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Boston Celtics Fielding Trade Calls For First Overall Pick In NBA Draft

The NBA Draft is quickly approaching and teams are working feverishly to sort out their draft boards. Everyone is doing what they can to assess the draft prospects and figure out exactly how valuable each pick is, including the Boston Celtics, who were gifted the first overall pick via a lopsided trade with the Brooklyn Nets.

The Celtics aren’t like most teams with the top overall pick, as their season just recently ended in the Eastern Conference Finals. Markelle Fultz is the favorite to be the first name called on draft night, but given how close the Celtics are to contending, many have pondered whether they would consider trading the pick in order to obtain a win-now piece.