Suns' shakeup continues

Pheonix sends Delk to Boston in 5-player deal

Tony Delk averaged 10.6 points in 21.4 minutes per game with the Suns this season. Barry Gossage/ NBAE/Getty Images

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics, hoping to boost their offense for a playoff run, acquired guard Tony Delk and forward Rodney Rogers in a five-player trade with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

The Suns received forward Joe Johnson, Boston's first pick in last year's NBA draft and the 10th pick overall, as well as backup guards Milt Palacio and Randy Brown, and a first-round draft pick in this year's draft.

Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss confirmed the trade Wednesday evening.

Delk, a 6-foot-2 guard and five-year veteran out of Kentucky, was averaging 10.6 points this season for Phoenix. Rogers, a 6-7 forward and eight-year league from Wake Forest, started seven of Phoenix's 50 games, averaging 12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Johnson, who came out of Arkansas as an underclassman, started 33 of 48 games for Boston this season, averaging 6.3 points. Palacio was averaging 3.7 points as a backup guard, and Brown has played in just one game during an injury-plagued season.

The Celtics, 31-23 following Tuesday's last-second win over the Los Angeles Lakers, are in third place in the Eastern Conference. They play the Mavericks on Thursday in Dallas.

 

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