The unstated rule of every NBA draft is to take the best player available. Fail to follow it, and you might wind up like the Sacramento Kings did in 2018. They took Marvin Bagley III ahead of Luka Dončić because they didn't want to add another ball-handler next to De'Aaron Fox and, well...oops.

The Celtics' offseason is a couple of weeks old, but we're now in the month when moves start to happen around the NBA.

Wednesday was the deadline for players to withdraw from the 2025 NBA Draft and return to college ... contribute right away is probably the ideal strategy for Boston. A long-term development ...

There is plenty of chatter heating up around the NBA and the Celtics as the NBA Draft gets closer. What Boston plans to do this summer to adjust their strategy around different personnel remains an open question. Let’s explore some questions on those topics, s and more in this week’s mailbag.