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Sean Deveney: And JaJuan Johnson has not requested a trade from the #Rockets. Give him a chance to pass his physical, first! Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Trade, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson 

Sean Deveney: #Celtics-#Rockets Courtney Lee deal NOT done. JaJuan Johnson hasn't requested trade from HOU, but he'd welcome it, given the # of HOU PFs. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Trade, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson 

Gary Washburn: Don't expect JaJuan Johnson to play a game for the #rockets, according to a source he will request a trade Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson 

#celtics playing with nine players today as Moore and Williams were informed of trade at arena while Johnson was not with team at Thomas & Mack. Moore and Williams had convos with Doc Rivers and then headed out. #rockets are done with their summer league sked Sulia

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Sean Williams, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Marc J. Spears: Rockets get a 2nd round pick from Charlotte that Boston owned along with JaJuan Johnson,E'Twaun Moore and Sean Williams in Courtney Lee deal Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Sean Williams, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Steve Bulpett: Celtics will send E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson, Sean Williams and 2nd rd pick in Courtney Lee trade. Those 3 won't play today. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Sean Williams, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Gary Washburn: NBA source confirms @spearsNBAYahoo report that JaJuan Johnson headed to #rockets in sign-and-trade for Courtney Lee, more details to come Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson 

Marc J. Spears: Celtics to acquire G Courtney Lee from Rockets in a sign and trade sending back F JaJuan Johnson, sources tell Y! Details being finalized. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Trade, Courtney Lee, JaJuan Johnson 

Celtics rookie JaJuan Johnson, who is expected to have a big summer, with summer leagues scheduled for the Celtics in Orlando and Las Vegas next month, was working out with the Celtics staff this morning Boston Herald

Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Summer League, JaJuan Johnson 

With JaJuan Johnson seeing so little time this season for the Boston Celtics, head coach Doc Rivers told CSNNE.com that there have been conversations about sending him to the D-League and there will likely be more in the future. But Rivers quickly added that it won't happen anytime soon. Based on Johnson's play on Wednesday night, it's understandable why Rivers wants to keep him with the Big boys. "I know I've said this before, and I'm going to say it again, this kid can play," Rivers said. "And he'll get his chance to play for us, sooner or later; I'd say probably sooner rather than later." CSNNE.com

Boston Celtics, D-League, JaJuan Johnson 

Celtics rookies JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore have combined for a mere 34 minutes of floor time through the first eight games of the 2011-12 season, but coach Doc Rivers said Friday night he's both encouraged by their early progress and that he would prefer not to send them to the D- League given their value to the parent club during a game-heavy season. "This year, I hope we can keep everyone up, honestly, because I think there will be games where guys will be sitting and guys will be going, so I don’t know about the D-League this year," said Rivers. "I don’t know if that hurts them or helps them, honestly, but we have to think about the team this year, and I think it would probably be better for them to hang around us." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, D-League, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Ben Rohrbach: JaJuan "thinks" KG knows his name after the first week, even though he gets called "Rook" or "New" most of the time. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, JaJuan Johnson 

Jessica Camerato: #Celtics also announce signings of rookies JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore #nba Twitter

Boston Celtics, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Boston-NO deal for David West still on hold, sources say. Waiting on NBA. C's rookies, JaJuan Johnson and E'Twan Moore discussed in deal. Twitter

Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, David West, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore 

Gary Washburn: Rajon Rondo will host "Boston Charity Classic" on Sat at Harvard featuring Paul Pierce, Glen Davis, Marquis Daniels, Josh Smith. Also scheduled to play: Kendrick Perkins, Rudy Gay, Leon Powe, Jeff Green, Kevin Durant, JaJuan Johnson, Jeremy Lin & Kyle Lowry #nbalockout Twitter

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Mike Wells: Zach Randolph, Mike Conley, Eric Gordon, George Hill, Gordon Hayward, Lance Stephenson and JaJuan Johnson have committed to Indy team. Twitter

Zach Randolph, Gordon Hayward, Lance Stephenson, Mike Conley, Eric Gordon, George Hill, JaJuan Johnson 

First-rounders will get guaranteed contracts once the lockout is over, so playing overseas may be more risky for them, because teams can void contracts if players return with a debilitating injury. So the representatives for Boston first-round pick JaJuan Johnson are not as eager to seek an overseas contract. According to Johnson’s agent, Kevin Bradbury, Johnson will remain in the States working out with former Michael Jordan workout guru Tim Grover in Chicago. “I don’t think it’s time for that yet, especially for a kid like JaJuan,’’ Bradbury said. “He’s got things he can improve before the season starts and he wants to be a Boston Celtic and so he’s going to do everything he can to focus on that.’’ Boston Globe

Lockout, Agents, JaJuan Johnson, Kevin Bradbury 

Many agents are convinced owners want to break the union and have little intention of negotiating. “We knew this lockout was coming, so if your agent was smart, you had a plan for this already,’’ Bradbury said. “There is not that sense of ‘Oh my God, the lockout is here.’ “We knew these guys weren’t going to be able to make money for a certain amount of time and we’re not sure how long that’s going to be. We’ll have to have a plan in place for a few months or for the whole season or whatever happens. We have a plan for each of those things, so they are not struggling.’’ Boston Globe

Lockout, Agents, JaJuan Johnson, Kevin Bradbury 

JaJuan Johnson says he's not going overseas. Celtics Blog

Boston Celtics, Lockout, JaJuan Johnson 

Oden dominated, flashing all the bells and whistles that made him the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft. But Painter saw something in Johnson. “He never backed down,’’ Painter said. “JaJuan always showed flashes, a blocked shot or a dunk. It really showed his promise. You knew he had a chance to be special. But you’re worried about the strength part of it.’’ Johnson turned that doubt into motivation. “He probably hears it every day,’’ Painter said. “You get tired of people talking about, ‘How’s the weather up there?’ They talked about Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was that way for him. He was that skinny.’’ Boston Globe

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