2017 NBA Mock Draft 6.0: Suns snag Lonzo Ball; Heat trade up for Fox

Mar 24, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) controls the ball against Kentucky Wildcats forward Wenyen Gabriel (32) in the first half during the semifinals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 23, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Josh Jackson (11) goes up for a shot ahead of Purdue Boilermakers defense during the second half in the semifinals of the midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Kansas defeated Purdue 98-66. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Boston Celtics (via Lakers) – Josh Jackson, F, Kansas

GM: Nick Gonzalez; Twitter: @ByNickGonzalez

After trading down one spot, the Celtics select Josh Jackson from Kansas. Some quick briefings about the trade first.

The deal was a no brainer for Boston. In the result of trading down only 1 slot, they obtained Julius Randle, a solid rebounder and post presence at the 4 position, and another first round pick (28th) in return for throwing in Terry Rozier. The Celtics get better immediately because of Randle and the No. 2 pick.

The reason for taking Josh Jackson was simple. Jaylen Brown is looking more so of a 2, and Jackson is a bonafide 3. Josh also has good defensive technique, a great fisher and is a solid shooter. Shooting is definitely something he needs to work on, but as we saw with Jaylen Brown, it can be tweaked. Jackson was easily the best player available after the Lakers took Fultz, and he also filled a need of Boston’s.