Celtics sign Pavlovic

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Pavlovic, a 6'7" guard/forward, appeared in 17 games for the Celtics last season and scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor against the New York Knicks on the final day of the season (April 13). The native of Bar, Montenegro was a part of the 2006-07 Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers and was a starter in each game on their run to the Finals. During that 2006-07 regular season he posted a career-high average of 9.0 points per game and shot 40.5% from three-point range in 67 games. Pavlovic also shot a career-high 41.0% from three-point territory during the 2008-09 season. Pavlovic has posted career averages of 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 483 career games with stops in Utah, Cleveland, Minnesota, New Orleans, Dallas and Boston.