<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Boston Celtics have signed first-round picks Al Jefferson, Delonte West and Tony Allen to contracts, the team announced Saturday. The Celtics had selected Jefferson, a 6-10, 265-pound forward from Prentiss High School in Mississippi, with the 15th overall pick; West, a 6-4, 180-pound guard from St. Joseph's, with the 24th choice; and Allen, a 6-4, 213-pound guard from Oklahoma State, with the 25th pick. Per terms of the collective bargaining agreement, Jefferson - who averaged 42.6 points and 18.0 rebounds as he was named Mr. Basketball in Mississippi last season - receives a guaranteed three-year contract worth $1.209 million in 2004-05, $1.269 million in 2005-06 and $1.330 million in 2006-07. The club has a $1.662 million option for 2007-08. West earns $807,100 in 2004-05, $847,400 in 2005-06 and $887,800 in 2005-06. The Celtics have a $1.110 million option for the 2007-08 campaign. He averaged 18.9 points on 51 percent shooting in his junior campaign for the Hawks, who reached the "Elite Eight" of the NCAA Tournament.</div> <div align="center">Link</div>
