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Celtics Notebook: Free thinking for future

WALTHAM — The Celtics may be a season or two away from having enough cache to attract a major free agent, but Danny Ainge is resolute.

“Free agents will come, but we have to create an environment that will make players want to be here,” the Celtics president of basketball operations said during yesterday’s press conference to introduce draft picks Terry Rozier, R.J. Hunter, Jordan Mickey and Marcus Thornton. “We have a fantastic ownership group, a fantastic head coach, a lot of quality young players.

“Free agents who see themselves fitting in with our culture and our team?