Rasheed Wallace

After spending the past five and half seasons with the Pistons, Wallace signed a contract with Boston as a gun-for-hire to help lead the Celtics to another championship. Wallace was the starting center during his stay in Detroit, but his role in Boston is still unclear. The Celtics have rolled out a starting front line of Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins the past two seasons, and Wallace may have to assume a sixth-man role. At, 35, he’s creeping towards the end of his career, but Wallace was still able to post solid averages in points (12.1), rebounds (7.4), threes (1.7), steals (0.9) and blocks (1.3) last season. He did struggle with his shooting, though, finishing with a career-low 41.9 percent from the floor. As always, Sheed’s problem is an unwillingness to play in the paint. At 6-11 with a long wingspan and an array of post-up moves, Wallace has the ability to dominate opponents on the block. Instead, he relies on a shaky long-range game. If Garnett and Co. can convince Wallace to stay planted down on the block, he could be in line for a revival in Boston. If not, Sheed will still provide plenty of value by being one of the few players in the Association capable of recording more than one three-pointer, steal and block per game.