Big Shamrock teams up with the Big Ticket

The 7-foot-1, 325-pound center is coming to the Eastern Conference champions, hoping he could fill the spot Perkins left due to injury. The C’s fell short in the NBA Finals against the Lakers when Kendrick Perkins got injured with his right knee during Game 6. Having Jermaine O’neal and Shaq in the center position, the Celtics is going big this upcoming season. Shaq signed 2-year deal with the Celtics and he is looking to add more titles to his four titles in his career.

The Big Shamrock is looking to start as center playing alongside Garnett, Pierce, Allen and Rondo. Backing them up will be Jermaine O’Neal, Glenn Davis, and Nate Robinson. The Celtics is also expecting Perkins’ recovery from his knee surgery within the regular season to make their size felt in the East.

Shaq told the press during his introduction as a new member of the Celtics that KG has always been his one of the favorite young players. Though they had so many battles against each other in the past, they also shared many conversations and many times, they’ve hung out. Now that he is a part of the team, his presence will give The Big Ticket a little more room to operate. He will keep the big guys off KG so he can go inside, outside and get a little bit more loose. “He [KG] has one [championship], he should have three, so hopefully we can get this one together,” he added.

The Eastern Conference Champions will not be bringing back Rasheed Wallace in the roster. Wallace’s agent confirmed the retirement to the Boston Globe on Monday. Ainge said every possible trade using Wallace’s contract was considered after it became clear he wasn’t returning. Celtics owed Wallace $13 million for the final two years of the three-year deal. The Celtics likely bought out the remainder of the contract.

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