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Reports: Celtics secure deal for Lee

Updated: Friday, 20 Jul 2012, 4:39 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 20 Jul 2012, 4:33 AM EDT

(WPRI) - Multiple sources are reporting that the Celtics have reaches a deal with Courtney Lee and the Houston Rockets to bring the free agent guard to Boston.

Lee has been a target of the Celts since the team lost Ray Allen to Miami.

According to the Boston Globe , the Rockets will sign Lee and then trade him to Boston.

The Celtics will send JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, and the second pick in the 2013 NBA Draft to Houston.

Lee average 11.4 points last season while playing around 30 minutes a game.  He's also a better than 38% 3-point shooter for his career.

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