Celtics had pieces where they were contenders in the East that they could have used those draft assets to acquire a player(s) to help get them over the hump.
Thunder are in rebuild mode in a small market.
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Ainge had plenty of opportunity to use some of his collection of picks to add a superstar and didn’t
both the kings and grizzlies picks had as much value as any pick in the league but Ainge waited out the picks and they ended up being further back in the draft than they anticipated
Ainge also could have used his variety of picks to trade up to target home run type players like haliburton last year but instead kept drafting rookie after rookie after rookie
I think the stuff about Ainge having to win the trade is legit
I’m also mad at Ainge not trading rozier and/or Marcus Morris that last kyrie season to clear up the logjam and get a better long term piece
And obviously the Kemba signing was a complete panic move and a huge failure
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They have everything you need to have a historic run.