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From rediculousupside.com: "...J.R. Giddens to forego a few months in the D-League while staying relevant with NBA talent evaluators and instead chasing more lucrative European paycheck..."

From euroleague.com: "Asseco Prokom Gdynia added more scoring punch to an already deep backcourt by signing shooting guard J.R. Giddens for the coming season. Giddens (196, 25) arrives after playing two seasons in the NBA with Boston and New York. Last season he appeared in 21 games for Boston and 11 for New York, averaging 2.1 points per game. He also spent time on loan last season with Maine in the NBDL, where Giddens produced 18 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Giddens played college basketball for the University of Kansas and later for the University of New Mexico, where he was named the 2008 Mountain West Conference co-Player of the Year. Prokom will be his first team in Europe."

"Wafer, no brainer, no need for a project quasi-big. That said, I think this roster spot will be beyond irrelevant."

"Lasme is a taller player who can fill in at the 3 primarily, but also a bit at the 4, and from what I'm seeing, is quite athletic, and has some basketball IQ. We'd be better off with his versatility."

"Lasme might look ok against 3rd stringers or against teams that play no defense like the Raptors or Knicks, but he simply isn't going to cut it when going up against top competition in the regular season. A lot of guys look good in preseason, but then look pathetic when things get going for real."

"Lasme should beat out Wafer for that last spot. We need a 3 who can defend the bigger 3's and Wafer isn't it. Lasme on the other hand is very capable of just that. I'd also say that rebounding on that second unit should also be considered and we would get more rebounding from Lasme than from Wafer. I think all around Lasme just brings more to the table."

"(Lasme) PF in a SF body. Can find plenty of them in D league."

"We may need Wafer's shooting because not only is Delonte out the first 10 games, he is apparently having back issues and has a history of injury, as does Daniels. It may be a tough call between Wafers shot (when it's there) and Lasme's defense."

From celtics.com: Rivers' surgery, according to Frank, was a planned procedure and is nothing serious. He is not attending practices at the moment because, as Frank said with a smile, doctors "just want him to rest his voice box -- obviously he'll be using it quite a bunch."