BOSTON ( AP) — The names that Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn’t mention said all anyone needed to know about how he views the team’s future.

After trading up three spots to get Gonzaga 7-footer Kelly Olynyk in the NBA draft on Thursday night, Ainge described him as a complementary player who will fit in well with Rajon Rondo, Avery Johnson and Jeff Green.

The Celtics began their rebuilding around Rondo, the one player Ainge said he was not looking to trade.

They also have Bradley joining him in the backcourt and Green to fill Pierce’s role, and now Olynyk to join Jared Sullinger at power forward after Garnett’s gone.

“I think we’re in a much better place than we were when I got here 10 years ago,” Ainge said. “Our objective is to do it less painfully and to do it with more speed.”

Ainge sent the No. 16 pick and two future secondrounders to the Dallas Mavericks to get Olynyk, who was fifth in voting for the Wooden Award.

Olynyk averaged 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting 63 percent from the field while leading Gonzaga to a 32-3 season.

Ainge said Olynyk was athletic, playing quarterback for his high school football team.

“ I don’t know too many players who played quarterback in high school as a 7- footer,” Ainge said.

The Celtics entered the night without a secondround pick, but they bought the No. 53 overall selection from the Indiana Pacers for cash and used it to pick center Colton Iverson from Colorado State. A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed the transaction Thursday night on condition of anonymity because it was not yet official.

Iverson is a 7- foot, 255- pound center who started his career at Minnesota.

Last season, after transferring to Colorado State, he led the team in scoring with 14.2 points and rebounding at 9.8.