Who would the Celtics protect in an expansion draft?

[aefgogreen]

Assuming you could protect eight?

Tatum, JB, Neemis, White, PP, Walsh, Hugo, Hauser

Do you take a chance and not protect White, thinking that nobody would want his contract at his age? I think it?s too risky. I guess Garza is gone. I don?t like the idea of leaving Walsh or Hugo exposed.

[Jiri Welsch]

Is this purely hypothetical or did I miss some news about NBA expansion?

PS you 100% protect White

[otherdave]

Expansion is probs a year or two away, so a lot can change between now and then.  I like the eight the OP suggested, but if someone else emerged that you would want to protect (Luka, Josh, someone else), Prichard and Hauser would be number 7 and 8 on my current list and at risk of being not protected.  PP too short and thus targeted come the playoffs Hauser too one dimensional - of course I am really nit picking here.