It also highlights that both teams have very experienced front office executives who are doing everything in their power to put their respective organizations in the best possible position to get better, maximizing what they can get with their assets.
If the Celtics do keep their pick, they could look to draft either Josh Jackson or Jayson Tatum.
The Philadelphia 76ers thrilled their fans and left some suspense surrounding Thursday's National Basketball Association draft. "So I think it's a good deal for both teams".
It could be a 2018 pick that originally belonged to the Lakers, if it falls between the second and fifth slots, but if that doesn't happen, Boston will receive the better of either Philadelphia's or Sacramento's 2019 first-rounders, barring one of those being the first overall that year. One of the biggest rumors in the National Basketball Association right now is that the 76ers are looking to trade the number three overall pick to the Boston Celtics for the number one overall pick.
Fans and pundits around New England have speculated whether Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge would pull off another trade as draft day approaches, much like he did in 2007. He added that the Celtics would then sign Gordon Hayward in free agency.
"We think there's a really good chance the player we'll take at [No.] 3 is the same player we would have taken at [No.] 1". The pick that Boston would acquire belongs to the Lakers, Kings or Sixers. The Sixers had pursued the trade with the Celtics for the No. 1 pick since the draft lottery. But Forsberg also notes that the Celtics don't have to trade any of the picks for players like Butler or Paul George now. After Fultz's workout with the 76ers on Saturday, the franchise had seen enough to make the decision to make a deal with the Celtics that would allow them to draft Fultz at No. 1.
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Boston, meanwhile, could potentially own the draft rights to seven first-round selections over the next three seasons.
Fultz, who just turned 19 on May 29th, averaged 23.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game as a freshman at Washington.
The trade will likely result in the Sixers drafting standout Washington guard Markelle Fultz, who is widely regarded as the top prospect in the draft. One player is not going to transform this team into a playoff contender, let alone a threat to challenge the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers for league supremacy.
With Thomas, the Celtics didn't necessarily need a point guard - which is the piece Philadelphia apparently wanted most.
"We felt that the value of adding the one pick now was the right thing at the expense of only losing one of four (in 2018 and '19) going forward", he said. They selected Ben Simmons previous year, but he missed all of the 2016-17 season with a broken foot. 1 and 3 picks in Thursday night's NBA Draft.
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