The Celtics brass had players in for their first long day of workouts yesterday, but Danny Ainge was wise to curb his enthusiasm before the process started.

``There are things we have to evaluate, and those we have seen look good, but everybody looks good in workouts,'' the Celtics director of basketball operations said of the process, which last week included a private workout of Boston College's Troy Bell during the NBA draft camp in Chicago.

``We have limitations with what we can do,'' said Ainge. ``But we'll do a bit of testing and look at shot mechanics, things like that.''

The Celtics' poor recent draft history considered, this year's draft is carrying significant emphasis. And not surprisingly, the Celtics find themselves looking at a lot of foreign-born talent.

Yesterday's lineup included an 18-year-old Greek named Sofoklis Schortsantis, affectionately known as ``Baby Shaq'' because of the 6-foot-9 forward's relentless work ethic on the offensive glass.