Celtics Reportedly Offered Hornets 6 Picks to Move Up in 2015 NBA Draft

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Celtics Reportedly Offered Hornets 6 Picks to Move Up in 2015 NBA Draft

The Boston Celtics found themselves in a flurry of trade negotiations Thursday night with hope they could land Duke forward Justise Winslow. The situation reportedly became so intense that they had six draft picks on the table at the same time but still couldn't get a deal done.
 
Chris Forsberg of ESPN.com reports the Celtics offered six selections, including four first-round picks, to the Charlotte Hornets in a deal for the No. 9 pick.
 
The Hornets refused and selected Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky, and then the Miami Heat took Winslow.
 
Boston ended up drafting Louisville guard Terry Rozier with the 16th pick.
 
Afterward, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge discussed the crazy moments as the Celtics tried to trade into the top 10, as noted in Forsberg's report.
 
"Maybe we were going too hard at it," he said. "There was a time when I thought, 'Woah, this is getting a little out of control.' We're putting a lot of eggs in one young player's basket. So I'm not frustrated. In the long run, maybe it'll be the best."

Exact details of the offer to Charlotte are unclear. Perhaps some of the selections would have been protected or offset by other assets coming back, but on the surface, that's an extraordinary amount to move up seven slots.
 
Ainge, head coach Brad Stevens and other key members of the organization must have believed Winslow was the missing piece. An outstanding defender and a budding offensive talent, he certainly possesses the ideal skill set for a modern small forward.
 
While he would have fit in well alongside the young group Boston has assembled, giving up that many assets for one prospect comes with a bunch of risk. As Ainge stated, it might turn out better in the long run that a deal didn't get done.
 
Along with Rozier, the Celtics selected sharpshooter R.J. Hunter later in the first round to add to their young core. Winslow may have accelerated the process of getting into contention, but keeping all of the assets will pay off over the long haul, whether it's using the picks or trading them in a different deal.
 
Boston's future continues to look bright, even though it didn't land its main draft target.

 

[Pugz]

six second round picks!

 

[bosoxlover12]

Article is a tad misleading


We would moved #16, #28, #33, #47, a 2016 non-Celtics 1st (CLE, DAL, etc) and a BKN 1st

Which sounds a lot worse than "4 1st rounders"

 

[CameronCrazy06]

It's still bad

 

[elcheato]

Was prized guard Marcus Smart involved?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Who is worse? Boston or Charlotte?

 

[dez]

Depends what kind of GM is worse..
One that overrates his talent some.. Or one that doesn't have a say in anything cause ultimately MJs decision reigns lol

 

[elcheato]

I would never answer if Danny Ainge called, or I'd pretend he had the wrong number and I'd talk in a Chinese accent and threaten to call the police

 

[bosoxlover12]

Who is worse? Boston or Charlotte?

i think it's worse that charlotte didn't take Winslow

The only good asset Boston offered was the BKN pick