Just draft the guy you want at #1. The Celtics don't need more rookies. They could have upwards of 4 next year with the Nets pick, Zizic, Yabusele and Nader. We also want to keep our cap space in order and don't need another rookie cap hold costing us not being able to offer a max contract.
The Celtics are past the collecting assets part of their rebuild. Its time to cash those assets in for wins.
This is so shortsighted. You could potentially get two future all stars for the price of one. Hell trade the #4 pick and just keep #2 if you feel that strongly.
Or you could be passing up on the only All-Star in this class for two players that become nothing. Or you could be passing up on landing a max free agent for a rookie that becomes nothing.
Also, I don't know where you are getting #2 and #4 from. The question was #1 for #3 and #5.
Sure, you say potato I say po-TA-to. The theory is that 2-4 are equivalent and not a big step down from #1 (if you say that's Fultz). So getting a two-for-one is an amazing offer.
You're the one who said the only reason not to do it was because the C's have too many young players or would need to shave more salary to offer a max contract. In my opinion that's unbelievably short-sighted. To get the #4 for just moving down from #1 to #2 is an incredible offer that IN THIS DRAFT you just can't pass up. This isn't the Durant/Oden draft where you have such a cliff after the top two.
You're still stuck on #2 and #4. That isn't the trade. Its #3 and #5.
And you think its short sighted, I think its better to take your best shot at the draft.
I also am not as enamored with this draft class as some so that is effecting my opinion here. So many, including you, are already crowning these players as future All-Stars and yet not of the top players could even lead their team into the Final Four. Color me unimpressed.
But this is not a valid argument Nick (I realize I'm going against my Jedi Master here, but hey, you have to to be the master, right?).
Kyrie Irving didn't reach the Final Four as well, but turned out to be great. James Harden only got as far as the Round of 32. DeMar DeRozan lost in the 1st round. The number one overall pick last year wasn't even in the Tournament, but a lot of people are convinced that he will be, at the very least, very good.
Kevin Durant can only go as far as the 2nd round, Kawhi Leonard only went as far as the Sweet 16, and these are two of the Top 5 players in the league (depending on who you ask I guess, but they will be there)
Also, the guy we are supposed to pick at #1 didn't even make the Tournament.
Yes, it tells a lot if top rated players help their teams reach the Final Four, but it doesn't mean the ones that aren't won't turn into any good. We
Scouts can miss for sure, but they are mostly on point on evaluation, and according to scouts and writers that talk to scouts, this will be a very deep draft. I'm not saying we just do it right then and there, but this would be a good draft class as it could be to consider it if it was actually offered.