I read a few articles today about how the Lakers are completely "enamored" with Lonzo Ball, and of course there's been plenty of comments made by the Ball family about his desire to play for the Lakers. The pressure to draft him to appease the fan base must be extremely high. So if we pick higher than them, let's take advantage. Since there's only three scenarios for this to work, here's how i see it.
Celtics pick 1, Lakers pick 2 or 3:
Celtics swap picks with the Lakers for Julius Randle or Brandon Ingram, and Larry Nance. Lakers draft Ball, Celtics still get Fultz or settle with Tatum
Celtics pick 2, Lakers pick 3:
Celtics swap picks with the Lakers for Julius Randle or Brandon Ingram. Lakers draft Ball, Celtics get Tatum.
Regardless if we'll actually keep Randle/Ingram/Nance, or package them in a subsequent deal, I think you have to take advantage of the Lakers love affair with Lonzo.