Rasheed Wallace joins the Boston Celtics

Rasheed Wallace joins Celtics

Rasheed Wallace joins Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce of the Celtics in the hope of winning the next few NBA Championships. This four-time All-Star player will be a great addition to the Boston Celtics and he is likely to back up Kevin Garnett at power forward and Kendrick Perkins at the center. He was introduced during the Celtics press conference and the general manager of the Boston Celtics, Danny Ainge said that he was very “ecstatic” to have Wallace on the team and he was sure that this move would boost the confidence and morale of the entire team and propel them to win the next Championship.

Wallace is a big man at 6 foot 11 inches and he played an important role in the 2004 Championship that was won by Detroit Pistons. Last year alone, he averaged 12 points for the Pistons and this was his 14th straight year in which he had averaged 10 or more points. During the last 14 seasons, he has rebounded at an average of 6.9 and he has blocked at an average of 1.4. Though he is starting to age at 34, he is still remarkable at shooting and rebounding. This impressive record is the reason why the Celtics put in a lot of effort to bring him to Boston. Danny Ainge, coach Doc Rivers, owner Wyc Grousbeck, Allen, Garnett and Pierce went to Wallace's house in Detroit to convince him to join the Celtics. After careful consideration, Wallace decided to join the Celtics and this was informed by his agent, Bill Strickland. Boston Celtics belong to the old school tradition that is dedicated to defense and Wallace said that this was one of the primary reasons that convinced him to join the Celtics.

Wallace signed a two-year contract at the mid-level exception with the Celtics for a sum of $5.7 or $5.8 million. Usually, mid-level season means a sum of money that is more than the average NBA salary. Teams that have exceeded the maximum Salary Cap can use this exception to sign free agents.

Wallace is also well-known for his technical fouls. He has a dubious record of having 41 technical fouls during the 2000-01 season when he was with Portland Trailblazers and this is the record for the most number of fouls during a single NBA season. According to the NBA rules, each foul after the 15th is entitled for an automatic suspension and during the last season, he was suspended on April 1st in New Jersey after he picked up his 16th technical foul. During this season, the NBA league fined him $25,000 for his criticism of officials Mike Callahan and Kenny Mauer after the Celtics won game 5 in the Eastern Conference in Boston.

With Allen, Wallace, Pierce and Garnett in their 30s, Celtics are left with their last few years of contending for the NBA Championship. The plans of Ainge and the hopes of numerous Boston Celtics fans can become a reality if Wallace can keep his temper in check.

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