Outstanding alternate take and thinking outside the stifling Groupthink box, KG, as always.
Many moons ago, when the Celts were still playing playoff ball and well before the Markelle Is The New Basketball Jesus Groupthink took full possession of everybody's hearts, minds and souls, I expressed a preference for Lonzo, crazy old man or not. We don't, after all, get to pick our parents. And, the relatively reticent Lonzo seems to thankfully take after his mom, in any case.
My estimation was based, most of all, on the young man's evinced ability to make whoever he shares the court with significantly better than they are when left up to their own devices. Obviously, such a trait is invaluable, and particularly so in Brad's system. Lonzo's first thought and dominant on-court paradigm is how to involve his teammates to the fullest extent. He's actually a master-in-the-making of that realm. He would fit just fine in Boston. Danny and Brad, with help from the fan base if need be, would find a way to muzzle old Lavar, if necessary. I don't see this as a problem.
Regardless of who the Cs wind up with, I've mentioned elsewhere that I think Brad is driving this whole thing far more than we might imagine or are discussing and, in terms of accurate player assessment, very thankfully because: Trader Danny is far superior to Drafter Danny, as we all are well aware.
And, I don’t think any of this is necessarily a prelude to a bigger deal or a bunch of "fireworks," but more likely just another step in Brad’s process of building the perfect beast and consummate iteration of the "Butler Celtics," i.e, refining "the system" by getting the types of players he wants and can work well within it, like cogs in the lean machine of his dreams.
As several people have mentioned, this is also an indication of how fundamentally satisfied everyone is with the core group as presently constituted and its considerable potential for development/improvement moving forward.
To supplement whatever the haul is in the draft, I expect Brad will use every bit of influence he has personally to get Hayward in green this fall. And, of course, others may follow.
It’s truly fascinating to watch how the guy works, how he functions in tandem with Danny, and to speculate regarding how their "process" may or may not play out.
The thought that keeps nagging at me, though, is the Butler Bulldog version of the vaunted system was good enough to reach the [NCAA] finals twice consecutively only to lose both times, once narrowly, because it was fatefully lacking in stars other than Hayward who, for all his heroics, was a little short of adequate help just as he has been with the Jazz. That won't be the case with the Celtics.
Answers are on the way. Either way, and one way or the other, interesting times lie just ahead.
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