Can Danny?

Current Center: Kendick Perkins, Brian Scalabrine

Big Al will likely see a lot of minutes in the middle but the Celtics still need to add a big man who's capable of defending guys like Chris Bosh, Nenad Krstic, and other quick big men.  If they can't get that, at the very least they need a big man who can be an improvement on Perkins, who is solid defensively but can't stay on the floor whether it be injuries or fouls.

The Main Target: Zaza Pachulia (A strong defender and a no-nonsense guy,  He's not that quick but he's probably the best we can afford. Pachulia might be on the block now that the Hawks have Horford and Shelden Williams on the roster.  He's good not great and might not cost too much to acquire.)

Possible Additions: The Odd Man Out in Seattle (Swift, Petro,  and Sene are all solid but are all projects); Darko Milicic (It would take a sign-and-trade but we might be able to roll the dice on Darko who Clifford Ray is a big fan of); Joel Pryzbilla (makes too much, looked terrible last year, but is fairly young and has talent); Aaron Williams (getting older but a solid defender and could come cheaply); Primoz Brezec (a lousy defender but a solid offensive player); Radoslav Nesterovic (two more years on overpaid contract, solid but not great, might not cost too much); Etan Thomas (solid defender but overpaid and just not all that great); Rafael Arraujo (hard worked who's improved to being just sub-par instead of terrible); Jamaal Magloire (solid defensively but bad knees have sapped most of his usefulness); Chris Mihm (Solid but unspectacular and injury prone); Jared Reiner (six fouls); Mikki Moore (we had him once; I'm not sure he's that good sans Jason Kidd); Marc Jackson (Bad on defense but helps the offense); Earl Barron (Solid backup but inexperienced); Jackie Butler (More of an offensive player than defensive, inexperienced); Michael Olowokandi (if it ain't going to get fixed, why change what's broke?)

Longshots:Marcus Camby (the Nuggets would have to be looking to really dump contracts for next to nothing for us to have a shot at Camby); Jeff Foster (Good defender but the Pacers need him and I could see him starting for Jim O'Brien); P.J. Brown (Not much left in the tank and I can't see him thinking the Celtics is a great place to end his career); Dikembe Mutombo (a nice fit but another guy I can't see looking at Beantown to close his career); Dan Gadzuric (Solid but overpaid, the C's can't handle his contract); Sam Dalembert (Camby-like situation in which Sixers would want to just get rid of his contract)