The Boston Celtics have as many as 17 draft picks over the next five years, 10 in the first round.
The Celtics are widely perceived as sellers ahead of the deadline, but Danny Ainge believes that they could be buyers.
“The public probably views us more as sellers than as buyers,” Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge told the Globe recently. “But I do think that people around the league know that we have some good players — good veteran players, good young players — and lots of draft picks. I’ve had calls for both.
“I’ve had teams contact me with the idea of trying to acquire young players and draft picks, and I’ve had teams that have called that are looking to get some of those. And I’ve had teams that have called looking for some of our veteran players as well. I think it just depends on who you talk to, but I think everybody knows that we have a lot of young assets.”
The Celtics made two trades last month.