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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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Jeff Green: I think my bro @Kevin Durant tryna battle me for the most posters this year...I think I'm up a couple but y he do Gortat like that...lol Twitter @unclejeffgreen

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"I can't put it into words. I mean, it's a wonderful day," said Green, who missed all of last season with the heart condition. "I reflect a lot on what I've been through and it's just a blessing and I'm glad I'm here." USA Today Sports

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“I don’t cry, but, it was. A year ago I had heart surgery. When I think about laying in the bed when I woke up from it, and to where I am now…it’s a big deal to me. Like I said, I’m just glad to be here, glad to be alive, glad to be playing basketball.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

One of my ol' NBA heads offered an interesting hypothesis: coming up in the Princeton offense at Georgetown de-clawed him, in a way, because that offense doesn't ask any one player to dominate. It's a fit-in-and-get-along system. Green fit in and got along and he's been doing it ever since. Nothing wrong with that, but if you want him to take over at times, as the Celtics certainly could use and his talent certainly allows, he's never been conditioned to do it. I'm also a believer that you are who you are, which would mean Green's natural disposition, not his collegiate system, has made him the player he is, but when my ol' NBA heads speak, I listen and generally take their counsel into account. Sulia

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

Ersan Ilyasova didn't mean to injure Jeff Green. The two got tangled up fighting for a rebound with less than 30 seconds to go in overtime during the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Boston Celtics and Ilyasova elbowed Green in the face in the battle for the ball. Green staggered to the ground before leaving the game with a bruised left cheek and chipped teeth. "I tipped the ball and I tried to get it," Ilyasova told CSNNE.com. "I felt I hit him with my elbow when I was just jumping down, his face was kind of looking up." CSNNE.com

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Ben Rohrbach: Asked if he's disappointed in Jeff Green this season, Doc said on @WEEI: "I am. I think he's better, and I think he can be better." Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Jeff Green 

Green first met Durant through mutual friends as teenagers in Maryland. They became friends quickly, sharing similar laidback personalities and the same fire to play pro ball. "We're basically the same kind of person -- very humble, very respectful, good guys, and guys that just like to have fun," Green told CSNNE.com. "We don't stress over too much, we just like to chill, I think that's why we clicked so easily." CSNNE.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green 

Green and Durant were together waiting for the team bus in San Antonio on February 24, 2011 when Green received the news he had been traded to the Celtics. The young friends were quickly reminded basketball is a business. "I wouldn't say we cried, but it was sad because we came in together, everything we'd been through together, and us being from the same area, it was tough for us," said Green. "But it's the NBA. It's not like we can't see other in the summer or work out together." Echoed Durant, "It was tough for us, but in this league anything can happen, so we've moved past it." CSNNE.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green 

That's what happens when life throws you the ultimate change-up that puts you in an Intensive Care Unit in Cleveland for a week for heart surgery and puts your life -- not just the game of basketball -- in jeopardy. And as if that wasn't scary enough, Green told CSNNE.com that doctors had to go back inside a second time to repair some internal bleeding which extended his hospital stay. "I didn't realize that (happened) until I left the hospital and I was talking to one of my good friends," Green told CSNNE.com. "What I had was bleeding internally. So they had to go back in and fix what it was." Green added, "Everything that I have ever owned, everything that I have ever gained, everything I ever accomplished, was almost taken away from me in a matter of hours." CSNNE.com

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

Jeff Green is still a nice guy, but he’s vowing to listen to Kevin Garnett’s request that he be more of a jerk when it comes to basketball. KG, who last night passed Allen Iverson for 17th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, liked what he saw from Green in Saturday’s win in Milwaukee, and he was quoted in Sunday’s Herald saying, “You know, Jeff’s a really, really nice guy, and some nights, you know, you’ve just got to be an (expletive). You’ve got to be . . . I can’t really say what I want to say, but he’s got to be that.” Boston Herald

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green, Kevin Garnett 

“He just wants me to be aggressive and demand respect and attack the rim — that way of being an (expletive),” said Green before playing through a mildly sprained right ankle (he stepped on Garnett’s foot while driving) and going for seven points in last night’s 101-95 win over the Bulls. “He’s somebody I look up to, so I take those words and I use them to help my game and move on to the next step.” Boston Herald

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green, Kevin Garnett 

After scoring three points in the season opener, Green tallied 22 points over his next two games before netting just 10 points in 40 minutes over his past two — a drastic drop from his stellar preseason play. On Thursday, Danny Ainge expressed his disappointment in Green’s adjustment, and Friday was coach Doc Rivers‘ turn. “It’s a dilemma, but he’s going to be a good player for us this year,” said Rivers. “And sooner rather than later, I’m hoping. We’ve just got to unlock him. Right now, he’s just absolutely frustrated; you can see it in his play. But that’s on all of us; it’s not just on Jeff. Jeff’s the easy target right now. Jeff’s part of this team, just like everyone else, and we have to do a better job of getting him going. He’s probably got to do a better job of getting himself going.” WEEI.com

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Jeff Green: WTH is Andrew Bynum doing with his fro...man I'll rather have @spencerhawes00 mullet than have that Twitter @unclejeffgreen

Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Andrew Bynum, Jeff Green 

Paul Flanner: Jeff Green on if he's surprised by his production: "I'm supposed to say no?" Twitter @Pflanns

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

Peter Stringer: Jeff Green on why he returned to the Celtics: "That guy right there... Rajon (Rondo). He's the best point guard in the league." Twitter @celtics

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green 

Saturday was certainly a step in that direction with Green's defense being one of the keys to fueling Boston's 109-98 come-from-behind win. "That's my calling," Green said of his defense. "I have to be a guy who can go out there and guard the best player on the opposite team. Whether it's Carmelo (Anthony of the New York Knicks), LeBron (James of the Miami Heat), Kevin Durant (of Oklahoma City), Kobe Bryant (of the Los Angeles Lakers), whether it's a big, doesn't matter. I see myself as being one of the top defensive players in this league. I just have to go out there and prove it." Green's versatility as a defender was on display Saturday night, as he took turns guarding smaller players like Mychel Thompson or bigs such as Chris Copeland. "Jeff is so talented athletically, explosive," said Boston's Rajon Rondo. "We expect a lot out of Jeff, and he's accepted the challenge." CSNNE.com

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

Celtics forward Jeff Green is flattered by comparisons to Hall of Famer James Worthy, but if they're going to continue, he prefers to get permission directly from the Laker legend. "Put this Tweet out to James Worthy -- he has Twitter," said Green. "I'm not doing it. Who runs the Boston Celtics' Twitter? ... I cannot be called the great James Worthy without his permission. I'm dead serious. I want you to put that Tweet out. I do not want to be called James Worthy. Get video, I don't care." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green 

Celtics forward Jeff Green took a hard tumble to the floor while driving to the basket in the second quarter. After a moment to collect himself, Green soon pulled himself off the parquet for a pair of free throws. Having missed all of last season while undergoing surgery for an aortic aneurysm, Green scared his family with Tuesday's tumble. "What was I thinking? That my sister was mad at me," Green said. "She just texted me. She said I need to stop falling like that or I'm going to send her to the ER, and I'm making her blood pressure go up. So that's why I was laughing when I got up because I fell a couple games ago and she told me the same thing. So, I mean, I wasn't hurt at all. I just had to take a deep breath because I heard everybody take a deep breath, so I got up smiling. I was fine. That happens." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Injuries, Jeff Green 

Chris Forsberg: Jeff Green on his dunk: “After all I’ve been through, man, it feels good just to be on the court and especially do something like that... Twitter @ESPNForsberg

Boston Celtics, Jeff Green