The Boston Celtics finished their roster today with the signing of shooting guard Delonte West. West's signing puts the Celtics' roster at 15 players and completes what has been a quite successful offseason for them. Per team policy terms of the deal were not declared.

West fits accurately what the Celtics were searching for in their final offseason pickup. They desired a shooter and someone that could help replace some of the defense that Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen's departure created. West can deliver in both categories but he's got a lot of work ahead of him to make certain that he makes the roster.

After coming up just one win shy of winning the 2010 NBA championship the Celtics have no goal other in mind than winning it all in 2011. No distractions will be tolerated, which means West will have to keep his act in line off the court. Thankfully for West the Celtics locker room is veteran-laden with guys that will keep him focused on the task at hand.

Before being eligible to play for the Celtics West will have to serve a 10-game suspension that he received after pleading guilty to gun charges.

NBA teams are permitted to have a maximum of 15 players, but only 12 are eligible to play. West will have to battle with the likes of rookies Luke Harangody, Avery Bradley, Semih Erden and veteran Von Wafer to prevent the inactive list. One of the inactive spots is already taken by center Kendrick Perkins, who is recovering from a torn ACL. That increases the likelihood that West will be a part of the active roster once his suspension is complete.

He will decide how big his role is. The Celtics significantly benefitted from not caring too much about the regular season last year and will probably take the same approach this season. They want to be healthy when the games matter the most because winning 60 regular season games means nothing to them if they aren't close to 100% come playoff time. That will open up some minutes for West, who has a 37% 3-point shooting average for his career. What will also help West get on the floor is his capability to play and defend both guard positions.

It's not quite common to be able to add a player of West's caliber this late in the offseason, but his baggage scared teams away. The Celtics are confident that in their system they won't have the same considerations that other teams would have. Moreover, if they do they can cut him loose and most likely not miss a beat because of it. Having West is a luxury, not a necessity with Nate Robinson, Avery Bradley, Marquis Daniels and Von Wafer already available as reserves in the backcourt.

Tyreke's Disappearing Jumper: Guarding the reigning Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans is already something that most opposing defenders dread. At 6'6 and 220 lbs he's too big and strong for point guards to contain, while being quick and crafty enough to have his way with shooting guards as well.

The only thing holding Evans back from being completely unstoppable is his lack of a jump shot. He was dreadful from beyond the arc last season, making just 36 three pointers at a horrific 25% clip. His incapacity to hit a jump shot is his biggest weakness, but believe it or not it really used to be his strength back in high school.

Sam Amick of Fanhouse.com put together a fantastic feature that details Evans freefall from a viable shooting threat to someone that looks to get to the basket irrespective of the way he's being played.

"His three-ball, when I (had) him, was his best weapon," Tony Bergeron, Evans' high school coach, explained to Amick.. "He didn't care about the (three-point) line neither. Some of them were close, some of them were far. The distance was meaningless to him."

"Wesphal gave me the freedom to shoot it last year but I just wasn't comfortable," admitted Evans.

"Me and my friends would talk about it at the house, how I'd miss one (outside shot during Kings games in his rookie season) and then the next play they already knew I'd be going for a layup or kick it out or something like that," Evans mentioned. "But the guys who play this game at the top in this league -- guys like 'Melo (Carmelo Anthony) and LeBron (James) -- they shoot with confidence. That's just how I've got to think. It's not being selfish. It's being aggressive."

Evans is back working with the people who made his jump shot so lethal back in high school, but he's planning on coming to camp with more than just that next month. Evans is also centered on making himself as a leader for the Kings and particularly young big man DeMarcus Cousins.

"I wasn't really a vocal leader as a rookie," noted Evans. "But this year I'm looking forward to speaking up and saying what I have to say. Like with DeMarcus and the type of image he has, that wasn't a good idea for him to go back and forth with that center (against Minnesota). People think he's a head case, so for him I told him it would be smarter just to play basketball. Do your job on the court and smile. We know you're tough, you don't have to fight every chance you get."

True superstars aren't content after going through their first taste of main success. All that does is motivate them even more and right now Evans is displaying all the makings to be a savior out in Sacramento. He's giving them everything they ask for and more when showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Team USA Update: Team USA could play Iran 100 times and while the margin of victory may vary, the result would be the same: a USA victory. Iran, even with their first NBA player in Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies, is simply no match for the Americans. That much was made clear today in USA's 88-51 win over Iran that put them at 4- in the FIBA World Championships.

Cause for concern still remains for the USA even after that victory though. Iran watched film of USA"s struggles against Brazil quite closely and were able to exploit their biggest weaknesses. USA once again lacked cohesiveness in the half court and struggled taking care of the ball, giving it away 17 times. Iran just didn't have the man power to score against the stifling USA defense, other teams like Argentina and Greece will though.

With the win USA gained the top seed going into bracket play and will match up with the loser of Thursday's Angola-Australia game. They'll wrap up pool play tomorrow against Tunisia, who has yet to win a game in the tournament. Tunisia will serve as another opportunity for USA to work on limiting turnovers and operating more efficiently in the half court.

Don't let USA's 4- record fool you. They could have had a much better begin to this tournament and there's no reason to think that things will be a cakewalk for them once pool play concludes. They'll be the favorites, but they are far from unbeatable.