In Depth

With the impending acquisition of Carlos Arroyo, let’s take a look at how the finished roster measures up regarding cut and dry statistics as well as intangible experience.

Guards

Rajon Rondo, 25 years old, 6’1″, 4 years in NBA, 64 playoff games, 2010-2011 active leader in assists per game (12.2), 2008 NBA Champion.

Ray Allen, 35 years old, 6’5″, 14 years in NBA, 101 playoff games, active NBA 3-point field goal leader, career 19.8 points per game, 2008 NBA Champion.

Delonte West, 27 years old, 6’4″, 6 years in NBA, 45 playoff games, career 3.6 assists per game and 9.9 points per game.

Von Wafer, 25 years old, 6’5″, 4 years in NBA, 13 playoff games, .323 3-point field goal percentage.

Avery Bradley, 20 years old, 6’2″, Rookie, averaged 11.6 points per game in NCAA.

Carlos Arroyo, 31 years old, 6’2″, 8 years in NBA, 34 playoff games in which he averaged 10.6 minutes per game.

Forwards

Paul Pierce, 33 years old, 6’6″, 12 years in NBA, 101 playoff games, averaging 19.1 points this season, 2008 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and Champion.

Kevin Garnett, 34 years old, 6’11″, 15 years in NBA, 96 playoff games, averaging 9.2 rebounds per game this season, 2003-04 NBA MVP, 2008 NBA Champion.

Glen Davis, 25 years old, 6’9″, 3 years in NBA, 55 playoff games, averaging 11.6 points per game this season, 2008 NBA Champion.

Jeff Green, 24 years old, 6’9″, 3 years in NBA, 6 playoff games, career 14.2 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Troy Murphy, 30 years old, 6’11″, 9 years in NBA, never appeared in the playoffs (active leader in games played without playoff appearance), career 39% 3-point shooter, career 14.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

Sasha Pavlovic, 27 years old, 6’8″, 7 years in NBA, 42 playoff games in which he averaged 5.6 points, .352 3-point field goal percentage.

Centers

Shaquille O’Neal, 38 (39 tomorrow), 7’1″, 18 years in NBA, 214 playoff games, averaging 9.3 points in 20.7 minutes this year, 4-time NBA Champion.

Jermaine O’Neal, 32 years old, 6’11″, 14 years in NBA, 81 playoff games, 21 blocks in 17 games this year, 6-time NBA All-Star.

Nenad Krstic, 27 years old, 7’0″, 6 years in NBA, 21 playoff games, career 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, 2004-2006 Top 5 in personal fouls (but he’s not tough).

Average age: 28.87, let’s call it 29.

By the way, this myth and gripe that the Celtics got “smaller” is absolutely false. Harangody, Erden and Perkins were the only players traded of any significant size while the additions of Murphy, Pavlovic and Green paired with the O’Neals actually makes this team “bigger”. It does much more than that in theory.