The Celtics will only ask their centers to rebound and play good defense. They probably will get that from this bunch of centers. Look for Kendrick Perkins to be the starter for Boston. Perkins hasn’t played much in his career, only averaging 13.9 minutes per game in 138 games. Perkins is an active rebounder & defender that played well the second half of last season and the Celtics expect that to continue. Perkins has averaged 3.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 block per game over his short career.

Theo Ratliff was added in a trade with the Trailblazers on draft day. Ratliff is a great defensive center and a good rebounder. Hopefully he can teach Perkins a few tricks when he gets healthy. Ratliff has averaged 8.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game over his career.

Michael Olowokandi is hanging on in Boston by a thread. The Candy Man has the skills to be a good center, he just doesn’t have the heart for it. Olowokandi has averaged 8.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game over his career. Olowokandi is nearing the end of his career unless he changes his ways and get tough.