A history of the mixed results of recent Celtics late-season signings

The Boston Celtics have had mixed results from late-season signings, whether buyouts or overseas players. Some have helped hang banners — but most have flopped.

2012 – The Big Three start to show some cracks

As Kevin Garnett continued to age, the team tried their best to bring on some frontcourt depth to ease the veteran’s path to the postseason, where he’d be needed most.

To that end, the Celtics brought on Ryan Hollins to help spell Garnett, and Hollins responded with 2.8 points and 1.7 boards per contest — not exactly what Boston had been hoping for.

The UCLA product remained marginally productive in the postseason, scoring 1.5 points and 1.6 boards in the playoffs, but had the typical impact most such late-season additions tend to have ultimately — not much.

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