Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

As expected the Boston Celtics did make their first cuts of the preseason.Head coach Doc Rivers announced after this morning’s practice that undrafted rookie free agent signees Kevin Pittsnogle and Akin Akingbala were both waived today.

Akingbala, a 6-foot-10 240-pounder out of Clemson, played in just two of the Celtics five preseason games and logged just five minutes on the floor.

Rivers did say that he thought Akingbala had the potential to be a good player and that he thought they would see him again either with another team or possibly even down the road with the Celtics.

Pittsnogle, a 6-foot-11 250-pound center out of West Virginia who lived on his outside shooting, didn’t really seem to fit the mold of the other big guys the Celtics had in camp. He played a total of 11 minutes in three preseason games, and each of his four shot attempts came from behind three-point line.

Rivers also said that he does not expect to make any more roster cuts until late in the preseason. Final opening day rosters aren't due until October 30.

The training camp roster currently has 16 players after today's announcement. That does not count vetaran Brian Grant who's contract the Celtics acquired in the draft night trade with Phoenix that landed Rajon Rondo.

Other odds and ends

Delonte West did practice today and the Celtics hope to have him play in tomorrow night’s preseason game against the Knicks at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. West has played in just one preseason game so far after being slowed by back pain coming into camp and then an infection in his right foot after he had an ingrown toenail removed. ...Theo Ratliff (back) and Brian Scalabrine (left shoulder) will be out again for tomorrow’s game. ... As far as narrowing down a set rotation, Rivers said that right now there are about eight guys that he thinks have earned their spots in that rotation and that the number needs to be more like 10. He would not elaborate on who the eight were, instead saying that it will be evident as things play out.