Not long after the Celtics were awarded the first overall pick in the NBA draft lottery, Markelle Fultz started retweeting stuff linking him to the Celtics. It got fans excited. Such is the status of sports in 2017.

Interestingly enough, however, Fultz isn’t the only one tying himself to pre-draft material on Twitter. Danny Ainge is, too.

Going through his recent likes, the Celtics president of basketball operations has liked a number of posts offering both opinion and analysis. The tweets posts include a tweet from Bill Simmons saying he wants the Celtics to stay at No. 1 and draft Fultz, as well as tweets listing Lonzo Ball’s strengths and weaknesses.



Ainge has liked the following tweets, among others, since May 23:

New on DX: P.J. Dozier NBA Draft Scouting Report and Video Analysis https://t.co/7Sl1nSmJ9o (via @jlapplebome) pic.twitter.com/qZCQkKTS1i — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 1, 2017

Enjoyed this. I'd like to see the Celts stay at 1 and draft Fultz even if it's fun to make up fake trades.https://t.co/fDo52tzmBu — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 29, 2017

Very cool video about Markelle Fultz's time @ DeMatha. Insight into his path, useful life lessons (AST to @CoachCho) https://t.co/vfgjYvVZSI — Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) May 28, 2017

NBA Draft Guide updated with reports on Frank Jackson, Jonah Bolden, Kyle Kuzma, Tyler Dorsey, Frank Mason: https://t.co/jsIQSdbIL7 @ringer — Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 26, 2017

Another SMU sleeper is Ben Moore. Didn't discuss him in article above but @JeremyWoo did nicely here: https://t.co/wxOZC9lxVU @JaminTheFiend — Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 24, 2017

The 3-and-D player is integral to the fabric of winning organizations. @KevinOConnorNBA https://t.co/0SgQEsQ1ra — The Ringer (@ringer) May 24, 2017

Excerpt from our Bam Adebayo (@Bam1of1) workout video in Chicago. A lot of perimeter oriented stuff. Full video here https://t.co/HCPj5mMG0S pic.twitter.com/LDkIRwp6Xi — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 24, 2017