Celtics to meet with free agent Dwight Howard


I've got a feeling the average Celtics fan isn't going to be too pleased with this:


ESPN's Marc Stein and Chris Broussard also believe Howard will talk to other clubs besides the Celtics and Hawks:

The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics are the first known teams to secure face-to-face recruiting meetings with free-agent big man Dwight Howard, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN that Howard is likely to meet with as many as five teams in free agency, with a return to the Houston Rockets widely seen as unlikely after Howard declined his $23.2 million player option for next season.


Boston is scheduled to meet with Kevin Durant on July 1, or possibly July 2:


Presumable the Howard meeting will come after the C's speak with Durant.

UPDATE:
You can stop freaking out:





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