Boston Celtics 2015 NBA Draft Big Board 2.0

Nobody knows where the Boston Celtics will be drafting tonight, not even Danny Ainge: "Right now we don't even know where we're drafting or what position we'll be in. We think there's going to be a lot of activity on draft night, so stay tuned," Ainge said Monday. "Our draft pick may be traded before we make the pick. So I'm excited about the draft. It should be fun."

That's what makes tonight's 2015 NBA Draft so exciting from a Celtics perspective. With four picks in the top 45 and a plethora of assets, the Celtics can virtually move anywhere, provided they can find a dance partner.

Here is my top 45 big board from a Celtics perspective. Please note that this is just how I'd rank the prospects if I were a scout or executive on the Celtics. They would change for other teams, depending on their respective systems. Click here to view my final general big board.

Tier 1

If the Celtics land any seven of these players, fans should be ecstatic. The Celtics aren't getting Towns, sorry. Jahlil Okafor gets the #2 nod because I'm growing a little more optimistic about him on defense due to his pre-draft work. I don't think he'll ever be a great two-way center, but he might become the best low post scorer in the league. I discussed the other five players in-depth here. Hezonja has the potential to be a star scorer at the wing position, filling the need of a player who can get buckets late in games. Porzingis has huge potential as a stretch forward and potential shot-blocker. Winslow has two-way potential and would be a leader on the team. Russell gets moved down because the team currently has Smart, but if he were moved he'd get shifted ahead of Winslow. Cauley-Stein got moved down because of the injury risk.

Tier 2

These are players the Celtics should hope fall to pick #16 or in a minor trade up. Turner arguably has the highest upside of any of them. Booker is an intriguing option due to his sharpshooting potential. Mudiay and Payne might be redundant with a bundle of talented guards already on the roster, but sometimes you have to take the best player available.

Tier 3

These are the most realistic options at pick #16, the players I'd most like them to target if they are stuck there and none of the first 13 players on the board slip. I have Anderson higher on my board than most people do, but think he'd be a great fit based on his two-way potential. Portis is a tone-setter on both ends.

Tier 4

These are players the Celtics should target in the 20-33 range of the draft. Milutinov is my preferred option of the International bigs projected to go in this range, because his feel for the game is he best of the three. Pat Connaughton and Anthony Brown I consider as perfect fits, both on and off the court.

Tier 5

These are all players I'd target at picks #33 and #45. Robert Upshaw is worth a gamble, because the Celtics have the infrastructure in place to give him the support he needs. There are multiple draft-and-stash options like Cedi Osman and Willy Hernangomez who would get a bump on the list, depending on what happens in the first round.

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