How NBA's draft lottery reform impacts Celtics' traded future picks

It’s remarkable to think of all the brilliant trades Brad Stevens and the Celtics have pulled off in recent years without sacrificing major draft capital. But they didn’t escape completely scot-free, and they...

How NBA's draft lottery reform impacts Celtics' traded future picks. It’s remarkable to think of all the brilliant trades Brad Stevens and the Celtics have pulled off in recent years without sacrificing major draft capital. But they didn’t escape completely scot-free, and they do have some coming debts to pay, which was the cost of acquiring their 2024 championship backcourt (a very fair and modest price to pay, if we’re being honest). The Celtics traded to acquire Derrick White from the Spurs at the 2022 trade deadline, and one of the assets going back to San Antonio was a 2028 first-round pick swap, protected only for the first overall pick. Then, in the 2023 offseason, after the Bucks traded for Damian Lillard, the Cs were able to swoop in and snag Jrue Holiday away from the Trail Blazers, a deal which included Boston’s 2029 first-roun...