Boston ? The Boston Celtics acquired forward Vin Baker from Seattle on Monday in a five-player deal that sent point guard Kenny Anderson to the SuperSonics.

The Celtics also received guard Shammond Williams and traded center Vitaly Potapenko and guard Joseph Forte to the Sonics.

The deal brings Baker, a nine-year NBA veteran, back to New England. He was born in Connecticut and starred at the University of Hartford.

The Celtics hope it will revitalize the career of the 6-foot-11 Baker, who played in four consecutive All-Star games from 1995-98.

“I believe the marriage between Vin Baker and the Sonics really had problems,” Sonics coach Nate McMillan said during a news conference in Seattle.

“He had lost his confidence out on the floor and just couldn’t get it back. We couldn’t take another chance on bringing Vin back and having him not want to be here.”

The Sonics get Anderson, an 11-year veteran who had one of his better seasons as the Celtics reached the playoffs for the first time in seven years.