In the span of mere minutes at Thursday’s trade deadline, Boston Celtics center Chris Wilcox went from near castoff to the most important backup big man on the team.

“The main thing is this team gave me a second chance at getting back into the league, so I wanted to come back here and prove my point, let them know that I appreciate everything they did for me so far,” Wilcox said.

“They took a chance on me, bringing me back after the trade deadline, so I just wanted to come out and play hard,” Wilcox said.

via Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston