The Boston Celtics announced today that they have acquired forward/center David Lee from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for forward Gerald Wallace and guard/forward Chris Babb.
Lee, a 6’9” forward/center, appeared in 49 contests for the Warriors during the 2014-15 regular season and averaged 7.9 points on 51.1 percent shooting from the field, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 18.4 minutes per game.
The 10-year NBA veteran and two-time All-Star (2010 and 2013) owns career averages of 14.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 695 regular season games.
Wallace, 33, owns career averages of 11.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.44 steals and 29.7 minutes in 832 regular-season games (611 starts) over 14 NBA seasons with Sacramento, Charlotte, Portland, New Jersey/Brooklyn and Boston.
Babb, 25, appeared in 14 games with Boston as a rookie in 2014-15, tallying 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game.