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Getting drafty: How Celtics prep for their picks

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WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Boston Celtics knew that Marcus Smart might be their guy when he worked out for the team two weeks before last year's draft. Which is why members of the team's front office cringed a bit when he labored through what Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge bluntly described Wednesday as a "horrible" workout.