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NBA Lottery 2016: 5 reasons Celtics deserve to win No. 1 pick

By John Buhler

WALTHAM, MA - JULY 5: New Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (R) is introduced to the media as Team President Rich Gotham, Co-Owner Steve Pagliuca, and President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge look on July 5, 2013 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Stevens was hired away from Butler University where he led the Bulldogs to two back to back national championship game appearances in 2010, and 2011. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
WALTHAM, MA - JULY 5: New Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (R) is introduced to the media as Team President Rich Gotham, Co-Owner Steve Pagliuca, and President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge look on July 5, 2013 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Stevens was hired away from Butler University where he led the Bulldogs to two back to back national championship game appearances in 2010, and 2011. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) /
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Jan 5, 2016; Providence, RI, USA; Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge (left) speaks to fans during the first half of a game between the Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles at Dunkin Donuts Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2016; Providence, RI, USA; Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge (left) speaks to fans during the first half of a game between the Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles at Dunkin Donuts Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Danny Ainge will make the right decision at No. 1.

Even during their brief rebuild of the last four to five years, general manager Danny Ainge has kept a level head and has not let the losing get the best of him. He’s done a remarkable job of stockpiling draft picks and accumulating interesting trade pieces during this rebuilding process.

Of all the general managers that could end up winning the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery, Ainge is perhaps the best equipped to make the right decision with that No. 1 overall draft pick. Ainge is pragmatic enough to not pick on impulse and botch the No. 1 overall pick like many previous lottery winners have.

In a sea full of highly dysfunctional teams eyeing that No. 1 overall pick, Boston, along with maybe the Timberwolves, are the most intellectually competent front offices to use that selection appropriately. The Kings, the Lakers, and the 76ers just feel like teams that would butcher that No. 1 pick in the way that the Cavaliers did in 2013 and in 2014, picking Anthony Bennett and trading away Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota for Kevin Love.

There is a reason behind why some teams like Boston always win and teams like Sacramento and Minnesota haven’t made the Western Conference Playoffs in over a decade: Boston is just the smarter, better managed organization. When a team with that kind of stature in the front office has the opportunity to use a great draft pick, that organization will make the most of it. Expect Ainge to land a fantastic player wherever the Celtics land in the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery.

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