Fans of the Boston Celtics ought to watch next month’s lottery for the NBA’s 2023 draft order very closely. The Celtics are in line to end up with the Houston Rockets’ second-round pick should they end up ahead of the San Antonio Spurs in the final lottery order.
The pick potentially owed to Boston has complicated protections on it that could see it end up with Indiana Pacers should it fall to 33rd or later. If that happens, the Celtics will get the Portland Trail Blazers second rounder, which is likely to fall in a similar range near the start of the draft’s second round.
Buy Celtics TicketsTheir third and final second-rounder will end up with the Oklahoma City Thunder to complete the terms of the Mike Muscala trade unless Boston ends up getting the Rockets’ pick.
Jaylen Brown on his journey from the NBA draft to the finals https://t.co/bgt8l0pRvP
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) April 10, 2023
All of this is a convoluted way to say that the Celtics will end up with a solid second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft thanks to solid maneuvering by the front office, a valuable tool to make trades or find cheap depth as the team’s roster gets increasingly costly.
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