Metro Boston has an interesting take on it:
Celtics boss Danny Ainge typically goes with the best available player on draft day, not thinking about being overstocked at one particular position. But Ainge's "best available" is often different than the consensus "best available," particularly when we're still over three months out from selection day.
Those close to Ainge swear that he would have taken Kevin Durant over Greg Oden in 2007 had the Celtics got lucky with the ping-pong balls, despite the consensus being that Oden was the better player. Many were calling for Ainge to pick Julius Randle or Noah Vonleh over Marcus Smart at No. 6 in the 2014 Draft and for him to pick Kris Dunn or Buddy Hield over Jaylen Brown in last year's draft. In other words, Ainge p---es off people like me who make up these mock drafts every year. He rarely ever matches up his actual picks with the pre-draft consensus.
This year, Markelle Fultz has emerged as the consensus No. 1, so if the Celtics do land the No. 1 overall pick - it'll be a no-brainer for Ainge, right? Ehhh ... maybe not. It's entirely possible that Ainge likes Lonzo Ball or Josh Jackson over Fultz and sees something the rest of us don't.
Maybe the Celtics try to work out a Chris Webber - Penny Hardaway-like trade at the top of the draft to try and land Ball or Jackson at No. 2 or 3 if they're not head-over-heels in love with Fultz.
Ainge has said (if you believe what he says to the media) that he thinks the 2017 draft is extremely deep. Maybe he trades back to pick No. 8 or 9, and tries to pick up a win-now piece in the process.
Their mock has Danny taking Jackson at 1.