Grousbeck: Celtics ‘unbelievable offers' were rejected

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There were plenty of rumors swirling about the Boston Celtics' attempts to move up in Thursday night's NBA Draft.

The Celtics weren't able to move up, but according to owner Wyc Grousbeck it wasn't because of lack of trying.

"We did try to move up. We try to move up hard for other players to be honest," said Grousbeck. "There was unbelievable offers made and rejected. So it was what it was. It was set in stone where people were drafting, there was one trade ahead of us. We threw in a lot of offers and a lot of assets.

"People were recharging their phones on the fly there were so many phone calls down there," said Grousbeck. "I think the draft has gotten so big and people realize that's the way you get better because guys really aren't moving around teams anymore… People fall in love with their picks and don't want to move them."

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