The Celtics’ summer league squad took down the Sixers Monday night by a score of 89-88. It was the first time fans could get a glimpse of their team’s newest draft picks, and Boston’s game against Philadelphia held a little more weight than most summer games would.
A week before the draft in June, the Celtics traded the first pick to the Sixers so that they could select Markelle Fultz. This was a heavily criticized move on Boston’s part, since they seemed to be the only team not completely sold on Fultz.
Danny Ainge and the Celtics selected Jayson Tatum at the third spot, and later said that he would have taken him #1, but was able to get more future assets for their top pick.