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Rasheed Wallace has officially joined the Celtics.

His signing was announced Wednesday afternoon by Danny Ainge, the team's president of basketball operations.

"We are ecstatic to be able to add a player the caliber of Rasheed Wallace to our team," Ainge said. "It is not every day that you can add a four-time All-Star and a player with championship experience."

While Wallace is past his prime, at age 34, he is still very much a factor with a set of skills rare, even for the NBA.

The 6-foot-11, 230-pound center/forward, has averaged 15.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 33.9 minutes per game over his 14-year career. He has posted14 straight seasons of averaging 10 or more points, a tie for second most among active players along with new teammate Kevin Garnett and behind only Shaquille O'Neal.

Wallace is one of 13 players in NBA history to make 13 consecutive appearances in the playoffs. Others include Celtics' Kevin McHale, Bob Cousy, Robert Parish and Bill Russell.

Wallace also is one of only three players in NBA history to have recorded 150 three-point field goals, 150 blocks and 100 steals in his postseason career joining Scottie Pippen and Robert Horry.

The fourth pick in the 1995 draft out of North Carolina, Wallace is a four-time all-star (2000, 2001, 2006, 2008). Wallace has made two trips to the NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons (2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons), winning the NBA Championship in the 2003-04 season.

Wallace joins Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan as the only four active players that have posted 15,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, 1,500 assists and 1,000 blocks in their careers.

 Tags  Boston Celtics Danny Ainge Rasheed Wallace

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