Ultimately the price was too high, according to Danny Ainge.
As much as the Celtics president of basketball operations attempted to trade up into the lottery last night, he determined that the risk of “putting all of your eggs into one basket for a young player” was too high.
The result was the surprising choice of Louisville guard Terry Rozier at No. 16, Georgia State shooter R.J. Hunter at No. 28, LSU swing forward Jordan Mickey at No. 33 and William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton at No.