Jared Dudley is happy to go back and play for the Phoenix Suns. But he would have also been happy somewhere else.
Dudley reportedly made it known to the Boston Celtics this summer that he wanted to sign with them. Boston never contacted him.
Jared Dudley has gone back to Phoenix on a three-year, $30 million deal, but the 31-year-old BC product told us he was hoping for a call from the C’s when he was a free agent this summer.
“Boston never contacted me, but I made it known I was interested in them,” said Dudley, who shot 42 percent on 3-pointers for Washington last season.
He believed he fit a need, but understood the club wants to give minutes to rookie Jaylen Brown.
The Celtics have a lot of quality players on their roster and they're not exactly interested in adding more role players. Boston is hoping to form a package with a bunch of role players that could fetch another star. Dudley didn't fit that build.
Dudley spent his best five years of his career with the Suns from 2008-2013 playing alongside point guard Steve Nash. He's remained a solid role player ever since and developed into one of the better 3-point shooters, hitting 39.9 percent for his career.
The fit with the Suns will be fine as he can provide leadership and outside shooting for a young roster.
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