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Today in Celtics history: Ray Allen born, Courtney Lee trade

Today, July 20th is the fifth anniversary of the trade which brought Courtney Lee to the Boston Celtics.

Lee joined the team in a rare three-team deal, with the Houston Rockets sending Lee to Boston, the Celtics trading JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams and a second round pick to the Rockets and Sasha Pavlovic to the Portland Trailblazers. The Blazers completed the deal by sending Jon Diebler to the Rockets.

During his 108-game stint with the team, Lee averaged a healthy 7.