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Celtics win draft lottery
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FOUR years ago, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett played their final games for the Celtics. A month later, they were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a massive deal that involved multiple first-round picks going to Boston.
On Tuesday, the Celtics reaped the ultimate reward of acquiring a first overall pick by winning the National Basketball Association draft lottery. It is the first time Boston will select first since the lottery began in 1985.
The Celtics obtained the pick from the Nets in 2013 and had a 25 percent chance getting the top pick. The Nets finished with the league’s worst record at 20-62.
The Celtics traded Garnett and Pierce after six seasons together which included an NBA title in 2008.
Besides getting the first overall pick a night before they open the Eastern Conference finals at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics also get another first-round choice in 2018 from the Nets. Boston already obtained first-round picks from Brooklyn in 2014 and 2016.
Markelle Fultz is projected to be the top overall pick in the June 22 draft in Brooklyn, and the Celtics could use the pick to pair him in the backcourt with Isaiah Thomas. Thomas was the last overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2011 draft.
While Boston was going to get a top-four pick, the Los Angeles Lakers had to sweat out the lottery. They moved up one spot to No. 2.
The Philadelphia 76ers, who used the top overall pick to land Ben Simmons last year, will select third. The Phoenix Suns will get the fourth overall pick.
The Kings rounded out the top five. The Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves are 6th and 7th while the New York Knicks are 8th. The Dallas Mavericks are 9th and the New Orleans Pelicans 10th.
The Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat will get the final four lottery picks.
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