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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers made his first phone call on Sunday, the official opening of free agency in the NBA, to Ray Allen. He said he does not think the call was in vain, despite a variety of reports that have the Celtics’ guard ticketed for Miami, Memphis or ABB (Anywhere But Boston.)
“It’s a stretch for me to see him go somewhere else,” Rivers said after completing a morning round of golf in the Boston area.
As for fellow Celtics free agent Jeff Green, Rivers said, “We’re going after Jeff. We’re going to get Jeff. I believe that, yes.”
Green missed all of last season after needing heart surgery.
So with the re-signing of Kevin Garnett and the potential re-signings of Allen and Green, the 2012-13 Celtics are going to look a lot like the 2011-12 Celtics?
“We want to add players and we’re going after a couple of free agents who I can’t name,” Rivers said.
— Reported by Peter May of ESPN Boston
