SALT LAKE CITY -- As they wait -- like the rest of the NBA world -- to find out the results of the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, the Boston Celtics can rest easy knowing they did just about everything in their power to make one of the NBA's biggest stars truly consider them.
That Boston is even a finalist among teams like Durant's incumbent Oklahoma City Thunder and a Golden State Warriors squad that won an NBA-record 73 games last season, is an accomplishment in and of itself. Just three years ago, Boston started a complete roster overhaul that began with coach Doc Rivers departing for warmer climes.