The Celtics have signed 38-year old center Shaquille O’Neal to a 1-year deal. O’Neal played in 53 games (all starts) for the Cavaliers last year and he averaged 23.4 minutes, 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 1,170 games (1,161 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 35.2 minutes, 24.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. Shaq Daddy is #5 all-time in points scored (28,255), #14 in rebounds (12,921) and #7 in blocked shots (2,690) in NBA history. O’Neal will back up Jermaine O’Neal when the season starts and it’s quite possible that he could be a third team center when Kendrick Perkins comes back from his injury. But it’s also still possible that Shaq could beat out Jermaine O’Neal for the starting job at center. I like this signing for the Celtics as it never hurts to bring another Hall of Fame player to the roster.