"Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't make." - Red Auerbach
The Celtics made no bones about it, they were focused on trading up in the draft. They wanted to consolidate their picks and go for quality over quantity. That was the plan and they weren't able to accomplish it. That's not necessarily a knock, since it takes two to cha cha. Sometimes it is necessary to overpay, but you also have to know when to push away from the table and call it a day.
"Maybe we were going too hard at it," he said.