In the blink of an eye, it was time for the annual NBA Draft. At this crucial moment, every other team in the league was eager to find out which promising prospect the Boston Celtics favored.
However, the result left everyone stunned—the Boston Celtics continued to do things their own way, pulling off another bizarre move.
On the surface, the Boston Celtics appeared interested in many players and invited numerous prospects for workouts, but in reality, there were only two players they truly valued.
Moreover, both of them were players Goodwin liked. One of them, in particular, was considered a treasure by him; he believed they had to use a relatively high pick to draft him, or they might very well miss out.
As it happened, the Boston Celtics held an extremely valuable first-round pick this year. It had been acquired through a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and was the ninth overall pick.
When Goodwin and Danny Ainge appeared together at the draft venue, they immediately became the center of attention as reporters from all outlets swarmed toward them.
Everyone was anxious to learn from them which rookie the Boston Celtics valued most in this draft class.
Faced with the barrage of questions, Goodwin smiled faintly and said mysteriously, "That's a secret. Once we make our pick, you'll naturally know the answer."
His words were clearly meant to keep everyone in suspense, leaving them utterly confused.
However, the reporters did not give up. They still tried to pry some inside information out of Goodwin, but unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, they could not get anything useful from him.
As for getting inside information from Danny Ainge, that was even more impossible.
Meanwhile, many of the prospects at the venue looked over in their direction, secretly hoping that