Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald tells us that retaining James Posey is the Celtics' top priority -- not signing Corey Maggette. But like the vast majority of teams, Boston only has the mid-level exception of about $5.5-$5.9 million to offer. Posey's agent, Mark Bartelstein, evidently was none too impressed with Danny Ainge's opening offer for Posey. Thus, the shopping around.
Don't forget about our live chat at 1 p.m. folks. Topic No. 1: We need a nickname for the blog. "NBA Insider with Ken Berger" doesn't do it for me.