On this day, the Boston Celtics selected four players of note in the 2017 NBA Draft, held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City.
While the Celtics had held the top overall pick in the draft, team president Danny Ainge would use it to trade back for the third overall pick, correctly gambling he could still get his targeted prospect, Jayson Tatum.
Tatum, a 6-foot-8 small forward out of Duke, was drafted third overall after Ainge completed the deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, who used the top overall pick on point guard Markelle Fultz out of Washington, the Los Angeles Lakers using the second overall pick on point guard Lonzo Ball.
Vindicating Ainge, Tatum has gone on to make his first All-Star game in just his third season in the NBA, in which he averaged 17.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
