New SI Mock draft with trades (including the Celtics)

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/06/01/nba-mock-draft-jahlil-okafor-karl-anthony-towns-wolves-lakers-76ers


some will jump up and cheer,
some will say no way.

bobc33 wrote:Absolutely!  But is there really a chance the Kings would go for it?

I don't see any way that the Kings make that trade. 
Cauley-Stein playing next to Cousins would be impressive. 
The Kings have been in the lottery for over 10 straight years, I believe. 
They want quality over quantity. 

This is the 2nd mock draft that I saw today that had Okafor going #1.
I really like Okafor and Towns but I would be elated for the Lakers to draft Towns.
He has 3 point range, is a good free throw shooter and an excellent defensive player.

Here's a video of Cauley-Stein shooting a jumper and Towns throwing down a dunk. Very impressive ball handling for both of them. 

http://zagsblog.com/articles/karl-anthony-towns-willie-cauley-stein-impress-in-l-a-workout/

I agree that the trade as shown at SI wouldn't get the Kings and Karl's interest. but how about this:

Celtics trade Olynyk, #16 , #33 and first rounder for 2016
to
Kings for #6 pick.

Kings then move next years first from Boston with J. Thompson and D. Collison
to
Denver for T. Lawson

allows Karl to get his man Lawson to from a big three with Cousins and Gay.

Olynyk gives them a stretch 4 to pair with Cousins.

Celtics can re-sign Bass and/or Jerebko then.

Zeller
WCS
Sullinger
Bass- $7M
Jerebko-$4M
Crowder- $4M
Wallace
Turner
Bradley
Smart
Thomas
Young
Pressey
#45 pick

about $6M left under the cap.

or can pass on Jerebko and go after Koufas ($6M?) instead.

Draft R. Holmes (Bowling Green) at #45 then.

this writer is a dreamer just trying to make noise for the sake of it, guarantee that trade will NEVER happen.

The writer's logic seems flawed. He says the Kings will make the trade to accumulate more assets. However, since all three picks they get from the Celtics are this year's picks, then the so called "assets" they recieve immediately lose value - once they actually draft those lower round players, the players are less valuable than the picks themselves.