Celtics trade up in new 2021 NBA mock roundtable draft, move on from Carsen Edwards

Boston manages to tackle two birds with one stone in this projected deal.

The NBA Wires family of sites have put together a roundtable mock draft for the second year in a row, simulating how editors and contributors to the constellation of USA TODAY SMG basketball outlets believe the 2021 NBA draft will go down.

And while the Boston Celtics only have the No. 45 pick to work with in this year’s annual talent pipeline event, the team pulls off an interesting deal with a popular trade partner of late, engineered by Celtics Wire managing editor Justin Quinn. That trade partner would be the Oklahoma City Thunder as managed by Thunder Wire’s head honcho Logan Newman, who continued to take advantage of the Celtics’ surfeit of youth in a way that might make Sam Presti proud.

Let’s take a look at the deal in question.