Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

A Boston fan's three-step draft night:

1. The Boston Celtics acquired guard Sebastian Telfair, center Theo Ratliff and Portland's 2008 second round Draft pick in exchange for forward Raef LaFrentz, guard Dan Dickau and the seventh overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft.

2. Celtics acquired University of Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo and veteran forward Brian Grant from the Phoenix Suns (the Celtics have Grant's contract, but Executive Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge said the team is not counting on him as part of their roster). In return, the Suns will acquire a future first round pick the Celtics acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for swingman Jiri Welsch.

3. Celtics acquired the draft rights to University of California forward Leon Powe from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a future second round draft pick.

Local connection

The Detroit Piston selected Boston-native Will Blalock with the 60th pick in the draft.

Blalock (6-foot, 205 pounds), the number 22 on the Iowa State all-time scoring list, is regarded as an athletic guard with good vision and decent leaping ability for his size.

His sister Marsha Blalock played point guard at UMass Lowell from 1995-99. She ranks second all-time in 3-pointers made (132), and tops the career assits list (429), career steals list (304), and holds the record for most assists in a season (140) back in the 1996-97 campaign.