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Recent rumors suggest that Chris Paul was a realistic option for the Boston Celtics during the Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett & Ray Allen era. With him in tow, there’s no doubt they would have been the league’s best squad.
Though it’s been rumored for quite some time now that the Boston Celtics were in the running for, then, disgruntled New Orleans Hornets superstar Chris Paul, former C’s big man Kendrick Perkins has now confirmed these rumblings to be true.
In an interview with Sirus XM Radio, Perkins discussed a point in time after their championship run in 2008 where the shamrocks had internal discussions about the idea of landing CP3 via trade to add to their already menacing lineup of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen:
“[It was the] 2008-2009 season where they came up New Orleans was – Chris Paul wanted out, I guess” said Perkins.