@KeithSmithNBA For example:
76ers pick 26th
Clippers pick 8th
Boston picks 18th
SAS picks 28th.
76ers pick deleted from equation. (Likely nets)
SAS invokes swap with Boston
Boston now swaps SAS pick with Philly’s LAC
SAS ends with BOS 18
Boston ends with clippers 8
Philly ends with SAS 28
@KeithSmithNBA Hey Keith. So there’s scenarios here where Philly sends the clippers pick to Boston, and ends up with either Boston’s or San Antonio’s pick, whichever is less favorable between SAS and Boston? Those seem like most realistic outcomes to me.
For full clarity, here are the various options for the 2028 swap/pick the Celtics got in the trade with the Sixers:
1. If LAC is 1-16 AND PHI is 1-8, then BOS gets the best of LAC/PHI/[lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS]
2. If LAC is 1-16 and PHI is 9-30, then BOS gets the best of LAC/[lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS]
3. If LAC is 17-30 and PHI is 1-8, then BOS gets the best of PHI/lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS]
4. If LAC is 17-30 and PHI is 9-30, then BOS keeps lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS and gets LAC's pick outright, no swap with PHI at all
Scenario 4 is the only one where the Celtics get an extra pick. In all other scenarios they get the best of LAC or PHI, and swap the worst of their own pick or SAS.
So, Boston either comes away with a decent pick (somewhere from 1-16) through a swap, or they pick up an extra pick. Basically, root against the Clippers, Sixers and Spurs in 2028 if you are a Celtics fan.