Next season, I won't go easy on them if I meet them

Before the championship parade, however, there was something even more important: the 2012 Draft, held on June 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The quality of this draft class had led many media reporters to call it a super draft year. Many teams holding high picks hoped to select a player with superstar potential who could lead them back to the top.

As for the Boston Celtics, many teams were also keeping a close eye on them.

But the Boston Celtics continued their usual unconventional approach—they never invited the players they liked and intended to draft for workouts, because they trusted Goodwin and his eye for talent.

With the high draft pick they had acquired from the Detroit Pistons the season before, the Boston Celtics selected Andre Drummond, then took Jae Crowder in the second round.

As for why the Boston Celtics had selected two interior players, it was related to the players leaving that year. Of the Celtics' three big men, only The Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal, was staying, while DeAndre Jordan and JaVale McGee both wanted to leave the team.

Neither Goodwin nor Danny Ainge objected to that.

After all, people aimed higher. That was only natural.

Still, Goodwin naturally had to prepare for it. Besides, there were not many other players worth picking.

At the same time, Goodwin did not think this was any kind of super draft year. It truly could not compare with 2009 or 2011.

But no matter what, Goodwin would crush them all one by one, then claim the final Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

After the draft ended, the Boston Celtics' executives rushed back to Boston, eager to take part in the grand championship parade. They knew this would be an unprecedented celebration—not only to display the team's glory, but also to