The Celtics had a press conference Tuesday morning at the team’s practice facility in Waltham, Massachusetts; 10 miles of downtown Boston to introduce their newest acquisition, The Big Shamrock!

Shaquille O’Neal was signed last week as a free agent for a two-year contract worth $2.8 million.

That’s dirty cheap for a player albeit old who can still give you 10 points and 7 rebounds per game and give opposing big men trouble at the defensive end.

After starting in 1,161 of the 1,170 games he’s played over 18 seasons for the Orlando Magic, LA Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers, Shaq might come off the bench full-time for the first time in his career. Jermaine O’Neal who was also newly acquired might play the starting center until Kendrick Perkins returns in February as he recuperates from a knee surgery suffered at Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals.

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Shaquille O’Neal has a new nickname!

No, it’s not The Big Leprechaun.

It’s The Big Shamrock!

At least that’s what the Boston Celtic’s web site says after signing Shaq to a veteran minimum contract of $2.8 million for two years.

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The rumor that Shaq is going to Boston is true after all.

Shaquille O’Neal has agreed today to play for the Boston Celtics for two years for the veteran minimum of $2.8 million.

With Shaq’s addition, the team now has four future Hall-of-Famers in its roster with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

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In the 2010 NBA free-agency market that came to be known as the Summer of Lebron, Shaquille O’Neal of the Cleveland Cavaliers is the biggest name; literally and figuratively, from the 2010 NBA free agent class that is yet to be signed by an NBA team.

It’s because Shaq is struggling to find an NBA team that can guarantee him playing time, the money he wants and a chance to get even with Kobe’s five championship rings.

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Seems like “Z” wants a championship ring so bad too.

Less than a week after Lebron James announced his decision to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to play for the Miami Heat starting this season, Lebron’s former Cavaliers teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas decided to jump on the bandwagon too to lend his support to the triumvirate.

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“This fall I am taking my talents to South Beach and play with the Miami Heat. The major factor was the best opportunity for me to win, to win now and for the future also. Winning is the most important thing for me. I feel like this is going to be the best opportunity.”

With these words uttered at ESPN’s “The Decision” last July 8 at 9:00 PM, Lebron bolted out of Cleveland to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami Heat starting next season.

Classmates in the 2003 NBA Draft, they now form one of the most talented trios the NBA has ever seen.

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