I think when you give up a mid to late first rounder, say 15-25, you give up a chance to add tough, hungry young defenders with size, including upperclassmen who fit this mold (while not ignoring BPA).
If this team had 2008 James Posey as its starting PF I would say Celts are title favorites. I agree that our moves have been too lateral to warrant to middle first round picks in consecutive years.
The draft is a nice place to look for poor man's Posey's. (Herb Jones, Draymond types, Grant Williams types, Vanderbilt types, etc etc)
However, I disagree that the C's have no shot at the title this year. The truth is the Jays are young and haven't reached the stage yet where they don't let up against weaker teams in the regular season. The playoffs takes care of some of that issue (must win games, national audience, etc, etc..) That means
we will see the C's at the peak of their abilities (assuming health), which is a higher level than what we've seen most of the season. Of course, they could flop...but to say no chance at all this year I think is innacurate.