The sure-fire Hall of Famer is a free agent for the first time in his career, and the Celtics have a midlevel exception slot that could fit him nicely.

League sources say the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are known to be among the many teams that would have interest in doing a deal sooner rather

In what has otherwise been a rather tepid start to NBA free agency, Damian Lillard becoming a free agent registered as the biggest shock - and kicked up the possibility of the Oakland-born star coming home to the Bay Area to play with the Warriors.