The Celtics, Presumably With A Straight Face, Offered The Sixers Marcus Smart For Nerlens And The #3 Pick

LA TIMES – League executives also said the Celtics were trying to move up in the draft, using their two first-round picks and two second-round picks as bait. The executives said the Celtics were looking to trade point guard Marcus Smart and the Nos. 16 and 28 picks in the first round to Philadelphia for center/forward Nerlens Noel and the No. 3 pick. But the 76ers, the executives said, weren’t interested.

Sam Hinkie’s collective response:

Who’s running the ship up there in Beantown? Gotta be someone with the mind power of a mentally handicapped, yet optimistic ferret. Or even worse, Ruben Amaro. Seriously, if this wasn’t an empty proposition then shame on the Celtics. Marcus Smart, the 6th pick of a draft, the useless 16th and 28th picks for Nerlens Noel (who is on the cusp of being a defensive, and possibly overall, superstar) and this year’s #3? Hey Danny Ainge, I’ll have whatever you’re having. Judging by the fact the only things edible at my place right now are cereal, mustard and a mouse that is too much of a bitch to show it’s face during the daylight to battle, we can use a break from reality over here.