Much was made around the NBA trade deadline over whether the Boston Celtics would blow up the aging Big Three and send one or more of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen elsewhere.
Coach Doc Rivers, though, said Friday that the team wants Garnett, a pending free agent, back in Boston next season.
"Oh yeah, absolutely. We want him back," Rivers told CSN New England on Friday. "I think it will come down to if he wants to play or not. But, you know, who knows? So many games and so many things can happen. Being around this as long as I have I know it is very emotional how the season ends. And a lot of players have made poor decisions on the end of a season, so we'll have to wait and see."
Garnett, who turns 36 in May, hasn't made his plans for the future known, but Rivers noted that the former MVP and defensive player of the year has been re-invigorated by his move from power forward to center.
"Now he's the quickest guy every night at his position, and I think that's been a big benefit to him as well," Rivers said.
Allen will also be a free agent this summer. Pierce has another season on his current contract.
Entering Saturday night's games, the Celtics were seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 25-22 record.
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