I was thinking about the Tatum trade a bit recently. Ainge believed that Tatum was the best player of the top-3, and also believed that Tatum would be there at #3. However, how confident do you think he could have been that Ball would be taken #2? Certainly it was heavily rumored that he would go #2, but knowing what we know now in how good Tatum is and how much better he is than either of the two players drafted ahead of him, it almost seems like the trade was almost risky. Most likely, Ainge probably felt that even if Philly or LA chose Tatum he would still get a good player at #3. It's just an interesting thought exercise in hindsight, because the delta between Tatum and the other two players is much, much greater than anyone would have guessed (I think Ainge as well) on draft night.