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Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, right, who did not play due to an injured knee, talks with teammate Paul Pierce during the first half of a first-round NBA basketball playoff game against the Chicago Bulls, Monday, April 20, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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In this Feb. 11, 2009, photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Charlie Villanueva dunks during an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Milwaukee. A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Villanueva. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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FILE - In this March 14, 2009, file photo, Chicago Bulls' Ben Gordon goes for a 3-point basket against New Orleans Hornets during an NBA basketball game in Chicago. A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 file picture, Chicago Bulls' Ben Gordon reacts after making a three-point shot against the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter during an NBA basketball game in Chicago. Gordon is an unrestricted free agent and was in Michigan on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 for talks with Detroit Pistons president for player personnel Joe Dumars, according to a person close to the talks. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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BOSTON - MAY 2: Ben Gordon #7 of the Chicago Bulls shoots a jump shot over Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at The TD Banknorth Garden on May 2, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics won 109-99. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Former Boston Celtics player Sam Jones, left, is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by former Celtics player Bill Russell at The Sports Museum's annual The Tradition fundraiser and awards ceremony, in Boston, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Former Boston Celtics player Sam Jones, left, is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by former Celtics player Bill Russell at The Sports Museum's annual The Tradition fundraiser and awards ceremony, in Boston, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Former Boston Celtic Sam Jones speaks with reporters at The Sports Museum's annual The Tradition fundraiser and awards ceremony, in Boston on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Jones received a Lifetime Achievement Award. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, left, and Kobe Bryant talk during their basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. Bryant could become an unrestricted free agent next month. What's more, coach Phil Jackson hasn't said if he's coming back. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 1973 file photo, Randy Smith of the Buffalo Braves (9) drives for a basket as Don Chaney of the Boston Celtics (12) moves in during an exhibition game in New York's Madison Square Garden. Former NBA player Randy Smith has died following a career in which he starred for the Buffalo Braves in the 1970s. William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., says Smith was brought into the hospital's emergency room about noon Thursday and was pronounced dead. He was 60. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 1973 file photo, Randy Smith of the Buffalo Braves (9) drives for a basket as Don Chaney of the Boston Celtics (12) moves in during an exhibition game in New York's Madison Square Garden. Former NBA player Randy Smith has died following a career in which he starred for the Buffalo Braves in the 1970s. William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., says Smith was brought into the hospital's emergency room about noon Thursday and was pronounced dead. He was 60. (AP Photo/File)

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BOSTON - 1981: Randy Smith #9 of the New York Knicks stands on the court against the Boston Celtics during a game played in 1981 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

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