Rick Pitino was at a draft party with his Louisville Cardinals last night. The players were watching as the picks were made, hoping that someday they’d get to hear their names called.
It was an exercise in both bonding and motivation for next year’s club, and Pitino was enjoying it. But he had no problem taking a call and offering praise on the Celtics’ top pick.
When Terry Rozier was taken No. 16, the crowd of Celtics season ticketholders and guests at the Seaport Hotel, despite being lavished with an impressive spread of food and an open bar, booed and groaned.