24-year old Kendrick Perkins knows his role and that is to rebound and play defense and he does that well. Perkins played in 76 games for the Celtics last season and he averaged 29.6 minutes, 8.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game. His minutes might come down a little bit because he has a much better back up than last season. 35-year old Rasheed Wallace will give the Celtics a awesome offense when he is on the floor. He is also still a good defensive player but the fact that he can drag the opposing center out to the three point line will open up the paint for other Celtics. Wallace played in 66 games for the Pistons last season and he averaged 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. He will likely only get 20-25 minutes a game for the Celtics this season and it will be interesting to see how he handles that because he has always been a starter. 31-year old Brian Scalabrine will be the #3 center for the Celtics this season. He played in 39 games for the Celtics last year and he averaged 12.9 minutes, 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Don’t look for Scalabrine to play much this season unless the Celtics have injuries to at least two of there big guys.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CENTERS IN 2009-2010: B