An emerging player on the Celtics' radar could be San Antonio restricted free agent Danny Green, who had a solid playoff stretch with the Spurs and is one of the league's most improved players. Green started most of the postseason games for San Antonio, and because he is a second-round pick under the Arenas rule, the Spurs can match any offer to him. The Celtics will be seeking an athletic swingman who can play defense and has long-range shooting skills.
With Portland's Jamal Crawford telling the Globe in February that he will exercise his opt-out clause and become a free agent - making him one of the more desirable shooting guards on the market - the Blazers will have to figure out what to do with Shawne Williams. Williams was traded to Portland in February and will accept his player option although he never played a game for the Blazers because of a foot injury. Williams signed a two-year, $6.1 million deal with the Nets but was traded to Portland in a salary cap-clearing deal for New Jersey
Celtics: Asked about next season, Pietrus, an unrestricted free agent, replied, 「Hopefully, everybody will be back. Next year, we look forward to work even harder and try to get that 18th [NBA championship]. My goal is to win a championship. I'm only 30. I want it to happen with the Boston Celtics. 「I'm going to fight for whoever I play for next year. I'm going to work hard this summertime. Every day [with the Celtics] is a part of history.』』 Pietrus was inconsistent in the playoffs, providing two key 3-pointers in the Celtics' 94-90 win over the Heat in Game 5, but shooting only 12 for 54 (22.2 percent) on threes in the postseason. Pietrus was 12 for 19 on 2-point field goals.
「I would love to be back here,』』 said [Brandon] Bass, who has a player option for 2012-13. 「For any player, this organization is the organization that you want to play for. A lot of different guys have been talking about retiring and different things, but it would be great to have this group back.』
