Chris Paul is not interested in signing an extension with the Celtics, according to a source close to the situation.

Boston has been mentioned as a team that is angling to execute a trade for Paul.

Chris Broussard reported on Monday that Paul's preference is to end up with the Knicks and that he would also consider the Clippers.

The Pacers have emerged as a suitor for Rajon Rondo, according to sources.

Officials from the Pacers have been making calls to gather insight into Rondo's reputation over the past few days.

While Indiana and the Celtics have talked about the preliminary framework of a deal, two sources say a third team would be needed to consummate the deal.

Boston is likely attempting to acquire enough pieces to eventually land Chris Paul.

Following the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics offered Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green to the Thunder in exchange for Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Perkins, according to sources.

Oklahoma City was not interested in the offer.

The two teams completed a trade in February where Perkins and Nate Robinson were shipped to the Thunder in exchange for Green and Nenad Krstic. Perkins subsequently signed an extension with Oklahoma City.

The Celtics have been discussing trading Rajon Rondo for Chris Paul, according to sources. But the Hornets don't appear interested in a two-team deal.

Danny Ainge has been searching for a third team that would give the Hornets young pieces that would help Dell Demps in his rebuilding plan.

It is also unclear whether Paul would agree to an extension, something Ainge would need to execute a trade.

The Celtics are not actively shopping Rajon Rondo, but the team is open to trading him in the right deal, according to sources.

Boston believes they need more scoring to assist Paul Pierce.

Jeff Green will be a restricted free agent if the NBA plays an 11-12 season. Green plans to remain with the Celtics.

“Yeah, man, you know a lot of people don’t know what I can really do,” he said. “In Oklahoma, I was kind of overshadowed by Kevin (Durant) and the way Russell (Westbrook) picked up, but, excuse my language, I can really (expletive) play. I can really play this game, man.” 

Green met with several members of the Celtics following the season.

“I had some good meetings with (coach) Doc (Rivers) before the lockout, and I’ve been talking to P (Paul Pierce) and Ray (Allen),” Green said. “Next year they’re really going to allow me to play, and I think that’s what I need. I need to go out there and just play. Sometimes I think too much, but I just need to go out there and play the game. I’ve got great confidence in myself, but things were a little difficult last year.”

Paul Pierce believes the owners need to be the party to initiate a return to the bargaining table.

“I think the owners have to take the step. We have taken a lot of steps. I think we have taken as many steps as we can take, which is why we are at where we are at. We feel like we’ve taken the most steps. That’s why we are going to court now.”

Pierce also discussed his role as a leader on decertification.

“A lot of players know I’ve been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what’s going on both for the league and the union. A lot of players have been calling me and asking me about decertification. … The agents were trying to push this for months. It came to a point with the whole fiasco with Derek and Billy. I didn’t know the ins and outs of that, nor did I ask [Fisher and Hunter] about that or even think that it was even true.

“A lot of players saw that and were frustrated just seeing that stuff at the top was going on. Then they started asking me what was going on. All I did was I had an opportunity to talk to a lawyer a lot about decertification. And then I offered it to the players who wanted to hear what the guy had to say. A lot of guys were interested in talking to the lawyer so we had a conference call with like 40-something guys where we went through the ins and outs of decertification, the positives and negatives.

“At that point, players got to make a decision whether to negotiate or decertify or do what we’re doing now [disbanding the union and filing an antitrust suit]. That’s pretty much what it was. … I don’t know if I was leading the charge. If I was, I’d probably have the [decertification] petitions in my hand. I just wanted the guys to get the information. There were a lot of guys who were really critical of decertifying because they didn’t believe that the NBA would negotiate a deal with us.”

Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins, who remain close friends, have had their representatives inquiring about the possibility of playing together again overseas, according to sources.

Rondo and Perkins are interested in a deal in a higher-playing league, such as Italy, Spain and Russia.

There is no deal currently in the works and the need for high-cost insurance makes the economics difficult.

Approximately 50 players participated in at least one conference call with an antitrust attorney this week, according to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

Sources tell ESPN's Marc Stein that the most vocal "star" player was Paul Pierce.

Grant Hill, Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen, Dwight Howard, James Posey and J.J. Redick participated as well.

Adrian Wojnarowski reports Jason Kidd, Blake Griffin, Tyson Chandler, Al Horford, Spencer Hawes and DeAndre Jordan also participated in the call.

Celtics' forward Glen Davis took to Twitter to urge an agreement with the players sharing 51 percent of BRI in order to end the lockout.

"Take the 51% man and let's play," Davis tweeted.

It is not known whether the league is willing to offer the players 51 percent.  The owners' stated offer is 50 percent.

Davis is not currently under contract.