ESPN's Andy Katz is reporting that the Celtics will be making a trade with the Supersonics for former UConn star Ray Allen.

The Celtics will give up Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and #5 pick Georgetown's Jeff Green.

Minus any other major deals, the Celtics would likely open next season with this starting lineup:

PG- Rajon Rondo

SG- Ray Allen

SF- Paul Pierce

PF- Al Jefferson

C- Kendrick Perkins

Certainly good enough to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green and Tony Allen look solid as backup options. Plus, Theo Ratliff's expiring contract is still around and Danny Ainge may be able to combine Theo and the C's second round selection to move back into the late first round.

That's short-term. Longterm- the Celtics' chances of resigning some of their young "talent" just got a lot less likely.

Also, Danny lies:

"I think [a trade] is unlikely. I'm expecting to make our pick," Ainge, the Celtics executive director of basketball operations, said Wednesday. "I've felt that way from the beginning, that these trades are hard to come by."