Even before the lottery, you know, we've been evaluating these kids for a couple of years,

and we felt like it was very close in the top handful of players.

And we still feel that way.

And we think there's a really good chance the player that we'll take at three was the same player we would have taken at one.

So this was a great opportunity to acquire an impactful asset.

Ninety-five, the sports hub were Tudcher and Rich.

Everyone knows what the Celtics did.

Chris Mannix works at CSN.

He does stuff for the vertical.

Mm-hmm. As well, I keep hearing his name out there nationally. Chris Manix, kind of

to join us on the AT&T expert hotline. Hello, Chris.

Good morning, guys.

All right. Were you surprised by what the Celtics did, and what did you think of it?

I was very surprised.

And look, I understand that, you know, predicting and projecting 20-year-olds in their future

is an exact science.

And, you know, the last 15 years or so, the landscape is littered with failed number

one picks, Kwame Brown, Andrea Barney, Anthony Bennett,

just to name of you.

But, you know,

there was a consensus among executives that I talked to

that Markell Fultz was the clear number one in this year's draft,

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