Gerald Green: A 22-year Old Former Dunk Champ Seeks Work

Right now, Shavlik Randolph is employed by a team in the NBA. Gerald Green is not. Something has to be wrong with this picture. This past off-season, Green was one of the many players the Celtics sent to Minnesota as part of the Kevin Garnett trade.  He did not spend long in Minnesota, traded to Houston on Feb. 21 for Kirk Snyder and a 2010 second round pick.  His stay in Houston lasted all of six games, with Green playing a grand total of 3:34.  Then, as The Boston Globe’s Peter May wrote about in his basketball notes column this past Sunday, the Rockets released Green back on March 8.  No team has made an offer to the 2007 Slam Dunk Champ. I find this almost beyond belief. The 18th pick in the 2005 NBA draft, Green who is only 22 possesses athletic skills like almost no player I have ever watched.  That, combined with his age, would make you believe he is worth signing for some team out of the playoff race.  The ... [link]