What exactly did Danny Ainge offer Michael Jordan for the 9th pick?

I’m still pretty steamed with the Celtics inability to move up in the draft. What’s the point of having all these assets if you aren’t going to use them?

It appears Danny Ainge tried to use the assets but Michael Jordan and the Hornets simply wouldn’t bite:

“They [the future picks] are worth a lot, [but] I think the draft is probably the time where they’re least valuable, simply because people get so caught up in players. Without mentioning names, there are some players that were drafted at certain spots [by teams] that turned down lots of draft picks that I just don’t think was smart on their part,” Ainge explained. “On draft day, typically those are hard deals to move. People get so caught up and get so in love with a specific player that that player in their minds becomes bigger than life.”

Ainge said that the team tried to get into the top three, but realized that was unrealistic. He said they were in regular communication with teams in spots from four through 15, and some discussions came very close to leading to a deal, but they never happened.

“I think they were just determined to take a guy that they liked. I think that they may regret end up not doing it in some of the cases,” Ainge said. “I think people make irrational choices in those situations, not knowing that a 2019 unprotected pick has great value.”

While Ainge referenced the 2019 pick, he didn’t lay out the offer. CSNNE’s Jimmy Toscano offers up this:

Heard Celtics offered 4 picks (at least 3 of them 1st-round) for No. 9. Both firsts yesterday, assume Dal protected and another protected.

— James Toscano (@Jimmy_Toscano) June 26, 2015

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Four 1st round picks is a helluva offer to move up 7 spots. Here’s the kicker, Jordan probably could have taken Frank Kaminsky at 16. But like Ainge said, sometimes people fall in love with a player.

UPDATE:

Chris Forsberg reports the deal was even bigger:

According to sources, the Celtics’ final offer to the Hornets was a package featuring as many as six draft picks, including four potential first-round selections (a combination of picks from this draft and in the future).