Celtics Rambling Thoughts

Please bear with me. I'm exhausted from watching the whole draft, from 1-60. The Allen Iverson rumor will not die and the way Danny acted today just adds more fuel to the AI fire. Just take a quick look at the roster as of 12:13 am: Paul Pierce - G/F Wally Szczerbiak - G/F Delonte West - G Sebastian Telfair - G Tony Allen - F/G Gerald Green - F/G Orien Greene - G Rajon Rondo - G Al Jefferson - F Kendrick Perkins - C Theo Ratliff - C Ryan Gomes - F Brian Grant - F/C Brian Scalabrine - F Dwayne Jones - F/C Leon Powe - F That is sixteen total players -- just enough to swap out a few for one. If the C's are serious about Iverson (and apparently they are), who would/could/should leave? Szczerbiak, because of his money (roughly $10-million) and the lack of shots on a team with Pierce and Iverson. Rondo, acquired from Phoenix along with Brian Grant and cash for a future first round pick (most likely Cleveland's in '07), might be attractive to Philadelphia to fill part of the void in the backcourt. Telfair could be in this mix too. Al Jefferson, mainly because he's young, big, talented, and comes cheap. Gerald Green could be used along the same line of thought -- young, athletic, talented, and cheap. The word is that Boston needs to find a third (or fourth) team to make this all work. Utah has been mentioned, possibly moving Carlos Boozer. Say it falls out like this: AI to Boston, Boozer and Rondo to Philadelphia, Szczerbiak, Gerald Green and a throw in like Dwayne Jones or Leon Powe to Utah. Here is how the C's would look: Guards: Iverson, West, Telfair, Greene (4) Wings: Pierce, Allen, Gomes (3) Forwards: Jefferson, Grant, Powe/Jones, Scalabrine (4) Centers: Perkins, Ratliff (2) An Iverson, West, Pierce, Jefferson, Perkins starting five is an upgrade over '05-'06 but is it enough to make the leap within the division or the Eastern Conference? Doubtful. The fallout in the next few weeks will go a long, long way to determine the status of the '06-'07 season.