After starting the week by trading away two key members of their 2024 championship team, the Boston Celtics ended up drafting three players and making a trade over the two-day NBA Draft.

The Boston Celtics are looking to trade up and select an Illinois star after the departures of both Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.

Instead of being forced to deal players already on the roster for whatever further goals the team may have, Boston now has two newcomers who still have some value, putting the team in a more flexible position moving forward as Stevens and the Celtics organization seem to value over all in the short term.

The Celtics have a void at center after trading away Kristaps Porzingis this week, placing an added emphasis on free agency.

After trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis over the previous couple days, they kept Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Brown was linked to the Utah Jazz heading into the draft, via ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel.