After Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown got drafted, the Boston Celtics still had a plethora of draft picks left. They may not have been top-3 picks, but they had enough first rounders to either consolidate and make a trade or accumulate a crop of young talent. Danny Ainge chose the latter, and for the most part, he did great. He and the front office drafted a slew of players who, in theory, could pan out to be solid role players next to Tatum and Brown.
Robert Williams, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Aaron Nesmith, and Payton Pritchard have all played well in the past, but this year is different.