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>>>01/27- MAGIC TALKED WITH BOSTON- After getting thumped at the O-rena, the Boston Celtics had more going on than showers, sources near the Magic say that Boston did have in-depth conversations with John Gabriel about making a deal, its been said the Celtics had interest in Derek Strong, the most shopped player on the Magic bench. Boston had interest in sending out Pervis Ellison, but it appears that Pitino is looking to maybe move more than that, they way I hear it is Rick said he would deal Danny Fortson for Derek Strong and a solid draft pick from Orlando. There is growing concern that Fortson is not the player Rick had hoped for, and that early indications are it will take a sizable amount of money to re-sign him, something Boston may not want to do. A Celtics source says that the C's will want more than Strong for Fortson, and may require a much larger deal as far as multiple players. The Magic publicly would not comment on the rumors (no one does), but privately said that Fortson is one of many players they are in talks about acquiring, and that John Gabriel is not only looking for the best player to clear caproom, he is also looking for players that may have roles beyond this year, and players that could fetch a nice return in a sign and trade, if the acquired player has Larry Bird rights.<<<