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Nothing went quite to plan for Lee during his first season in green. Despite starting nearly half the season, Lee never quite carved out a role for himself and shifted back to a bench role late in the year and struggled to get on the court. Lee logged two DNP -- Coach's Decisions over the final three playoff games of the season. "I expected [the first season] to go smooth, I expected to win and be playing late into June," admitted Lee. "Me, personally, my performance -- I was a little bit inconsistent all year; more than I would like to be. I don't want to be at all, but I was." ESPN.com

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"I wasn't playing like my normal self," admitted Lee. "Roles changed a little bit, they wanted me to focus more on being a defensive player and spot-up shooter. I have a whole summer to get involved in doing a lot of spot-up shots, and working on my role, what it is going to be next year and whatnot. I'll be prepared for that, a lot better than I was this year." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Courtney Lee 

With the Celtics in flux, Lee understands that his uniform could also change, though the years and money left on his contract could make a move unlikely. “We’ll see. It will probably be a busy summer,” he said. “In this business you don’t know how it’s going to change, and whether you’re going to be here next year. As far as me in the offseason, I’m just going to continue to work on my game, that’s all.” Boston Herald

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Kyle Draper: Courtney Lee reaction to Collins "Was kind of a surprise, but as far as respect and being professional he was all of them.." #CelticsTalk Twitter @kylerdraper

Jason Collins, Courtney Lee 

Courtney Lee, a former Celtics teammate who was two lockers down from Jason Collins for most of this season, offered reaction to Collins announcement that he is gay. "Just that it was a surprise for sure, but in today's world you see more of these types of things occurring," Lee said to the Boston Globe. "I respect Jason as a player and professional, what he does with his personal life is (his business)." Sulia

Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, Jason Collins, Courtney Lee 

Celtics guard Courtney Lee played just four minutes in an 87-71 loss to the Knicks in Game 2, and now we know why. Doc Rivers confirmed Thursday that Lee has fallen out of his rotation. "I'm not playing him right now," said Rivers. "Honestly, Jordan [Crawford] has moved in front of him on the depth chart. But Courtney will have a say in this series. I believe that." Boston Globe

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Courtney Lee 

Courtney Lee: Damn!! What's going on in Boston?? Hope ppl are safe Twitter @CourtneyLee2211

Courtney Lee, Boston 

Howard angered several of his former teammates last week, saying Orlando had players that no other teams wanted, and suggesting the Magic were a bunch of underdogs when they defeated the Celtics and then the Cavaliers to reach the Finals, where they lost to the Lakers. Lee said he did not take the comments personally, and he credited Howard with doing most of the arduous work in that playoff run. “I don’t think he was necessarily trying to bash the players,” Lee said. “But it’s a true statement. He was the anchor. He took us there. He was our go-to guy. “But as far as nobody wanting us, what did [Hedo] Turkoglu get? $55 million? Rashard [Lewis] got $100-something million [$118 million]. Jameer [Nelson], he got $40 million. So people definitely wanted those guys. I don’t think he was meaning it in that sense.” Boston Globe

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Now with the Celtics, Lee could be heading to Minnesota, where he would be reunited with one of his former coaches, Rick Adelman, if the T-wolves and Celtics can agree on a deal by today's 3 o'clock NBA trading deadline. Sources say the Celtics could get Brandon Roy from the T-wolves, whose season has fallen apart after another injury to All-Star forward Kevin Love. New York Daily News

Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Trade, Brandon Roy, Courtney Lee 

Another name to keep an eye on are Boston's Courtney Lee, whom Adelman likes, according to a team source. Lee played for Adelman in Houston. 1500 ESPN

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Trade, Courtney Lee, Rick Adelman 

The Grizzlies are not done dealing, according to multiple sources -- they're just not looking to do any more stripping. The Grizzlies are far enough under the luxury tax that they're willing to utilize at least part of their $7.5 million trade exception to add some perimeter help. Acquiring SG Courtney Lee, who Boston would consider flipping for some frontline help, was discussed but the Celtics aren't looking just to drop salary but add size. That, of course, is if they continue their current run since Rajon Rondo went down; the winning streak apparently has GM Danny Ainge feeling an obligation to KG and Paul Pierce to give them whatever he can to take one more shot rather than move one of his veterans and begin rebuilding. Sulia

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Baxter Holmes: Are the Celtics better off without Rondo? "I wouldn't say that all, Courtney Lee said. "Rondo is an All-Star." Twitter @BaxterHolmes

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Courtney Lee 

There's a rising expectation among some of Ainge's peers that Boston will instead try to move out at least one member of the Brandon Bass/Jason Terry/Courtney Lee trio before the deadline to make getting under the luxury-tax threshold his February focus. ESPN.com

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Courtney Lee said that he’s mystified by a recent report by Grantland.com’s Zach Lowe, who said that, according to a source, the Celtics guard was not happy in Boston, and was upset with Rondo’s tendency to dribble the ball while setting up the offense. Lee tweeted a rebuttal, and expanded on his problem with the report. “Not true at all,” Lee said. “And what else did (Lowe) say? That I hated playing with Rondo because he dribbled too much, and this and that? These last two weeks I was the one going in and (relieving) Rondo. I was backing him up. So I don’t know who his source is, or if there even is a source, what he was thinking with that.” Lee added that he has never been in contact with Lowe. “I have no idea who that is,” he said. “I got a call from my brother and he said, ‘There’s an article about you bashing Rondo and not wanting to be in Boston.’ I was like, ‘That’s the first I ever heard of something like that.’ So the first thing I wanted to do was tweet it, since everyone gets their information these days by social media, and it spreads rapidly.” Boston Herald

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Jessica Camerato: Courtney Lee denied report he was unhappy playing with Rajon Rondo. Chose to tweet about it bc he said everyone gets their news that way. Twitter @JCameratoNBA

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Courtney Lee 

Courtney Lee: Somebody Please tell me who Zach Lowe is??? If your going to report anything about me or go on shows talking about meINTERVIEW ME FIRST!! Twitter @CourtneyLee2211

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Media, Courtney Lee 

Zach Lowe says Courtney Lee has been very unhappy in Boston due to his frustration w/ Rondo's game... Lowe was on Bill Simmons' show yesterday and mentioned that he's heard that Courtney Lee has been unhappy w/ C's Rondo led offense. First I've heard of this. Here's the exact quote around the 53 minute mark: Sulia

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Courtney Lee 

"I've heard through back channels that Courtney Lee has been really unhappy in Boston, because he feels like the whole offense is Rondo pounding the ball and doesn't get to do anything." Sulia

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Courtney Lee 

Ben Rohrbach: Doc says Courtney Lee will continue to start alongside Bradley in backcourt. Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Courtney Lee 

The Celtic chips most teams are talking about are guards Courtney Lee ($5 million), forward Jeff Green ($8.35 million) and forward Brandon Bass ($6 million). None of them are overly impressive in a trade on their own; however, any combination of them could get a salary high enough for a more significant deal. The problem is the reason the Celtics want to move them is they have been underwhelming this season and that’s really driven down their trade value. HoopsWorld

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