Before his unceremonious departure - when he was still thinking of ways to right his listing ship - former Celtics coach Rick Pitino kicked around the idea of trying to bring in Charles Oakley as a security officer of sorts.

It is not believed the Celtics ever made a real pitch to Toronto (which moved Oakley back to Chicago last July) because of the salary cap ramifications, but it was an interesting concept.

``Yeah, I heard about it,'' said Oakley,