It appears as if the Boston Celtics are going into the 2020 NBA draft without a plan.
More correctly, it seems they could be going into it with several.
Fresh on the heels of news the Celtics are trying to see where their three 2020 first-round picks will land them in the draft in an effort to move up, we are hearing word that Boston may also be surveying the market for a player to use their three 2020 picks to trade for.
Writing in a new column surveying the 2020-21 offseason, ESPN’s Zach Lowe spilled a little tea.
New USA TODAY mock update has Boston take 2 guards, playmaking wing https://t.co/sU6t1b79Iz
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 5, 2020
If you can call news a contending team is exploring every option to improve “tea” in the proverbial sense, that is.
Lowe confirms the rumors that Boston is trying to move up in the draft through his own sources, and more interestingly reveals the team ” has also sniffed around using picks to acquire a solid veteran.” But who might such a player be?
With the New Orleans Pelicans shopping guard Jrue Holiday while the Oklahoma City Thunder do the same with Chris Paul and rumbles Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker wants out of his current club, it’s not hard to let the imagination run wild.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 5, 2020
But with so many teams believing this the moment to go all-in, there’s a limited supply of the sort of player it might be worth moving all — or even some — of those three firsts for.
Lowe lists Cleveland Cavaliers big man Larry Nance as a popular target among teams looking to bolster contention rosters, and fellow Thunder guard Dennis Schroeder as another to go along with more popular, high profile targets like teammates Danilo Gallinari and Paul.
Whatever way Boston’s front office decides to take, with the draft arriving on Nov. 18th and the lifting of the free agency moratorium soon after, the actual plans of the team will begin to take shape soon.
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