Would you give our treasure trove of picks for the #1 pick this year?

[walker834]

Just throwing out ideas here but we could also acquire kevin love for picks then deal him to the lakers for Okafor in a 3 way draft day blockbuster.

I read things like never happening and I like those challenges is all.  People thought kevin garnett was never happening and sometimes things happen.

 The celtics might build over time and with all these picks in some super creative way that DA is giong to come up with but at the same time I always feel like how are we going to use all these picks?  I also like a lot of our players and our team as it stands pretty much. We are missing that one young star center in ways.

ADding talent and draft bpa is good each year and finding the right fit, but ultimately the point is to get the bpa and best fit in ways.

I like our team for the most part.  I feel like we are  about to hit our stride, where bradley broke out last year and Sully and KO are coming, but we are really missing that one piece in the middle. What are we going to do with all these picks?

Something like this or demarcus cousins is a really good case for us.  I could be totally wrong but i know ive been looking for a center for years and have been right on most of our picks each year.  I wanted Dwight Howard. I liked Embiid but not that high. Towns, Okafor, Cousins..  Build with what we have.  Stein and Jordan are good but not as good as this.

We get a good team oriented defensive presence in the paint with the team we've been building that's my thinking.

I dont we are putting all our eggs in one basket because ainge has been building this team taking bpa and best fit each year.  So he keeps doing that's the whole point.  He accumulated all these picks and got the best deals he could to do something like this maybe.

[greece66]

Also for every draft class of year X, the draft class of year X+1 is better. By definition.

I understand the point you are trying to make but we know this is not true because people called 2013 weak right away. Some said Smart would go #1 that draft if he declared. And there was was accurate hyped up for 2014. In 2014 they said trade up because 2015 guys werent game changers. Add in a bunch of guys that stayed in school like Poetl, Dunn, Brimah, Layman ect and it adds to a weak draft. I heard things like 2014 possible another 2005. 2015 is looking like it could be as good as 2009 draft right now. We can see game changers and a some experienced guys that should be lottery picks compared to all one and done lottery groups we have seen as of late.

tbh, I was kidding 
I agree that this year's draft has depth, and that even players in the late teens might turn out to have an impact in the long term.

[walker834]

Our team is fine for the most part.  Put a stud center on it and that's about it.

Ainge has a million draft picks and a good team he's been building for a while.  He got Crowder in the rondo deal. Zeller. AB and turner.  Isiah and Smart.  KO and Sully.  PLus Jerebko and Young and Gigi and guys like that. 

Something doesnt make sense there.

[walker834]

Smart
Isiaiah
Turner
Bradley
Crowder
Young
Gigi
jerebko
KO
Sully
Stud Center

That's 10 players and 2 spots and IR, Dleague for other stuff for the best of our great run at awesomeness. 

Pressey can have one of those spots.  We can try to keep dumping wallace for a pick.   We are going lose guys sometimes to money etc but we have a group of loyal guys and players who like to play togheter and we can pay their value..

Let these guys grow together.  I'd be very happy with that.

[greece66]

@walker834
Gigi is probably gone.
Jerebko is an open question.

[Forza Juventus]

Minnesota won't trade the first pick but I would trade them anything they want for the first pick. I think Towns is going to be a top 5 player some day.

[walker834]

@walker834
Gigi is probably gone.
Jerebko is an open question.

WEll if we lose them we have other players to take those spots.  It could turn out where we dumped Rondo and those other trades were just salary dumps.  We have crowder,  jerebko, gigi and players like Zeller. Some of them may stick but not all.  None are guaranteed.

Pressey and Zeller could stick. Crowder. Jerebko etc. All these guys are fringe players but nice roleplayers.

[chambers]

Id trade all our picks but id put top 10 protection on our own picks for 2016,17.

[Neurotic Guy]

I think the #2 pick should be very attainable, but not by the C's.  The Lakers would be crazy not to entertain offers for Okafur.   Lakers should seek a top tier player for Okafur, then get a top tier FA, and give Kobe a legit last shot at a title.  I'd pray (as always) that they'll fail, but why the heck not?  Lakers don't need to build through the draft even though they've picked up great pieces through the draft.   The Lakers are the only NBA team that can rebuild every few years just by freeing up cap space.   They'd be smart to see what they can get for Okafur.

