Report: Kevin Durant's reps have let Celtics know who else he'd like Boston to sign

WEEI:

There have been rumors that the Celtics will make a push at the pending free agent. If Boston is to land Durant, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge might have to start by looking into acquiring some auxiliary pieces first.

According to Butch Stearns, during an appearance as a guest host on WEEI Monday morning, Durant’s people have informed the C’s who those additional players are.

“I have this on pretty good authority: The Celtics have sat with his agent and other representatives of Durant. The Celtics do know — I don’t know who it is — but they do know who he would prefer to be brought here in a LeBron [James]-Chris Bosh-Dwyane Wade-like way. Because that’s how it works in the NBA. You need to know who the guy or guys that that guy wants, which would be a factor,” Stearns said.

“Now, I don’t know if Durant’s told them that. But the Celtics know. They know. They’ve been told what group of guys he would want to come here.”

Easy peasy. Trade the #3 pick, Marcus Smart and Amir Johnson for Jimmy Butler and #14. Sign Al Horford. Sign Durant. Starting line-up of IT4, Butler, Durant, Crowder and Horford. Rozier, Bradley, Turner, Olynyk, and Joakim Noah off the bench. 2017-2022 champions. Get it done Danny.







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