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Top 10 takeaways from early stages of NBA free agency

Warriors made quick work during free agency, re-signing both Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala.

Celtics strike out

No Paul George. No Jimmy Butler. No Blake Griffin. The Boston Celtics and GM Danny Ainge have failed to secure any top-end players in free agency or via a trade. Considering the massive amount of assets Boston possesses, this is clearly unacceptable.

Boston ended up trading down from the No. 1 pick to third overall, picking up Jayson Tatum from Duke in the process. In that deal with Philadelphia, the Celtics acquired a first-round pick (via the Lakers) in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Add in the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick next year as well as 2016 top-five pick Jaylen Brown, and it’s absolutely absurd Ainge and Co. have not added a star to go with Isaiah Thomas.

Sure the Celtics might still be able to add Gordon Hayward to the mix. Even then, that’s not going to put the team over the top when it comes to contending with Cleveland back east.

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