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Rasheed reportedly agrees to deal with Celtics

Free agent tells agent to call of talks with Magic, Spurs, Mavericks

Image: Rasheed Wallace
Winslow Townson / AP
Rasheed Wallace has averaged 15 points and 6.9 rebounds in 14 NBA seasons.
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updated 7:15 p.m. ET July 9, 2009

Free agent Rasheed Wallace reportedly has reached an agreement to play for the Boston Celtics.

Bill Strickland, Wallace's agent, told the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe on Sunday night that the 34-year-old forward told him to call off meetings the agent was in the process of scheduling with the Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

Wallace played the past six seasons with the Detroit Pistons, where he won an NBA championship in 2004. He heads to a Celtics team loaded with veterans such as Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, and hoping to make at least one more title run.

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Wallace has averaged 15 points and 6.9 rebounds in 14 NBA seasons. He averaged 12 points and 7.4 rebounds last season.

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