Don’t do it Danny! Do not do it!

Don’t fall for the NBA okey-doke. Don’t believe the hype. Don’t listen to the noise.

Do not trade those No. 1 picks, especially the one this year from Brooklyn that has about a 98 percent chance of being a top-five pick and nearly a 50 percent chance of being in the top three for some 30-year-old guy who has never led a team anywhere. Do not do it.

The Celtics’ recent resurgence has some folks whose wardrobe is mostly green-and-white and who often have the names of grown men other than themselves on their backs beginning to think silly thoughts. They want to believe these Celtics are a player or so away from another banner-hanging team.

Danny, you know this is not true.

You know the way to return the Celtics to a semblance of what they once were is to continue to build one brick at a time. Build the way the Golden State Warriors did it. Build through the draft and then fill in the rest via free agency.

You’ve already made several trades that have gotten the Celtics this far, which is to say into the illusion of being a contender when you really know they’re not. Don’t get desperate now.

At the moment the Celtics are 32-23, the third seed in the Eastern Conference and 4.5 games behind the Toronto Raptors in the Atlantic Division. Barely a month ago they were the ninth seed and on the outside looking in. A few games go in the opposite direction and they’d still be in that position. As improved as this young group has been lately under Brad Stevens, and as fun as they are to watch because they come to play every night, they’re not one big man away from anything but going backwards.

The rumors are swirling now, as they always do in the final days before the trade deadline. The names are out there and yours is in the middle of every discussion whether you’re actually in those discussions or not.

Dwight Howard.

Al Horford.

Blake Griffin.

Give up the picks that can transform a franchise and one of them can be yours. But let’s be real, Danny. What have those guys ever won?

Howard was a great defensive player and rebounder in Orlando but he’s been with three teams that never raised a banner and will be 31 next December. After 12 years pounding his legs up and down NBA floors, there’s a lot of tread wear on Dwight Howard’s body and no rings on his fingers. He allegedly wants a $30 million a year max deal and do you really believe he fits the blue-collar scrappiness that is so much a part of this team you’ve built?

I think not.

And what of Horford? Talented guy but his ring collection presently consists of an empty space. Nine years in the NBA and he hasn’t won anything and neither has his team. That’s not all his fault, but is he a cornerstone of big things to come in Boston?

Not if you have to shell out the most valuable picks you hold. You’ve been carrying all these “assets” around for years, building toward this moment. Don’t get jiggy now, Danny.

Short-term fixes are fine if you’re one guy away from making some noise. But do you really believe the noise? Do you really believe your team is as good as it’s played the last month? More importantly, is it a player away from winning the Eastern Conference from LeBron’s Cavs?

I didn’t think so.

As far as Blake Griffin goes, he’s 26 and has much upside. But in six years with the Clippers, he hasn’t won anything either. And now that Doc Rivers has them moving in the right direction, does it not make you wonder why Doc might entertain trading Griffin?

Sure there’s always contract considerations. There’s always a player’s ability to walk out. But really, if Doc thought Griffin was going to help take the Clippers to the top, would he even be talking to other teams about sending him packing?

Maybe he would in the hopes somebody with an itchy trigger finger blinks at the wrong time and overpays, but Danny you’ve said all along you’re more patient than the Dalai Lama. Job has nothing on you, you’ve always insisted. You’re not afraid to make moves but you don’t do it just to do it.

Last year you were the Branch Rickey of basketball. What you got out of all that was some talent and an All-Star in Isaiah Thomas as the valuable high picks kept piling up. So don’t blink now, Danny.

Let Brad Stevens accomplish all he can with the guys he has. They may take us all farther than we think, and if they don’t, wherever they take us will be a fun ride. When it’s over, hopefully you’ll still have that pick from Brooklyn near the top of the draft, another in 2018 and the right to swap drafting slots with the Nets next year, plus an inviting young team with a smart young coach more than a few veteran free agents might find attractive.

What you won’t have is some 30-year-old guy with aching knees who thinks he’s worth $30 million a year and knows he’s the show but hasn’t won a damn thing. And that would be a good thing.

So don’t do it Danny. I’m beggin’ ya.