“Still to this day, I am disappointed," Green says. "However, I am truly blessed with the fact that I am with the Boston Celtics. I am not mad that I didn’t get drafted (in the lottery). I am actually happy because this is probably the best team that I could be with.”

“At first I didn’t really like the idea, I didn’t want to go at all," Green recalls. "However, after going there for the first couple of days, I started to love it. You’re always working, you’re always playing and you had no choice but to get better unless you wanted to sit there and do nothing... It wasn’t like you were sitting back watching, you were actually learning.”

“At first I didn’t really like the idea, I didn’t want to go at all," Green recalls. "However, after going there for the first couple of days, I started to love it. You’re always working, you’re always playing and you had no choice but to get better unless you wanted to sit there and do nothing... It wasn’t like you were sitting back watching, you were actually learning.”

He feels the addition of another former high school phenom in Sebastian Telfair, whom he developed a friendship with during his time in the summer league last season, will add another dimension to the Celtics' offense with his ability to create open shots for teammates.

“(I can see myself) being that energy guy off the bench… I don’t know what role he has for me this season, but whatever it is, I’ll work towards it. I’ll do whatever he wants me to do,” Green says.

Somewhere Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge are smiling together, knowing that their gamble is about to cash in.