Tony Allen: Back too soon?

It's the obvious question after the Celtics latest tweet.

TA didn't practice and is not expected to travel to New Jersey and Hartford for next two games.

Here comes the barrage of "who gives a crap?" comments.  But we do have a vested interest in him being healthy and contributing.  Either he'll help the team with his play (stop laughing)… or he'll get SOME level of trade value.  Right now there's almost none.  He's just a $2.5 million line in the spreadsheet.

Maybe it won't matter.  Maybe you could throw him and Scal as expiring deals into a trade and take back $6 million worth of decent player at longer years (would Sacramento part with Beno Udrih?). But a healthy TA gives us at least a chance at sneaking a junk ball past another GM.

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