The more I'm thinking about it, the more this seems like we are moving towards tank, rather than retooling around Mitchell. Nothing Ainge has done suggests that Mitchell is at the center of his universe. Royce out, Paschall out, Rudy traded for picks rather than win-now pieces. BTW, Beverley and Beasley are very likely to net us more picks if we decide to sell on them too... I can see both of them getting traded for 1sts... if not now then at the trade deadline. This looks suspiciously like the beginning of a tank job.
But lets see what follows. It definitely is possible we still pivot with our new assets...