Celtics 4th in SI Preseason Power Rankings

Via Chris Mannix of SI.com:

The Celtics understand they have a two-year window to win and are loading up accordingly. Rasheed Wallace is the perfect fit as the first big man off the bench. After spending the '09 postseason scrambling for power players amid myriad injuries, Boston is now forest-thick in that department with Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins, Wallace, Glen Davis and Shelden Williams. The Celtics still could use a backup point guard, but they can grab a capable one off the free-agent scrap heap anytime.

Mannix places the Spurs a top the mountain, citing the acquisitions of Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair. I don't quite understand how those moves trump Rasheed Wallace and Marquis Daniels, but the Spurs are the sexy, trendy pick among the media (Use our poll - right sidebar - to vote on which team made the best off-season moves).

Here's his top 10:

1. Spurs
2. Cavs
3. Lakers
4. Celtics
5. Magic
6. Blazers
7. Nuggets
8. Wizards
9. Mavs
10. Hornets

Even with a healthy Gilbert Arenas, I'm not buying the Wizards as the 4th best team in the East. I don't care how much talent they have on that roster.