Boston Celtics: 2 teams who could trade down for C’s picks

The Boston Celtics hold multiple first-round picks in this year’s draft but could be in line to move up for a better selection.

The Boston Celtics come into this year’s offseason with a lot of momentum.

After a successful season like the one they just had — taking the Miami Heat to six games in the Eastern Conference Finals –, hope for the future is seemingly radiating off of the majority of the team’s faithful.

Add in the fact that their core five of Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum — soon to sign an extension –, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, and Marcus Smart are all contractually locked in to return next season and you’ve got a great chance of seeing a repeat type of regular season for these shamrocks in 2020-21.

That said, they’ll likely want to make some adjustments this offseason should they wish to not have a repeat come the postseason and, instead, make their first Finals appearance since the 2009-10 season.

Unlike the past several seasons, the Cs will not have the luxury of cap space to try and lure any big-time free agents in this year’s class and, thus, will need to make the most out of either potential trade routes or in this upcoming NBA Draft.

In the Houdini’s mind, why not try and hit two birds with one stone? By this, we mean with the fact that the shamrocks are in possession of 3 first-round draft picks of their own — 14th, 26th, and 30th overall –, it may be wise of them to try and package them together in some sort of deal and, more specifically, to try and get a better pick on the night.

Should they wish to move up in this year’s draft, there are two teams in particular who might be optimal trade partners: