Is this guy worth the headache?

NBA's most wanted...Not the ref, who wants him? But, Rasheed Wallace

Here’s how badly the Boston Celtics believe Rasheed Wallace can be the difference in winning an 18th NBA championship next season: Coach Doc Rivers and the Big Three have made a recruiting trip to woo him, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

So if you need nicknames, then you might have found your man.  But Rasheed has been in decline and has been known to be a disruptive force before. I dug in the crates for this older news piece from the NY Times

June 4, 2005

After Being Driven to Distraction, Pistons Are Seeking a Way Back

By LIZ ROBBINS

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 3 – Rasheed Wallace was laughing and hitting trick 3-pointers on Friday, seemingly carefree for a player who was fined $20,000 by the N.B.A. for suggesting a referees’ conspiracy after the Pistons lost on Thursday night to the Heat in Miami.

In a profane outburst, Wallace said the referees would call Game 6 in the Pistons’ favor just to extend the Eastern Conference finals to seven games. Ka-ching went the N.B.A.’s cash register.

Wallace, who did not talk to reporters on Friday, contributed 2 points and 1 technical foul in 27 foul-plagued minutes during the 88-76 loss. Becoming unhinged – as he has throughout his career – Wallace typified the instability of the Pistons.

The defending champions have no time left to cry foul, no room for their big men to come up empty. Their playoff run is in jeopardy.

I love his intensity and his ability to bring big men out of the lane, since they have to guard his jumpshot, since his range is out to the 3pt line.  But, a team could not bring him aboard without a strong veteran presence to keep him in line.  In Portland, they were all pretty young, so he was the leader of the lost boys.

Lord of the Flies Battle between coach and player

but the possibilities….Rockets, I might start here instead of Gortat…just be a crazy ass team with him and Artest.