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Chris Mannix answers the mail:

With Big Baby [Glen Davis] back and the likely addition of Marquis Daniels, the Celtics' most glaring need is a backup point guard. Do you agree and who fits the bill?
-- @brilliantcorner

I completely agree. The Celtics addressed nearly every need they had this offseason. They got a versatile big man (Rasheed Wallace) who can fill in at both power forward and center, they are about to add a nice wing player (Daniels) who should be able to give Paul Pierce and Ray Allen a few extra minutes of rest per game, and they solidified their bench with Shelden Williams and the returning Davis.

An extra point guard is a luxury, but one a championship-contending team such as the Celtics should try to get. Tyronn Lue is at the top of my list. Lue had a tough year playing with Milwaukee and Orlando last season. But the 32-year-old Lue is well liked by his teammates and comfortable in a backup role. Bobby Jackson and Blake Ahearn are two other guys I would look into before training camp.

And no, Stephon Marbury is not an option.

That plan works for me.  Ty Lue won't knock anyone's socks off, but at least he's a point guard with NBA experience.  He'd be a nice, cheap, backup option that you could plug into the lineup if Rondo goes down for a week or so with an ankle sprain.  Jackson is another name that's been tossed around on this site quite a bit.  I'll have to look up Ahearn though.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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