Prior to Sebastian Telfair's arrest, the Celtics could have dealt the young point guard away in a one-for-one package, but that possibility has supposedly evaporated.

Since the club has said that Telfair has played his final game for the Celtics, executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge is left with little bargaining leverage.

Denver, Orlando and Minnesota are already being mentioned as possible new landing spots for Sebastian Telfair.

"I would think that the Celtics will try to get something for him," one Eastern Conference executive said Wednesday. "Once things settle down, I could see them looking to put him in a trade, being a guy who's included in a deal to make the numbers work. But somebody will take a shot on him. He's young and he made a mistake."

Charges of aggravated battery against Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen were dismissed Tuesday in a Chicago court.

The development came on the second day of a trial stemming from a fight in August 2005 outside a restaurant near downtown Chicago.

"He was pretty happy about the outcome," Michael Higgins, Allen's agent, said. "I think this has been dragged out for too long. It's been a long time coming."

Just one week Sebastian Telfair was arrested on a gun possession charge, the Boston Celtics are severing ties with the guard after one season.

"I wanted to let you know that we have removed Sebastian's nameplate from his locker in Waltham. The facts and circumstances of his case have not been determined but he does not have a Celtics locker and we do not anticipate that he will," Celtics managing partner Wyc Grousbeck wrote in an e-mail to the Boston Globe on Tuesday.

Telfair's playing time became increasingly limited as Boston's disappointing 2006-2007 season went along.

Telfair's cousin, New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, showed up to support him hours before he was arraigned, the Daily News reported on its Web site.

"The players on the Celtics have been explicitly warned, this year, to obey the team and league gun prohibition as well as state laws. We take this very seriously and will act accordingly once the facts have been determined," Grousbeck said Friday night.

Boston Celtics point guard Sebastian Telfair was arrested early Friday morning after police said they found a loaded handgun in his car, according to a report from the Westchester Journal.

Telfair was stopped for speeding on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers, New York, police say. Police said they stopped the 21-year-old shortly before 4 a.m. when they witnessed his 2006 Land Rover going 77 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, according to the report.

Theo Ratliff will be entering the final season of his contract this summer, making him a valuable commodity.  The team that holds his rights might also benefit from an insurance payout if Ratliff, who played just two games this season because of a back problem that eventually required surgery, is unable to play.  

Ratliff believes he will return though.

?Oh, yeah,? Ratliff said. ?Definitely. There?s no doubt about that. I?m sure of that. I?m not ready to quit yet.?

The Boston Celtics announced today that forward Brian Scalabrine underwent successful right hand surgery this morning at New England Baptist Hospital. The surgery was performed by Dr. Hervey Kimball and was assisted by Celtics Team Physician, Dr. Brian McKeon.

Scalabrine appeared in 54 games this season for the Celtics, starting a career high 17.  The USC alum averaged 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 19.0 minutes per game this season.  Scalabrine scored a season high 17 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 31 in Boston.

The Magic haven't dealt with the pressure of the postseason in four years and it showed in Sunday's 88-86 win over Boston.

The Magic clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with Indiana's 111-107 loss to New Jersey and their win over Boston, but it was far from a confidence-building victory.

Fifty years to the day after Boston won the first of its NBA-best 16 titles, the Celtics showed just how far they are from winning another one.

Charlie Bell scored 24 points and Dan Gadzuric added a season-high 21 points and 11 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap a four-game losing streak with a 104-102 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

Boston clinched the worst record in the Eastern Conference and second worst in the league, giving them the second best chance at potentially drafting Ohio State's Greg Oden or Kevin Durant from Texas.  Memphis has secured the league's worst record, giving them the best chance at choosing first.

Five time all-star Paul Pierce of the Celtics will miss the remainder of the season with a sore left elbow.

Pierce, who underwent surgery on the same elbow last offseason and had an infection in it earlier this season, has not played since re-aggravating the injury in a 105-96 double-overtime victory over Orlando on March 28.