2016 NBA Draft Preview: Boston Celtics
By Adam Nazzaro
Prediction
Their are endless possibilities for the Boston Celtics Thursday night, but like NBA Lottery Night we must think realistically here or we will in-fact be disappointed once again. Every team in the NBA knows the Celtics are trying to sell that #3 overall pick at all costs, my feeling is teams will low ball the green till they get what they want. My theory is to draft someone who other teams want, and then take the best trade available if amicable. For instance, if the Boston Celtics select G Kris Dunn at #3, their are teams known (Pelicans, Sixers, T’Wolves) who are in need of Dunn’s services.
My call all along would be to make a deal with the 76ers to obtain C Jahlil Okafor, but as you can see its going to take more than just Okafor to get rid of the No. 3 pick for the Celtics to agree to the trade. If you take a player like Kris Dunn who the 76ers really want, they could talk other terms of perhaps a draft pick or other players who would the deal worth while.
I’m going nuts in my chair right now, is it 7 O’clock yet? Good luck to all Celtics fans including myself and may this be the best night since the Big 3 took it home in 08′.
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