As always, Ainge unafraid to take his shot

There is no argument here. Jeff Green is the best player of the four players involved in yesterday’s deal.

Green is 6 feet 9 inches, 235 pounds, and a born team player. Just about my only concern is that there may be a bit too much KG in him; i.e. he is so selfless that he occasionally over-passes himself out of a good shot. I can see KG and Green passing themselves into a shot-clock violation. Overall, I’d say he’s the young Antonio McDyess; something like that.

As an aside, most people are aware of the great coincidence involving Green. He was taken out of Georgetown by the Celtics with the fifth pick of the 2007 draft, the key component in the deal bringing Allen to Boston.

Once again, Danny Ainge reminds us that when the topic of the NBA’s most fearless executives is introduced into the discussion, his name tops the list. No one saw a deal of this magnitude coming. All that was asked of him when the day dawned was to produce a warm 6-6/6-7 body to gobble up minutes behind Pierce. No one would have been surprised had the result been a 10-day contract for some fringe piece of NBA flotsam and jetsam.

Nope, not Danny. He came home with a 24-year-old stud who will be of immediate aid to a team desperate for a forward while representing the long-term future once Garnett fades into black, never to be seen near an NBA arena again.

Nate Robinson? Well, thanks, little guy. We’ll always have the “Shrek and Donkey Game.’’

No, seriously, with Nate there wasn’t a shred of false advertising. The Celtics knew exactly what they were getting, and he gave them all he could, given his profound limitations as a 5-9 shooting guard. He’s only 24, and my guess is he will have a reasonably long NBA career bouncing from team to team as coaches hope they can tap into that occasional offensive explosiveness.

But it’s always going to be caveat emptor. Don’t take him if you’re looking for a starter. Don’t take him if you think he’s a point guard. And don’t take him if you are looking for someone to count on more than once every four or five games.