Boston Celtics: 3 potential outcomes for Cs come draft night

Outcome No. 3) The Boston Celtics stand pat

Standing pat would be the least favorable outcome on draft night, but, if they sit on one second-round pick and don’t attempt to move up or out of the draft, they will take a massive risk.

Only getting one prospect in this draft would be detrimental to the team’s asset pool, especially seeing that Brad Stevens would be selecting a player in the late 40s.

Boston needs to make sure they net at least one top-40 player from this draft class (ideally two) so that they have the assets to make moves the following summer.

It is imperative that the Boston Celtics stock their roster with trade assets for the next offseason.

They will have to create cap space by trading some of their role players like Fournier, Al Horford, or even Smart.

They may have to attach assets to those contracts to move off of them without bringing back too much salary so that they keep their books open.

In a draft like this, if the Cs net even one player who shows potential, teams will be more likely to eat the team’s salary than they would without the prospect.

There’s also the matter of roster depth.

With the Celtics already tight on money and Fournier and Smart heading towards new deals, money will only get tighter.

With this, Boston needs to find a way to round out their roster while staying under the hard cap line to have options at the trade deadline.

One way to keep themselves under the cap threshold is by investing in players on their rookie deals instead of breaking the bank on veterans.

Boston saw this with Grant Williams last season, and they saw it with Robert Williams this season.

Both became contributors to the team and won them a playoff series in Grant Williams’ case.

Although Stevens is far from a fan of young players, it’s better to have them than be up against the cap apron.