2013 – One last try for the Big Three
Boston dug deep to improve the supporting cast for a star core on virtual life-support as a championship-oriented roster.
They signed a pair of overseas players who’d been playing in the Chinese Basketball association (CBA) to bolster their bench, including fan favorite big man Shavlik Randolph.
Randolph signed a pair of 10-day contracts, and parlayed them into a multi-year deal with 4.2 points and 4.4 boards per contest in the regular season — but just 3 rebounds per game in the postseason.
Stevens on recently released Randolph: "I thought Shavlik brought many positive qualities. He added to the culture; a great practice guy."
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 8, 2015
Center Jarvis Varnado had made a reputation for himself as an NCAA shotblocker, but lasted only two weeks with Boston in the middle of the season.
Forward Terrence Williams fared slightly better, recording 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest in the regular season, but just 1 point, 2 boards and 1.2 assists per game in the playoffs.
Forward and center D.J. White also joined the Celtics from the CBA, and added 2.4 points and 1.1 boards per game during the regular season, but did not play in the postseason, and would ultimately exit the team as salary ballast in the deal that brought the Big Three era to a close.