Nope
Celtics would have gotten the Lakers pick if it fell 2-5 - you know this. And your clover-assed brethren counted on it.
heh
Wrong again kid.
Ainge is not a fortune teller, but he had a good idea the Lakers would be a lottery team, but he could not foretell the Lakers hitting the 2-5 lottery window (what was it the 9?) so he got King '19 pick as insurance. A smart move.
And being stocked with both players that go 9+ deep and with several #1 lottery picks as assets, last years Laker pick could easily be deferred (and prefered) to be pushed a year out the future.
if I have one criticism of the Ainge trade with Philly, and I had it at the time, its the #1 protection he gave Philly in both years.
The Celts gave up a #1 pick, IMO Philly should have been at risk one of those years.
But I assume he figured Tatum plus a #1 was too good to pass for Fultz under any condition.