The Celtics held the number one overall pick in the draft. On June 9, 1980, in a💶 pre-draft trade, Celtics president Red Auerbach dealt the top overall pick and an additional first-round pick to the Warriors for💶 Parish and the Warriors' first-round pick, the third overall. With that pick, the Celtics chose Kevin McHale.

Celtics trade grade: B+\n\n Richardson was well liked💶 in the locker room, had improved since a rough start to the season and was shooting a career-high 39.7 percent💶 from 3-point land. However, he was just too inconsistent on offense for a team that really struggles on that side💶 of the ball at times.