Houston and (Rockets general manager) Daryl Morrey . . . he loves draft picks,” (Courtney) Lee said. “That’s one thing you can do, sign-and-trade. With Houston loving draft picks and Boston not having money to pay a player, that may be an option for both teams.”

Lee, a career 10 points-per-game scorer since coming into the league four seasons ago, earned $2.2 million last season.

Chances are good — very good — that Lee will be seeking a contract of greater value than that.

Lee said “more than eight teams” are in the hunt with the Celtics.

via A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com