Boston signs a free agent!

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Celtics Sign Blount

BOSTON, Aug. 1 — The Boston Celtics announced on Tuesday that they signed 
free agent center Mark Blount. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. 

Blount, 25, earned a place on the Celtics' roster with his play at the 2000 
Shaw's Pro Summer League. In eight games from July 17 through July 24, the 
6-10 Blount averaged 10.3 points on 25-of-45 (.545) shooting and just over 
four rebounds per contest. 

Following his sophomore season at the University of Pittsburgh, Blount 
declared himself eligible for the 1997 NBA Draft. He was selected in the 
second round (55th overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics. After being waived by 
Seattle during the 1997-98 season, Blount first signed with Sioux Falls 
SkyForce of the CBA and then with the Baltimore Bay Runners of the IBL for 
the entire 1999-00 campaign, in which he averaged more than 17 points and 10 
rebounds over 54 games.