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The pick is in.

With less than an hour to the 2017 NBA Draft, there are still a lot of question marks surrounding the Boston Celtics and what they will or won't do with their third overall pick.

With the NBA Draft just over a day away, trade rumors are flying around the league.

According to Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, who spoke to reporters via conference call for the first time following the team's trade of the number one overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft on Monday, the team is focused on drafting from the third spot.

With the Boston Celtics receiving confirmation from the league Monday that their weekend blockbuster trade, in which they sent the top overall pick in Thursday's draft to the Philadelphia 76ers, was complete, the C's waisted little time in starting to evaluate players they could take with the third overall pick.

Speaking to the media via conference call for the first time since his team's blockbuster, pre-draft trade this weekend, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge seemed confident that the Boston Celtics will in fact get the player they want with the number three overall pick on Thursday night.

After Saturday night's major trade sent the top overall pick from the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76ers, in exchange for the third overall pick and future selections, the C's must plan how to move forward with their updated draft position.

Never underestimate the power of Trader Danny.

After all the hubbub over who the Boston Celtics will take with the number one overall pick in next week's NBA draft, it appears that the team might not even be making the selection after all.

While much of the the talk since the Boston Celtics were awarded the number one overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery has focused around the team selecting Washington freshman Markelle Fultz, there seems to be traction to the idea that the C's might have another player in mind for the honor.