Although Davis played very well last year in the playoffs, he didn’t get any big offers this offseason due largely to the fact that he was a restricted free agent. With the Celtics saying they planned to keep him, Davis decided to take a two-year deal that will allow him to be an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the contract.

In the regular season last year, Davis averaged seven points and four rebounds in 21.5 minutes per contest. In the playoffs, with Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe sidelined with injuries, Davis averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 36.4 minutes per game.

This upcoming season, Davis will provide quality depth off the bench. With Garnett, Kendrick Perkins and Rasheed Wallace likely ahead of him in the rotation, Davis will have to play well to carve out a consistent spot in the daily lineup. As he showed in the playoffs, the 23-year-old is definitely capable.

Glen Davis - Boston Celtics (Image: Zuma Press)

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Glen Davis Re-signs with the Celtics

According to the Detroit Free Press, there is some growing speculation that Wallace might be returning to the Detroit Pistons.  After losing Rashed Wallace to the Boston Celtics, the Pistons are reportedly looking for another frontcourt player. They are in desperate need of an aggressive rebounding presence.

Ben Wallace might be a Piston by the start of the 2009 - 2010 NBA season.

Ben Wallace could be signed for the veteran’s minimum of $1.3 million. He was at home with the Pistons before and could find a good fit with them again.

Image: Zuma Press

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Is Ben Wallace Returning To The Pistons?

Rasheed Wallace to the Boston Celtics (Image: Zuma Press)

With the Celtics, Wallace will likely come off the bench behind the frontline of Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins. He provides Boston with yet another veteran with championship experience who plays well in the playoffs to go along with Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.

Last year with the Detroit Pistons, Wallace averaged 12 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 32 minutes per game. Wallace joined the Pistons in 2004 and helped the team win the 2004 NBA championship.

On the first day of free agency, the Celtics sent a group to meet with Wallace and his wife. They wooed him to join the Celtics.

On Sunday, that wooing paid off.

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Rasheed Wallace Picks the Boston Celtics

Only a handful of Detroit players acted like they gave two cents. One of them who did not was Rasheed Wallace. His 6.5 ppg and 11-30 fg do not tell the whole story though, he often did not even debate foul calls, something he has always been known for doing. Tayshaun Prince, visibly slowed by a bad back, was even less inspiring, averaging a stunning 3.8 ppg and 3.5 reb/gm. Tayshaun did not shoot a single free throw the entire series. I’m still wondering why he played 32.2 min/gm. I’d reckon Aaron Afflalo and Walter Herrmann could have at least doubled Prince’s averages in the same amount of minutes.  Not that it would have made a lick of difference, but really, as a Piston fan, it was tough to see Prince play his last 4 games as a Piston so limited (if Dumars is smart, both Sheed and Prince will be in different cities next season).

This graphic tells most of what went wrong for Detroit this series and, well, the whole season actually.

At least Iverson took care of the ball (Image:Ball Don't Lie)

Cavs could be in for a scare in round 2, they are clearly not in playoff mode. They would have been given tougher games by Washington and Indiana. Detroit was not engaged and seemed insulted to even be in the 8^th spot. Somehow the organization didn’t get the “tank for a better draft pick” memo.  As Charles Barkley said on TNT, Detroit had “one foot in Cancun” even before the series began.

And Antonio McDyess chose to come back to Detroit for that?

Can you imagine Denver having the Birdman and McDyess coming off the bench? Dwight could sure use a real power forward to play with. And Boston needs him right about now, Brian Scalabrine just played 10 minutes in a tight Game 5!

What a shame Antonio, what a shame.

Though, I must say, my mood is slowly but surely changing for the better. Allen Iverson never winning a NBA championship is reason enough for a nice, loud CHEERS!

Good luck on that AI, you really showed your true colors over the past 5 months.

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Cavs-Pistons Recap

The nicknames?

Richard Hamilton’s nickname is Hollywood Hamilton

Rodney Stuckey’s nicknames are Stuck, Young 50 and Curtis Jackson, Jr.

Kwame Brown’s nickname is Coffee with No Cream

Jason Maxiell’s nickname is Darkness

Allen Iverson’s nickname is Chuck

Amir Johnson’s nickname is Paper Thin

Rasheed Wallace’s nicknames are Roscoe and Dirty 30

Here’s the Rasheed Wallace video where he gives explanations for all the nicknames:

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Rasheed Wallace Video – Team Nicknames