Boston Celtics in Serious Talks with New York Knicks for Kristaps Porzingis

Cory Prescott and Mike Walsh of CLNS Media's Celtics Newsfeed set the table for Thursday night's 2017 NBA Draft. What direction will the Celtics go at No. 3? Do they need to take the best available prospect, or can a 53-win team be more picky in identifying needs?

In this Roundtable episode, Celtics Blog writer Alex Kungu joins Matt Ignal and Sam Sheehan to discuss the various rumors prior to the NBA Draft.

1:15 Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum, and Jonathan Isaac

3:15 Should Celtics trade back?

6:45 Ideal options for Celtics

11:15 Is Danny Ainge trying to trade down, blow smoke, or troll everybody?

13:00 Get Kristaps Porzingis? Is this real?

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Boston Changes Focus from Josh Jackson to Jayson Tatum & Celtics Turn Down Jimmy Butler Trade from Chicago Bulls?

In this Roundtable Podcast, NBA Draft expert Cole Zwicker of the Step Back and What's on Draft Podcast joins Evan Valenti and Matt Ignal to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft.

2:10 Why did Celtics trade Markelle Fultz?

3:00 Jayson Tatum and Josh Jackson are NOT in same tier as Fultz

7:45 Josh Jackson is redundant for Celtics

12:00 Is Dennis Smith, Jr. an option?

13:30 Jonathan Isaac fits and is best defender in the Draft

The Cavaliers and possibly Celtics are running into speed bumps in pursuit of Jimmy Butler and Paul George. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Lakers send Timofey Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Brooklyn for Brook Lopez and a first-round pick. The Atlanta Hawks packaged a pick and Dwight Howard to Charlotte for Miles Plumlee, Marco Belinelli and a lower pick, per Adrian Wojnarowski.

The fallout continued Tuesday after Danny Ainge moved the 2017 NBA Draft's No. 1 overall pick to Philadelphia in exchange for No. 3 and a future first. The NY Daily News has linked the Celtics and their third pick to the Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis.

In this Roundtable Podcast, Sam Sheehan alongside Matt and Jon Ignal break down why they think that the Celtics should avoid selecting Jayson Tatum.

0:30 Further Philly trade details revealed

3:30 Jayson Tatum is NOT a great prospect

9:15 Tatum will NOT be an efficient scorer

11:30 Tatum does NOT provide much value outside of scoring

15:15 Celtics signing international bigman Theis to 2-year deal

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It was a busy Monday for the Boston Celtics. News of the blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, including protections on that future first-rounder, was made official. The Celtics also had Jayson Tatum in for a workout and signed German big man Daniel Theis. Steven A. Smith also kicked up some dust with a rumor about Jimmy Butler and Gordon Hayward coming to Boston.

In this Roundtable episode, Lucky's Pipe, Evan Valenti, and Matt and Jon Ignal discuss prospects and speculate on what will happen next.

1:20 Jonathan Isaac - Role-Player or Star?

3:00 Can Josh Jackson shoot?

8:40 Is Jayson Tatum athletic enough to be a star?

10:15 What will Danny Ainge do next?

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