Was Randy Moss Almost a Summer Celtic?

With Randy Moss headed to the Patriots, the city of New England is (hopefully) excited about what he'll do for their offense. Ironically, this isn't the first Boston-ish franchise to look to Moss for a shot of adrenaline. According to The Herald, the Celtics once tried to add Moss to their summer league team:

"We had a couple of conversations with his agent at the time," [former GM Chris] Wallace said yesterday of Moss. "I think there was even some interest from his agent, but it never went anywhere. I just remember that he had been considered a very good player in high school, and he was always talking about his desire to play."

Although Wallace admits that this would've most been done to "spice things up," it wouldn't have been so outlandish. Tony Gonzalez, Julius Peppers, Donavon McNabb, and Antonio Gates all held their own on their college squads, and dudes like Terrell Owens and Daunte Culpepper have been known to let loose in charity games.

Moss definitely had the pedigree to take a shot at the psuedo-pros. As dramatized in the Nike commercial up top, he and Jason Williams co-starred on the same high school team. And it was he, not Willams, who got the recognition:

"All I know is that he won Gatorade's slam dunk of the year while he was in high school," Wallace said. "I never saw him, but I knew some college recruiters who had, and they were very impressed. If he had played in college he probably would have been in the swingman's role. You know, a '3' who could definitely get to the rim."

That's a little short for an NBA small forward. But hey, it's a tantalizing "what if."