Kendrick Perkins’ recovery

“Perk says his spot will be his when he comes back. No debate. ‘Everyone else will have to adjust.’” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

“Perk says Cs would have won Game 7 by double figures if he was healthy.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

“I’m feeling good,” said Perkins. “I’ve got a smile on my face so you know I’m feeling good. I can’t tell you what my return date is going to be. I’m a little bit ahead of schedule. I don’t want to jinx myself but it’s going really well.” - Boston Globe

“Said he might travel. Perk has been motivated by Wes Welker’s fast recovery.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

“Perk is headed to training camp and will rehab around team.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

Delonte West and LeMom

“Delonte West denies Lebron rumors: ‘I come from an era where you dont say nothing bad about someone’s parent. So not at all.’” – Gary Washburn, Twitter

Kevin Garnett’s health

“I think he’ll be better than last year,” said Rivers. “I don’t expect his minutes to go up. I don’t want his minutes to go up, I can tell you that. At lot time we read into that his numbers are down, Paul [Pierce's] numbers are down — but the minutes are down. I think that we’ll see more out of Kevin. I think he’ll have more confidence in what he can do. I thought that hurt him as much as his actual health.” – Boston Globe

“Said Garnett, ‘I feel very, very strong. I feel vibrant, if that’s the right word to use.’ In addition to having confidence in himself, the Celtics also seem more confident in relying on Garnett in 2010. Players have already been scrimmaging in Waltham, and Celtics GM Danny Ainge likes what he sees. ‘He’s moving well,’ said Ainge. ‘We’re not walking on eggshells this year.’” – Boston Globe

“KG says summer was very dark and painful. He’s driven by Finals loss.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

“KG says he has a lot more confidence in his leg.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

“KG says he was never 100 percent last year, especially mentally. Said he feels very strong.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

Glen Davis’s transformation

“Davis expressed some disappointment in the fact that, for a third straight year, he expects to have to reinvent himself. While noting that he’ll do whatever he can to help this team succeed, Davis noted that he had to morph into a center role last season after the team added Rasheed Wallace, and now he’s wondering where he’ll end up with the addition of Shaquille O’Neal and Jermaine O’Neal.” – ESPN Boston

Jermaine O’Neal’s opportunity to win

“‘I haven’t walked into a locker room where we talked about winning a championship and a championship only in a long time.’ – Celtics J. O’Neal”  - A. Sherrod Blakely, Twitter

“Jermaine says he hated, but respected, the Cs. Happy to join.” – Dan Duggan, Twitter

Doc’s most talented team

“We have a lot of personalities,” said Rivers. There’s no doubt about that. More than we’ve ever had. Having said that I also think this is the most talent we’ve had, as far as a deep bench. You can make the case that we had more talent on the 2008 team because they were younger. Kevin was at the peak of his health. That’s changed a little bit. So we’re hoping that all the guys are as good as their names.” – Boston Globe

Avery Bradley’s status

“Celtics guard Avery Bradley said he will participate in parts of training camp while he continues to heal from ankle surgery.” – A. Sherrod Blakely, Twitter

Lakers/Heat

“Ray Allen says Celtics, Lakers still the teams to beat. ‘The NBA has always been a copycat league.’” – Gary Dzen, Twitter

“Paul Pierce on the Heat: ‘We talking about them like they’re the only team…no one’s talking about the Lakers and they’e defending champs.’” – Gary Dzen, Twitter

“SVG also said that Miami could win 73 games this season. He hopes they don’t but believes that James, Wade, Bosh > Jordan, Pippen, Rodman.” – Alex Kennedy, Twitter