Marbury officially a Celtic

February 27, 4:51 PMBoston Celtics ExaminerJohn Karalis

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It's official.  Stephon Marbury is a member of the Boston Celtics.  The team put out the following release.

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed free agent guard Stephon Marbury. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"We are very excited to have a player of Stephon's caliber joining our team. Our entire organization is confident in the belief that Stephon can play an important role in helping us to win another championship," said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations.

Marbury, a 6'2", 205lb guard, is entering his 13th season in the NBA and has posted career averages of 19.7 points and 7.8 assists per game. The former Georgia Tech product is third among all active players in assists with 6,396. The two time All-Star has averaged 20 or more points in a season seven times and has averaged eight or more assists nine times. During his career, Marbury has finished in the NBA's top 5 in assists five times, and has finished in the top 10 nine times.

Marbury will wear #8.

Earlier in the day, a video surfaced of Marbury dramatically whipping off his shirt to reveal a Celtics shirt, so this isn't exactly a surprise.  And with Gabe Pruitt suspended, expect to see Marbury in action tonight.