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Is it time to break up the Big Three? The loss to the Lakers in the 2010 NBA finals exposed a Paul Pierce’s aging body, Ray Allen’s increasingly inconsistent play, and the team’s resistance to hand over the team to Rajon Rondo. Yes, Rondo is not the type of basketball player who likes taking the last shot, as all fans with Boston Celtics tickets saw time and time again at the TD Garden during the regular season.
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Paul Pierce is surely going to use his player option since he will make $21.5 million in the 2010-2011 season. Could he be used as an expiring contract? Do the Celtics even want to consider this since he is so loved in Bostonian sports? The front office is going to feel pressure to resign Ray Allen by fans wanting one more shot with the Big Three plus Rondo. However, sports fans always want another shot after getting so close. This is an aging team and they might be better served to start building around Rondo instead, beginning with letting Allen go.
The only thing known for sure is the Celtics are going to be over the cap, leaving them with a mid-level exception and the 19th draft pick. With a draft pick so late in the draft it is unlikely they will be able to find a scorer willing to take the game winning shot with Pierce, so which direction should they veer?
The mock drafts are all over the place this far down the list, but the two players mentioned on ESPN and NBA Draft.net are center Soloman Alabi and small forward James Anderson. Alabi is being discussed as defensive star like Dikembe Mutombo and Anderson is being noted for his scoring ability in college. At this point, I think the Celtics would much rather have a scorer to develop as the heir to Pierce, but the NBA Finals did highlight the Celtics’ inability to grab the rebound.
Boston has some distractions in the Red Sox and Patriots, but the Celtics are at a cross roads with a very difficult decision to make in the coming months.
The Boston Celtics will once again be strong contenders for the playoffs this 2009-2010 season with the help of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce at the TD Banknorth Garden. Not only that, but the signing of Rasheed Wallace and possibly Grant Hill could push the bench further into the hot spot. Even with Garnett coming off a knee surgery and many of the roster being in the second half of their playing careers, Boston Celtics tickets are going to be THE hot ticket this year. With these great names gracing the bench, it is quite possible that the Boston Celtics could bring home their number 18 championship.
