Thanks to a fortuitous ping pong bounce, the Boston Celtics have the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, and the world is now their oyster. The Celtics can trade the pick to get another superstar-level player to pair alongside Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford. This would mean that the Celtics are going all in on the present and believe that they could truly challenge LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Celtics could also just keep their pick and select a potential future All-Star in Markelle Fultz, the University of Washington guard many expect to be drafted No. 1 overall.
What the Celtics ultimately end up doing of course remains to be seen. But at the very least, it seems like the Celtics won’t be selecting Josh Jackson as the Kansas forward cancelled his workout in Boston.
High lottery pick Josh Jackson canceled today's workout with the Boston Celtics, source told me and @MarcJSpearsESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 13, 2017
Jackson cancelling his workout with the Celtics could mean a number of different things.
Perhaps Jackson doesn’t think the Celtics will select him No. 1 and doesn’t want to waste his time. It could also mean that Jackson may have gotten assurances from another team like the Philadelphia 76ers, that they will draft him. This theory was reported by John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7, which could just be a false flag as around Draft time, there are plenty of rumors swirling as agents try to raise awareness for their respective players.
No matter what though, Jackson very likely will be a lottery pick and should land in the top-3 or at worst top-5 due to his talent and potential. But for now, it doesn’t seem very likely that the Celtics will draft Jackson, especially since he cancelled his workout with them.
