As part of the deal with Philadelphia, Boston will also receive a first-round draft pick in either 2018 or 2019 - giving it even more bargaining chips to bolster its roster during free agency.
The Boston Celtics made the first move of this year's National Basketball Association draft days before it began when they traded the No. 1 overall pick to Philadelphia in a move to add to an already rich cache of future selections.
"In high school I told my trainer Keith I wanted to be the No. 1 player in the country and the No. 1 draft pick, so it was a goal I set out there, and that's what I was striving for", Fultz said.
Tatum, a 19-year-old St. Louis native, also seems like a quality kid who is happy to be joining an Eastern Conference finalist.
So who will be traded and where will each prospect end up? "He's a mature offensive player, for his age coming in", said Van Gundy, the Pistons' coach and team president.
"Me and my agent talked and we just didn't feel like they had much interest in drafting me at No. 1, so we felt like it would be sort of a waste of time for me to go out and work out if they were really not considering drafting me", Jackson said. When the Celtics ponder who they should be taking with this pick, they need to think about who the players they're considering can become.
A four-year graduate out of the University of California, Berkley, Bird (6-6, 198) earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors after leading the Golden Bears in scoring with 14.3 points on 43.9% shooting (36.3% 3-PT, 76.4% FT).
Asked about the incident, Jackson said, "I don't think it really represents who I am". That's a lot of pressure if you're Danny Ainge.
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Jimmy Butler: Also on Tuesday, word started leaking out that the Chicago Bulls are shopping Butler, who looked almost unstoppable against the Celtics in this year's first round playoff matchup. "When I kind of got reintegrated into this process, right after the season was over, he was one of the guys that it was clear that we were targeting".
"I think that he's a guy that we thought really highly of from Day 1", Stevens said.
Ainge wasn't made available to the media until after the draft concluded. He recently included Boston on a list of teams he'd like to play for.
Translation: Boston can build for now and build for later. "He's going to be a terrific player".
This was the 15th draft that Ainge has presided over. He walked across the stage Thursday night at Barclays Center wearing orange sneakers made of basketballs. He has a well-deserved reputation as a stellar executive by making smart, shrewd decisions.
This is the 11 time in NBA Draft history two or more Tar Heels were picked in the first round (1977, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2017).
It feels like a missed opportunity.
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