According to Yahoo! Sports, Darko Milicic is "strongly" leaning towards returning to Europe and leaving the Celtics for the year to be with his ill mother.
Milicic, the former number 2 overall pick of the Detroit Pistons in the 2003, missed last night's game in Detroit due to a personal matter. It turns out this is a very serious matter.
After a promising preseason in which he appeared in four games and averaged 5 rebounds in only 14.5 minutes a contest, Milicic has had no impact on the team during the first 11 regular season games. He has made only appearance on November 2 against the Bucks, the Celtics' home opener. He played 5 unimpressive minutes missing his only shot, committing a foul, and turning the ball over twice. He's also been dealing with a wrist injury that he said was not improving "any time soon."
This is not the first time Milicic has tossed around the idea of returning back to Europe and in particular Serbia, his home country.
According to the report, Doc Rivers recently met with Darko and told him to take his time and make the best decision for him and his family.
If Milicic were to leave, that would leave the need for another big, which leads to the other news surfacing around the Celtics today. Various outlets have reported that the Celtics' players are making a strong push to management to go after free-agent Kenyon Martin. The Celtics considered Martin during the offseason, but they ultimately chose to go with Jason Collins and Milicic.
The Celtics could do a few different things in the event that Milicic leaves. They will most likely leave the spot open and possibly add another player later in the season. Also, considering Avery Bradley is due back in a few weeks, the spot may be waiting for him. They also have Fab Melo and Kris Joseph in the D-League.
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