During what's been a busy offseason, Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics have made a concerted effort to stock up on draft picks.
They acquired a 2024 first-round pick (from Memphis via Golden State) in the Marcus Smart deal, four second-round picks during the 2023 NBA Draft, and two more second-rounders in Wednesday's Grant Williams trade. But if Stevens has it his way, the Celtics won't be using those picks to add more young talent to their pipeline.
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The Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach wrote on Thursday that Boston's wealth of draft picks will eventually be used to make a "seismic" trade, though that move is unlikely to be made this summer:
"No, the Celtics do not have a plan to start a youth movement centered on draft picks. This capital will eventually serve as currency in a larger deal, with the Celtics well-positioned for a seismic strike, league sources said. The spree of recent activity has bred speculation that they could be staking out their big move right now, but a league source said that appears unlikely."
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It's worth noting Himmelsbach's report is unrelated to the Damian Lillard trade rumors that have dominated the offseason. In fact, Himmelsbach poured cold water on the Lillard-to-Boston talk by stating the C's are "not pursuing" a trade for the Portland Trail Blazers superstar.
Lillard is the only player currently on the trade market that would constitute a "seismic" deal, so Boston will likely sit on its collection of picks for the foreseeable future. For now, they are positioned to make another run at a title led by the trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and newcomer Kristaps Porzingis.
