Boston Celtics

Celtics owner needs 'transformative' deal to surrender Nets' pick

Published Dec. 4, 2015 10:16 a.m. ET

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The Boston Celtics are in a wonderful position where they don't have to worry about their own performance so far as it relates to this year's NBA lottery. They own Brooklyn's pick, and Brooklyn isn't a good basketball team.

But with so many young players already onboard, there's a chance the Celtics trade their valuable asset for a proven star, should one become available. And it sounds like that's the scenario their owner, Wyc Grousbeck, hopes for.

Here's what he recently said during a radio interview in Boston, per MassLive:

This basically means that pick is gone should any star hit the market. Presumably, that means DeMarcus Cousins or even Carmelo Anthony, though the latter feels unlikely.