The Boston Celtics are set to enter next month's NBA draft armed with eight picks, including five selections in the first 35 spots. And while much of the offseason focus has been on what the Celtics will do with this year's picks -- especially three first-round selections at Nos. 3, 16 and 23 -- president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is quick to point out that the team is pretty high on the players it snagged in last year's draft.
During a recent sitdown with WBZ-TV, Ainge pointed to some of Boston's youngest players while discussing the sort of talent that could blossom with bigger roles.