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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2718091, member: 1026"] I don't think the Celtics will trade the future draft picks they painstakingly acquired to move into this year's draft (assuming they don't luck into Laker's #2 or #3). That would be the antithesis of what they've done. Why adopt the mortgage the future to 'win now' philosophy that they are currently benefiting from? The Celtics have created a hybrid of Patriots and Hinkie's philosophy to collect draft picks and use them to increase the odds of getting a superstar. Because that has potentially worked given where they are in playoffs and with bright futures for Brown, Tatum & Rozier that does not mean sell everything else you got for 1 shot at a guy you like and winning in 2019 or 20. They are setup to be competitive for multiple years, and as this season has shown, if you have a good system + roster, you contend every year even with rookies playing pivotal roles. They traded one pick (Brooklyn's this year) to get a top say 7 in the league guy, but unlikely they trade future picks for a current pick/roll of the dice (they don't need a guy now/yet) versus an equal chance at a good pick/diceroll in years to come. Unless highly unlikely case that Danny is 99% confident Luka Doncic is Larry Bird or Ayton is Olajuwon (I say no there from limited I've seen) maybe there is a price they make such a move at. But wait, they thought Justise Winslow was a transcendent talent - I say the fortune of dodging that bullet helps them see they can't trust a gamble like that on an unknown. [/QUOTE]

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