The Boston Celtics count themselves amongst the most fortunate franchises in the NBA for a plethora of reasons. There’s the record seventeen championship banners, the rabid fanbase, a dedicated ownership group, and the first-class city to which the team calls home.
In recent years another blessing of the team’s has been its collection of young talent…
It didn’t take long for the Celtics to retool after general manager Danny Ainge shipped out Celtics’ greats Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets during the summer of 2013.
During the 2014 NBA Draft, using its own pick, the Boston Celtics selected future NBA First-Team All-Defense member and NBA hustle award recipient Marcus Smart with the sixth overall pick.