With the Boston Celtics and the league now well past the 2022 trade deadline and in the thick of the stretch run, attention begins to shift to the draft as the next big, bright beacon of promise for teams to improve their fortunes with. And when it comes to the draft, not all front offices are created equal.
But the Celtics have deep institutional memory to draw on in that regard, with a well-established history of drafting well throughout the annual event’s history. They have also rostered several other players who were evidently not appreciated where they had been selected initially, spreading their wings in Boston instead.
Frank Urbina of our sister site HoopsHype put together a list of the best players drafted at any position in the history of the draft as a whole, and the Celtics have a strong showing of alumni on that list, even if they weren’t always the team doing the drafting — let’s take a look at where they placed.
Or do he and his team both need to accomplish more to be in that elite company? https://t.co/13tdD73a3v
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) March 9, 2022