NBA Roster Shake Ups

A glance at the summer roster shake ups of several NBA teams.

The NBA is turning more and more into your typical EA Sports Video Game where rosters are altered by the click of a mouse of press of a controller button. The Boston Celtics were a team of under-developed prospects last season and had one of the worst records in the league. With a wave of a wand, - POOF! - they convert one young player, an over-priced injury prone player and an old over-priced player into Ray Allen. With another wave of a wand, they convert several (about seven) young players and a couple draft picks into Kevin Garnett. Suddenly, the Celtics are sporting a trio of star veterans who are hungry for a title. Imagine Kevin Garnett posting up against Eastern Conference competition and kicking it out to either Ray Allen or Paul Pierce, two of the league's best outside shooters.

Is it wise for the Celtics to part with so much of its future? Only time can answer that. The Celtics are looking a bit thin now and many are concerned with the trio's durability.

Still, Boston will be a fun team to watch with a starting lineup of:

C. Kendrick Perkins

PF. Kevin Garnett

SF. Paul Pierce

PG. Rajon Rondo

SG. Ray Allen

Other NBA roster shake ups have included the Orlando Magic, who lost Darko Milicic but picked up Rashard Lewis; the Charlotte Bobcats, who traded draft pick Brandan Wright to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson; the Minnesota Timberwolves, who instead of having Kevin Garnett have numerous young prospects and a couple more draft picks in their pockets; the Seattle Supersonics, who drafted Kevin Durant, but lost their top two players in Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis; and the Portland Trail Blazers, who moved Zach Randolph, but landed Greg Oden in the 2007 NBA Draft.