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Boston Celtics mock draft 3.0: Team to target forwards in 2nd round

By James Carson

May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; The Boston Celtics dance team waves flags before the start of game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; The Boston Celtics dance team waves flags before the start of game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Jaylen Brown (California) hugs supporters after being selected as the number three overall pick to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Jaylen Brown (California) hugs supporters after being selected as the number three overall pick to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /

The Boston Celtics have two weeks left to determine how they want to use the first overall pick in the NBA Draft.

With the NBA Finals likely winding down this week, the basketball world will turn its eyes to the Boston Celtics and the NBA Draft.

The team has not been shy about their interest in Markelle Fultz with the number one pick, but the Celtics hold three later picks in the second round that could prove valuable in a talented draft class.

The Celtics have not held many workouts beyond Fultz and a planned one for Dennis Smith, Jr., but more prospects could start rolling through Waltham and the Garden soon.

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Danny Ainge has indicated that teams have started making offers for the number one overall pick, as teams do every year, but every indication is that the Celtics are more likely to hold onto it. Things could certainly change with an offer the team simply cannot refuse, but they still have plenty of time to work things out.

Despite showing interest in Fultz, the Boston Celtics have been playing their cards close to their chest. They have not made a decision on a player or even shown that they are close to one and fans should not expected to know what the Celtics will do until Adam Silver reveals it on June 22nd.

Until then, the Celtics will work behind closed doors while we will speculate what they will do with the first overall pick and picks 37, 53, and 56 in the second round.

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