Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (34), Kevin Garnett, center, Ray Allen, right, and Eddie House, front, look on from the bench late in the third quarter of a preseason basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, in Boston. The Celti
The Big Three of the Boston Celtics very well could stick around beyond their current contracts with a changing cast of supporting players.
Ray Allen will be 34 after the one year left on his contract, Paul Pierce will be 33 after his two remaining years and Kevin Garnett will be 36 after the three years left on his deal.
Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, speaks with the media at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint in Waltham, Mass. Tuesday June 23, 2009, to discuss the upcoming 2009 NBA draft. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)
Lester Hudson of Tennessee-Martin is the Boston Celtics only pick of Thursday night's NBA draft.
The 2008 NBA champions chose the 6-foot-3 guard with the 58th of the draft's 60 picks. The Celtics had traded their first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 7-for-1 trade for Kevin Garnett after the 2006-07 season.
Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, speaks in a media availability at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint in Waltham, Mass., Tuesday June 23, 2009, to discuss the upcoming 2009 NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)
The Boston Garden will be quiet for the NBA draft.
No party for the season ticketholders and sponsors. No network live shot from the war room. No congratulatory phone call to the next Boston Celtics star on Thursday night, when the top college and international players are distributed around the league.
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett, right, Paul Pierce, and Stephon Marbury, left, stand in front of the bench during the final moments of the Celtics' 101-82 loss to the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball series in Bos
Celtics Thoughts Turn to Next Year The first-round victory over Chicago bought the Boston Celtics two more weeks, and as they went into Game 7 against Orlando they allowed themselves to wonder whether they could extend their season long enough to get Kevin Garnett out of street clothes and on the court.
Doc Rivers Not Happy with Garnett Suspension Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers tells WBZ's Tom Cuddy he isn't pleased with the league's one-game suspension of Kevin Garnett for having a dust-up with Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks.
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