Center idea: Bernard James

[Gainesville Celtic]

Dallas declined to give him a qualifying offer, so he's an UFA looking for a team

He's already 28 (after a stint in the Army) so he doesn't have the same room for improvement that a 20 year old Kendrick Perkins did, but their stats and per36 stats after their 1st two years in the league are are eerily similar.

I'd love to give the kid a shot, but doubt Ainge would sign him over C.Iverson...

If they bring DeJuan back, I?d be the fourth center again and I?d probably need to go somewhere else,? James said Tuesday. ?If I can be the third center and get 10 or 15 minutes a game, then that would be a step forward.

?I?m not getting any younger. In fact, I?m already old.?

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Jonathan Abrams (a totally underated writer) did a nice post-NBA draft feature on him at Grantland