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Celtics sign three first-round picks

July 10, 2001


BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics signed first-round draft picks Joe
Johnson, Kedrick Brown and Joseph Forte on Tuesday.

Johnson, a 6-foot-8 forward selected with the 10th overall pick, played two
seasons at Arkansas and averaged 14.2 points last season. Under the NBA's
rookie wage scale, he received a three-year deal worth within 20 percent of
$4.3 million.

Brown, a 6-foot-7 swingman, was taken 11th overall out of Okaloosa-Walton
Community College in Florida, the highest pick ever out of a junior college.
His three-year deal is worth within 20 percent of $4 million.

Boston picked Forte 21st overall. The 6-foot-4 guard was an All-American at
North Carolina, which he left after his sophomore season. His wage-scale
deal is for within 20 percent of $2.5 million over three years.

All three will play in the Shaw's Pro Summer League in Boston next week