NBA free agent commitments can’t become official till Wednesday but The Boston Globe is reporting that free agent Rasheed Wallace has committed to sign a contract with the Celtics.  The deal is expected to be two years at the mid-level exception (approximately $5.8 million.)

Is this really what the Celtics needed?  Obviously Sheed’s presence makes them a better team but weren’t they planning on resigning Glenn Big Baby Davis who does similar things to Sheed?  Furthermore Sheed doesn’t really give the Celtic lineup a ton of versatility.  If a team like the Magic go small, by putting Rashard Lewis at PF, how does Sheed help Boston match-up defensively?  Wouldn’t the Celtics would have been better off perusing a swing guy (Ariza, Artest, Childress)

In a league that is constantly becoming more up-tempo the Celtics seem to be taking a step in the wrong direction.

Jason Kidd has verbally committed to re-signing with the Mavericks, according to ESPN.com. The three-year deal is reportedly worth more than $25 million, all of it fully guaranteed

Whew.  The Knicks really dodged a bullet here.  Kidd is 36 years old and is bound to decline even more than he already has.  Yes, he’s as good of a floor general as there is in the NBA but he also can’t guard anyone at this point.  He’s also a career .342% 3pt shooter.  His .406% mark of this past year was the result of him seeing more wide open shots.  He’s a poor fit for the D’Antoni offense without a supporting cast.  There’s no Drik on the Knicks drawing double teams.

As for the Mavs they get their guy back but at what cost.  My guess is that in three years were talking about Jason Kidd’s expiring contract in trades.