work on his shooting in the offseason.
--Mike S., Cambridge, Mass.

SG: Congrats to Mike S. for being the 100th reader to mail me this joke. And you know what? I laughed every time. Hold on, I have to whack myself in the head with a replica of Brandon Roy's Rookie of the Year trophy.