The Patriots' quarterback joined Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Marcus Smart, Kelly Olynyk and others for a three-hour meeting July 2 at Durant's rental house in the Hamptons. Bradley, who has known the four-time NBA scoring champion for almost a decade, had a prior commitment. "We were close before all of this," Durant, 11 games into his Warriors career, said Friday after shootaround at TD Garden. Three years later, after a season at Durant's alma mater, Texas, Bradley went to Boston with the No. 19 pick of the NBA draft. Last season, after he helped nag Stephen Curry into 18 misses and eight turnovers during a double-overtime Celtics loss, Bradley was widely praised for solving the NBA MVP. Not considered much of a shooter earlier in his career, he has hit 21-of-37 spot-up jumpers this season. With small forward Jae Crowder (sprained left ankle) out and center Al Horford (concussion) doubtful Friday, the Celtics will lean heavily on their backcourt. Point guard Isaiah Thomas, ninth in the league with 27.2 points per game, is one of just three players in Boston history to open a season with 11 straight games of 20 or more points. Rumblings of a possible trade involving Klay Thompson...