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Chris Mannix: Most appealing Celtic, according to multiple team execs: Jared Sullinger. Don't expect Boston to part with him Twitter @ChrisMannixSI

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Asked if he is the Sam Mitchell to Jared Sullinger, Garnett said, “I’m more like a — yeah, never mind. I was going to say something but I won’t. “When I came into the league, I was trying to prove something to myself and everybody who doubted me, and to this day I think I am still driven by those same things. I’ve never been short of encouragement. I’ve never been short of inspiration and things that’s going to get me going. I’ve always found an edge and been able to keep it.” Boston Globe

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Still, the Celtics are willing to take the gamble, according to another league source, and embrace the challenge of keeping Cousins on the right path. But if Petrie can't add any payroll, it's hard to see a scenario with Boston that would be enticing for the Kings, unless they're enamored with rookies Jared Sullinger or Fab Melo as centerpieces of a deal. NBA.com

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Gary Washburn: Apparently the #sixers Kiss Cam zeroed in on Wilcox and Jared Sullinger and Wilcox put up his hand to block the camera. Some claim it was the one-finger salute. Sullinger told me after the game that it wasn't after he received text messages from friends asking about the gesture Twitter @GwashNBAGlobe

Boston Celtics, Chris Wilcox, Jared Sullinger 

“Sully is very attentive,” Kevin Garnett said. “He’s a very hard worker. I love his IQ, and everything he’s gaining as far as respect and anything else these last few weeks, he’s earned.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Jared Sullinger 

Jared Sullinger is "Sully." Dionte Christmas is "Temple," because that's where he went to college. And Kevin Garnett calls Fab Melo is "Melo" because "I don't like really calling a man 'Fab.'" The Boston Celtics rookies are getting nicknames, compliments of the man himself known as "KG" and "The Big Ticket." Garnett went out of his way on Friday to make it clear that he's doing it to be affectionate and not because, like many veterans throughout basketball and other sports, he can't be troubled to learn their real names. USA Today

Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, Dionte Christmas 

"My personal connection is a nickname. I'm not disrespecting people by not knowing their names," Garnett said. "Some people don't even talk to rookies." USA Today

Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, Dionte Christmas 

Jordan Brand officially announced the newest members of the team on Tuesday, signing four players to the brand including Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kendall Marshall, Jared Sullinger and Jeff Taylor. Examiner

Business, Sneakers, Jared Sullinger, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kendall Marshall 

Jared Sullinger: If you don't do anything for the rest of the year. Do me and America one favor and JUST VOTE.... Don't think your ONE vote don't MATTER Twitter

Boston Celtics, Barack Obama, Jared Sullinger, Mitt Romney 

Tattoos are a popular form of expression among professional athletes. But don’t expect Celtics rookie Jared Sullinger to join the trend. Sullinger, 20, has vowed to stay tattoo-free. He made the promise to someone he wouldn’t dare cross. “No tattoos,” he recently told CSNNE.com. “I promised my mother. You know if you break a promise, you’re not going to be living for the next days (laughs). I want to live as long as I can, so I’m not going to break that promise.” CSNNE.com

Boston Celtics, Jared Sullinger 

“I want my degree in sports management,” Sullinger said. “I go back to school because I promised my mother I would finish. Again, you know how that goes with mothers. You promise, you better fulfill.” CSNNE.com

Boston Celtics, Jared Sullinger 

But don't take his word for it. Listen to the players themselves, who told their own version of events on Twitter after Gaskins spoke. Young Sun Kendall Marshall said "I'm turnin my playa card in." Blazer top pick Damian Lillard declared: "This man @TonyGaskins is too real. Y'all need to get up on him. He just changed my life. #realrap" Harrison Barnes, Darius Johnson-Odom, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, Andre Drummond and Quincy Acy all tweeted similarly. ESPN.com

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Jared Sullinger: Prayers to the colorado families. Also to the ppl that are in the hospital around the world prays for you too. Y'all don't go unnoticed. Twitter

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It won’t be nearly as easy this fall when the Celtics gather for training camp and Sullinger is already anticipating his first meeting with Kevin Garnett. “I still have a lot to learn so I hope Kevin Garnett is ready for me,” he said. Asked is he was looking forward to it, Sullinger said, “Yeah, but at the same time, no. It’s probably going to be all the things I don’t do well versus all the things I do well … Which I need.” WEEI.com

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Sam Amico: NBA scout: "I guarantee either Sullinger or Perry Jones has a better career than at least 4 of the players drafted in top 10 this year." Twitter

Draft, Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones 

Jared Sullinger: You know your farts stink when you try to get up and run away from your butt lol  Twitter

Jared Sullinger 

First-round picks Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo and second-round choice Kris Joseph all signed contracts yesterday morning, meaning all three will play their first games as Celtics this weekend in the Orlando summer league. The Celtics also added some familiar names to what now is an 11-man lineup, including Craig Brackins, a 6-foot-10 forward and 2010 first-round pick (by Oklahoma Ciy) who played for Philadelphia last season and spent a lot of time with the Celtics’ Development League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. Boston Herald

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Paul Flanner: The Celtics announced contracts for their draft picks. Sullinger and Melo are on slotted rookie contracts. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo 

Paul Flanner: Here's agent David Falk on Jared Sullinger: "I told him I hope he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder, I hope he has a boulder." Twitter

Boston Celtics, David Falk, Jared Sullinger 

Paul Flanner: Danny says Sullinger will play some center as well as power forward. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Danny Ainge, Jared Sullinger