How Brad Stevens and Celtics are approaching the NBA Draft initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Boston
Brad Stevens is again to enterprise after celebrating the Boston Celtics’ 18th championship.
The C’s president of basketball operations will resume front-office duties Wednesday evening on the 2024 NBA Draft. Boston enters the occasion with the thirtieth and 54th general picks.
Stevens has but to make a first-round choice throughout his tenure as Boston’s common supervisor. Nonetheless, it seems there is a sturdy likelihood that development will come to an finish.
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“So far as the picks go, if the proper particular person is accessible at 30, then we’ll take them,” Stevens mentioned throughout his Tuesday press convention. “If we have now a few people who we expect are nonetheless the proper particular person, then we’ll see what our choices are and how much flexibility we have now.
“I anticipate selecting a pair picks. Whether or not they’re on roster or two-way, and investing in younger gamers. If they arrive in and crack our rotation, then they’re actually good. And that’ll be a great factor, too.”
As Stevens additionally famous throughout his press convention, the second apron makes it troublesome for the Celtics to swing trades. Second apron groups cannot ship out money in a commerce, mixture contracts in a commerce, take again extra incoming cash than outgoing cash in a commerce, or use commerce exceptions from prior years, per the league’s Collective Bargaining Settlement.
If the Celtics use their draft picks, whoever they choose may have a troublesome time cracking the roster. Boston is ready to run it again with just about their complete championship squad. Oshae Brissett, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman are the one C’s gamers at the moment set to check free company.
The 2024 draft ideas off Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
You’ll be able to watch Stevens’ full press convention under or on YouTube: