The Boston Celtics were beaten to the punch by the Atlanta Hawks, missing their opportunity to trade into the top-five picks of the 2019 NBA Draft. Just because Danny Ainge and company failed to acquire the No. 4 pick from the New Orleans Pelicans, though, certainly didn't mean they would mostly play bystander on draft night. Case in point: Boston's maneuvers near the bottom of the first round.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics selected the University of Washington's Matisse Thybulle at No. 20 for the Philadelphia 76ers, who in exchange are sending Boston the No. 25 and No. 33 picks in the draft.

Thybulle, a 6-foot-5 wing, averaged 9.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and an incredible 3.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior en route to winning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year. Thybulle might have more shooting potential than it seems at first glance, too. He shot just 30.5 percent from beyond the arc as a senior, but connected on 36.5 percent and 40.5 percent his junior and sophomore seasons, respectively, on a high volume of attempts. Thybulle made a stellar 85.1 percent of his free throws attempts in 2018-19, too, normally an indicator that aligns with a player's shot-making ability.

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The Sixers needed help on the wing irrespective of what Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris decide in free agency. Midseason pickup James Ennis played extremely well at times during the playoffs, but he's a free agent this summer and will potentially play elsewhere next season depending on the decisions of Butler and Harris.

In Matisse Thybulle and Zhaire Smith, a mid first-round pick last year who missed almost of his rookie season with injury, Philadelphia has two young wings to develop alongside Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.