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Hayward spurned his now former team in the Utah
Jazz as well as the Miami Heat to commit to the Celtics and Brad
Stevens, who coached him at Butler.
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The Sacramento Kings agreed to free-agent deals with point guard
George Hill and power forward Zach Randolph, according to
published reports.
Hill agreed to a three-year, $57 million deal, according to The
Vertical. Randolph reached agreement on a two-year, $24 million
pact, according to ESPN.
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The Miami Heat waived forward Chris Bosh and announced the
franchise will retire the 11-time All-Star's uniform number.
The move was expected, coming six weeks after Miami, Bosh and
the players' union had agreed to a resolution on Bosh's contract
status.
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The Los Angeles Clippers are attempting to secure a
sign-and-trade agreement with free-agent forward Danilo
Gallinari on a three-year, $65 million deal, ESPN reported.
With salary-cap space an issue, the Clippers are aiming to
acquire Gallinari through a three-way trade involving the Denver
Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks, according to the report.
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Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas likely will
not require surgery on the injured hip that ended his season,
according to coach Brad Stevens.
Thomas was shut down at halftime of Game 2 of the Eastern
Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after
aggravating a hip injury that had lingered since late in the
regular season.
Thomas finished fifth in MVP voting and secured a spot on the
All-NBA second team after averaging 28.9 points during the
regular season and 23.3 in the postseason.
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