Because the Celtics spent so much money on their starting lineup they had to be on the cheap for the bench. When that is considered, the Celtics didn’t do too bad at assembling one. Tony Allen will be the top player off of the bench for the Celtics this season as long as he stays healthy. He can play both the point and shooting guard positions which will come in handy for the Celtics. He played in 33 games (18 starts) last season for the Celtics before blowing out a knee and he averaged 24.4 minutes, 11.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He also shot well from the floor (51.4%) and the free throw line (78.4%) last season. James Posey will back up at small forward and shooting guard for the Celtics. He’s a great defensive player and he’s a solid shooter. He played in 71 games (19 starts) last season with the Heat and he averaged 27.0 minutes, 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Eddie House is also a three point bomber (42.9%) that will provide instant offense off the bench for the Celtics. He’s a shoot first guard as he played in 56 games (1 start) last season for the Nets and he averaged 16.9 minutes, 8.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Brian Scalabrine will back up at both forward spots for the Celtics and he’s also a solid three point shooter (40%) but he’s a little soft. He played in 54 games (17 starts) last season for the Celtics and he averaged 19.0 minutes, 4.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Rookies Gabe Pruitt (point guard) and Glen “Big Baby” Davis will get some opportunities to show what they can do this season. Pruitt is the #3 point guard right now but Davis is listed as Kevin Garnett’s backup so he could earn some playing time and he has some good moves around the basket and he’s a good rebounder. Leon Powe and Scot Pollard will back up Kendrick Perkins at center for the Celtics. Powe is the younger player and he seems to have a higher ceiling than Pollard does. Powe played in 63 games (2 starts) last season for the Celtics and he averaged 11.4 minutes, 4.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Pollard wasn’t used much last season by the Cavs and he could be rusty. Pollard only worked in 24 games (0 starts) last season for the Cavs and he averaged 4.5 minutes, 1.0 point, 1.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Pollard has played in 484 games in his NBA career and he’s averaged 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. The Celtics would be happy if Pollard could average his career norms this season.