Moving to Green-er pastures.

The last image of Jeff Green as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, will unfortunately be his desperation three point attempt falling short as the Thunder lost to San Antonio last Wednesday.

With OKC trailing 108-105 and inbounding from half-court, the plan as always was to get the ball to Kevin Durant.  The play looked okay, but the execution was another matter altogether.  Green took the inbounds pass, and while Durant was still trying to break from his defender, Green fired the shot, even though there were still a few more seconds to spare.  Whether he panicked or something else, we'll never know.  What we do know is that his next three point attempt will be as a member of the Boston Celtics, the team that drafted him originally (before sending him to Seattle in a trade).

The enduring image of Nenad Krstic will be slightly different however.  During a match against Greece last autumn, he got involved in a scuffle in which he tossed a chair at his opponent.  For his effort, he spent the night in jail and was released the day after.  Just about everyone I know, couldn't believe it when they saw that clip.  We all wondered the same thing, "How come he never shows that kind of aggression when playing for the Thunder??"

Nenad Krstic channeling his inner Bobby Knight

It was learned on Thursday afternoon that both Green and Krstic had been dealt to Boston in exchange for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson.  As a fan of Jeff Green, I was rather stunned.  He was a key player that could not only cover both the 3 & 4 spots, but also provide that occasional scoring boost when the team needed it.

From a financial point of view, I can understand why Green was traded.  He'll be a restricted free agent after next season, so it is possible that OKC could lose him, getting nothing in return (he already declined a contract extension offer).  They just signed Kevin Durant to a max contract, and it is expected that the next max offer will be to Russell Westbrook.  Should the same offer be presented to Green, it would mean that OKC would end up losing players like Thabo Sefolosha and maybe even James Harden, just because there might not be enough cap room to give them the contracts they would like.

Robinson will be a spark off the bench, while Perkins... just look at those eyes!!

With Perkins in the team, the Thunder have a proven post player that they desperately need.  He's already won a championship, and he might have had another ring had he not been injured early in game 6 of the NBA Finals.  If he can get healthy real soon, OKC's chances of moving beyond the first round of the playoffs greatly increase.

When he's not dunking or doing anything else to defy gravity, Nate Robinson is actually a big spark; whether he's starting or coming off the bench.  He's been able to keep the Celtics competitive when playing in relief of Rajon Rondo, and can chip in on the points to help cover Green's workload.  Let's be honest though, a 3-time Slam Dunk champion, fans will be begging for him to throw down a dunk on every chance he gets.

While OKC is celebrating, the Celtics (a team many picked to win the championship) might have just become a little vulnerable.  Jermaine O'Neal is out until April as he recovers from knee surgery. Shaquille O'Neal is oft injured and unless you're asking Krstic to hurl chairs at people (sorry, but this never gets old), you're not getting much from him by way of defense.  In the event that either O'Neal gets injured (and you know they will), they don't have any cover as of yet.

As a Celtic fan, you can only hope that Danny Ainge knows what he's doing (though the responses on twitter tell a much different story).  As a Thunder fan, do you really care what the Celtics are doing?