[greece66]

@walker834
Gigi is probably gone.
Jerebko is an open question.

WEll if we lose them we have other players to take those spots.  It could turn out where we dumped Rondo and those other trades were just salary dumps.  We have crowder,  jerebko, gigi and players like Zeller. Some of them may stick but not all.  None are guaranteed.

Pressey and Zeller could stick. Crowder. Jerebko etc. All these guys are fringe players but nice roleplayers.

Gigi, Pressey and Jerebko: we no longer need them, but one or two might stick with the team if no one else becomes available through free agency/draft.
Crowder:  We definitely want  to re-sign him.
Zeller is still contract.

[greece66]

I think the #2 pick should be very attainable, but not by the C's.  The Lakers would be crazy not to entertain offers for Okafur.   Lakers should seek a top tier player for Okafur, then get a top tier FA, and give Kobe a legit last shot at a title.  I'd pray (as always) that they'll fail, but why the heck not?  Lakers don't need to build through the draft even though they've picked up great pieces through the draft.   The Lakers are the only NBA team that can rebuild every few years just by freeing up cap space.   They'd be smart to see what they can get for Okafur.

My prayers are with you, but even if the LAL must have realized by now that building a contender with an injury prone diva at the twilight of his career as the team's centerpiece is self-destructive. To say the least.

[walker834]

Why are we in such a rush to see Gigi, Jerebko and Pressey go?  Crowder/Demarre Carroll same thing.  Keep Crowder I say.  I'm fine with our team for the most part.  I think our roster compliments itself well. What we need is a stud center.  We could use more prolific scorers from the wing spots.  But BRadley and Young are coming.  Smart is also going to continue to get better offensively and can still play multiple positions and might continue doing so.

Gigi, Jerebko and Pressey are like that 3rd line in hockey to me.  BAsketball is different  but there are similarities between sports.

We could use more scoring guards and wings but the  celtics traditionally have been good offensively with defense.  We scored a ton of points last year.  We put someone in the middle on this team suddenly we are contenders.

It's either that or get a lesser center and look to get a star somewhere else at some point.

[loco_91]

I'd give up #16+Bkn '16+Bkn/Bos '17+Bkn '18 for Towns. He looks like a really elite 2-way center in a league lacking 2-way centers. On defense he can be an elite rim protector with his huge 9'5 reach, he can defend the P&R and perimeter-oriented bigs due to his mobility, and he can defend the post with his size. On offense he is a versatile threat-- he can command a double team in some matchups in the post then kick it out to open shooters with his great passing instincts, he can finish lobs and dump-offs at the rim, he can face up and take slower bigs to the rack, and he may even space the floor. He isn't quite Tim Duncan, but that is a player who can change the course of a franchise. In contrast, four picks in the double digits are not likely to land a superstar, and you're lucky if you get a combined 2+ all-star game appearances out of them.

[loco_91]

I think the #2 pick should be very attainable, but not by the C's.  The Lakers would be crazy not to entertain offers for Okafur.   Lakers should seek a top tier player for Okafur, then get a top tier FA, and give Kobe a legit last shot at a title.  I'd pray (as always) that they'll fail, but why the heck not?  Lakers don't need to build through the draft even though they've picked up great pieces through the draft.   The Lakers are the only NBA team that can rebuild every few years just by freeing up cap space.   They'd be smart to see what they can get for Okafur.

If I were the Lakers I'd offer Okafur for DMC, who is basically Okafur's upside comp anyway.

[FreddieJ]

I think the #2 pick should be very attainable, but not by the C's.  The Lakers would be crazy not to entertain offers for Okafur.   Lakers should seek a top tier player for Okafur, then get a top tier FA, and give Kobe a legit last shot at a title.  I'd pray (as always) that they'll fail, but why the heck not?  Lakers don't need to build through the draft even though they've picked up great pieces through the draft.   The Lakers are the only NBA team that can rebuild every few years just by freeing up cap space.   They'd be smart to see what they can get for Okafur.

If I were the Lakers I'd offer Okafur for DMC, who is basically Okafur's upside comp anyway.

Why would the Kings do that then?