Now that the draft is upon us and we are officially done with the 2014-15 NBA season, it's time to start talking about the Boston Celtics. The Celtics want to improve the roster going into next season. This could be through the draft, free agency or trades. Boston only has a couple players they'd really like to hold onto, Isiah Thomas being the main asset.
A lot of mock drafts have the Celtics taking Kelly Oubre out of Kansas at the number sixteen spot. Oubre would be a nice wing player who the team could develop. At 6'7", Oubre would add more size and versatility to the wing spot. This could be a direction the Celtics want to go the way the NBA is shaping right now. The Golden State Warriors just won a title starting three players in the front court who stood 6'6", 6'7" and 6'8" respectively (Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes).
Currently the Celtics have Jae Crowder as the teams only real wing. James Young has potential, but has yet to display it at the NBA level. If the Celtics do not acquire a wing through the draft it will have to be through free agency. A pure shooter is also a need for Boston, maybe a couple of them. Rumors have swirled that the Celtics were looking to acquire one of the biggest names in free agency this summer, Lamarcus Aldridge. Aldridge's teammate Wesley Matthews is also a free agent, one who could have been up for a max contract this summer if his season was not cut short by an achilles injury. If the Celtics could acquire both they would instantly be contenders for a top seed in the eastern conference, as it stands.
There are more options for the Celtics in free agency, and a couple of potential trade targets with all of the assets Boston have to offer.
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