Not so long ago, the Celtics had five centres; Perkins,
Shaquille O'Neal,
Jermaine O'Neal,
Rasheed Wallace and
Semih Erden. They had more centres than they had roster spots for them, and had done it this way on purpose. But Rasheed followed through on his retirement plans, Shaq has struggled to stay healthy, and Jermaine lost that same struggle four years ago. Not even Erden exists any more; like Daniels, he and the
Skillz Train were pawned off to the Cavaliers in exchange for a second round draft pick, simultaneously opening roster spots and saving money. Without him on the bench, the Celtics become even shallower. The team that has to go through
Dwight Howard now has to do so while relying on Nenad Krstic and
Big Baby at centre.