Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) looks for a shot : Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
The trade deadline produced 17 deals with 23 participating teams and 46 players changing teams. While expectations were the OKC Thunder would be active with Sam Presti shopping vets the Thunder GM settled on moving George Hill.
Presti got out ahead of most teams by trading Hamidou Diallo to Detroit and Trevor Ariza to Miami. With these deals, Presti’s current draft pick count is 17 first and 17 second over the next seven seasons.
A team offering a great example of growing through the draft is in town tonight — the Boston Celtics.