The Celtics will not be making any blockbuster moves this offseason after winning an NBA championship in dominant fashion. However, league sources tell MassLive that Brad Stevens and the rest of Boston’s front office have been busy exploring scenarios ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft starting on Wednesday night. Boston holds the No.
30 and No. 54 (via Dallas) overall picks entering the two-night affair, which concludes on Thursday evening. The Celtics talks have centered around the No.
30 pick, the final pick of the night on Wednesday but Boston has been shopping that selection in hopes of picking up additional draft compensation per a source. Boston’s front office is attempting to thread the needle between infusing some young talent into the franchise and adding more draft capital to the cupboard to add ammo for future moves. A closer look at their motives that could come into play if a deal gets done.
RESTOCKING THE DRAFT CUPBOARD The Celtics made four separate trades on draft night last year in a successful effort to replenish their draft resources. Boston put much of that second-round capital to use last season, trading away a pair of second-round picks to the Grizzlies for Xavier Tillman at the trade deadline. They also traded what ended up being the No.
41 overall pick to the 76ers for Jaden Springer back in February. Those moves have left Boston’s draft cupboard a little thin entering this offseason. The team still has all its own future first-round picks this decade .
