For the better part of the past decade, the Boston Celtics have found themselves with a ridiculous amount of draft capital. Since the 2014 blockbuster deal that sent Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn, the C’s have acquired 17 different draft picks, nine of which wound up being first-round selections.
With them, the team has managed to draft two potential franchise-cornerstones in Jaylen Brown (2016) and Jayson Tatum (2017) and have constantly remained at the forefront of potential trade destinations for the league’s top-available talents.
Deals for Kevin Love, Paul George and Anthony Davis were all, at one point, seen as realistic possibilities for the shamrocks over the years.