Bryan Colangelo, the Sixers president of Basketball Operations, announced that the team has acquired the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft from the Boston Celtics. However, if either of those 2019 picks result in the first overall selection, Boston will receive the other first round pick instead.
Reports first emerged on Friday that the teams were in serious discussions about swapping picks, and Fultz made a hastily arranged visit to Philadelphia on Saturday to get to know some of Sixers players and executives.
Though Jackson would be a great fit with this Lakers team due to his ability to play both ends of the floor and his athletic versatility, they may be better off moving down and acquiring more quantity of talent rather than quality. "And we're getting an additional player that we want in next year's draft or the year after". Celtics fans might not be too happy with the decision to trade the top pick, but Ainge has shown his willingness to take risks to benefit the team for the future as he has shown in the past. Both superstars could be just what the Celtics need to be a real contender to win an National Basketball Association title.
There's a good chance Ntilikina is the first foreign player off the board - and for good reason.
The Lakers are giving strong consideration to UCLA's Lonzo Ball, Kansas' Josh Jackson and Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox with the No. 2 pick.
They're big on defense so I think the tools that I have to be a defensive player I think would help them get out in transition. "I would venture to say we're going to be sold out this year playing to full capacity every night". "I can't imagine a team with LeBron James or Curry or Harden or Westbrook being that bad regardless of the supporting cast around them". The Celtics clearly weren't sold on Marcus Fultz and decided to make this move.
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The main positions we are looking for [with the way that we play] is a central midfielder and a second striker. On their transfer dealings, Jenkins said: "Keeping your top players is always a hard one".
"We are certainly aware of our competition", Ainge said.
The Cavs, still licking their wounds after being blasted by the Golden State Warriors in the recently concluded National Basketball Association finals, are in play as well.
"We felt like we were in the right position to make a deal". They still have four second-round picks to address in the draft. The Celtics worked out Tatum Monday as well. It was agreed to in principle at that point, with the last holdup being the customary league approval on the terms - which came Monday.
If Boston holds onto the pick, it would have seven first-rounders in the next three years.
Boston will receive the 2018 first-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers - if that selection falls between the No. 2 to No. 5 range.
Boston gets the No. 3 pick in Thursday's draft from Philadelphia, plus either a first-rounder in 2018 and 2019.
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