Troy Murphy will reportedly sign with the Boston Celtics, jilting the Miami Heat, according to a tweet from ESPN's Marc Stein. The decision ends days of speculation as to where the 10-year veteran forward would land after being bought out by the Golden State Warriors last week.
Troy Murphy HIMSELF confirms to ESPN.com that he is going to Boston. B-O-S-T-O-N
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There were conflicting reports on Murphy's decision on Tuesday morning, with Stein tweeting that Murphy had chosen Boston while Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that Murphy would go to Miami. Yet according to A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com, a league source confirmed that Murphy had chosen Boston.
Murphy has averaged 11.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in ten seasons. This year, Murphy averaged a career-low 3.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18 games with the New Jersey Nets, although he has not played in a game since January 7th.