2019 NBA draft

[soxfan2003]

If I see Celtics make a significant move around the draft or right after the draft, it may be trading away Smart + filler + perhaps a pick for Holiday. This just assumes Pelicans want to go a little bit younger and let Lonzo Ball start right away at PG but not go too young. With Kyrie gone, I think Ainge considers this move if he can get a Smart replacement with one of his 3 picks.

I don't think the Pelicans will even really want Brown unless it was for someone like Ingram and I don't think Ainge will want to trade him at this point for what the Celtics could realistically get.

[ajones9219]

I think Garland is the second best player in the draft, just over Morant. Id package the 14, and the memphis pick top 1 protected and see if New Orleans bites

[FlatearthZorro]

I think Garland is the second best player in the draft, just over Morant. Id package the 14, and the memphis pick top 1 protected and see if New Orleans bites

Top 2-3 protected, and I'd do it, giving up on 14 and 2 or 3(if it's 5, 6 or 7, yea I guess) for Garland is a lot, unless he's a superstar talent and Danny is hella sure, this could backfire hard.

[ajones9219]

I think Garland is the second best player in the draft, just over Morant. Id package the 14, and the memphis pick top 1 protected and see if New Orleans bites

Top 2-3 protected, and I'd do it, giving up on 14 and 2 or 3(if it's 5, 6 or 7, yea I guess) for Garland is a lot, unless he's a superstar talent and Danny is hella sure, this could backfire hard.

Yeah I mean it all depends on Danny's opinion of Garland. I've always thought of him as a Kyrie type comp with hopefully less drama

[Andrew McCeltic]

The 2021 draft is currently looking to be very good.. Reluctant to give up that pick. Could add major protections, like, NOP gets the pick in 2020 if it falls between 7 and 10, in 2021, they get the lesser of the MEM pick or the Celtics' unprotected 1st - if the Celtics' 2021 pick falls outside the top 10, it conveys along with a top 6 protected 2023 pick, unprotected in 2024..

[BostonCouchGM]

I think Garland is the second best player in the draft, just over Morant. Id package the 14, and the memphis pick top 1 protected and see if New Orleans bites

they'd laugh and hang up. A #14 pick in a weaker draft and potentially a pick in the late teens or 20s in the 2021 draft. Yes there's a small chance MEM tanks and gets screwed in next year's lottery. But there won't be a worse team in the NBA next season. Rookie PG and developing JJJ with nothing else. I think they'll tank hard to ensure they have the best odds and therefore can't fall past pick 6.

[Curmudgeon]

I've now heard two coaches, including Coach K earlier this evening, extol the virtues of Ty Jerome. I went back and looked at some Virginia film, and I'm adding him to my list of guys the Celtics should seriously consider. Smart player.

[DK-All Day]

How is the 2020 NBA Draft looking?

[Andrew McCeltic]

Can we draft Jiri Welsch

[return2glory]

With Horford looking like he might be gone, does this change Boston’s draft strategy more?

Being all things equal, if there is a guard or forward they like, but they also like a center as much, they might go with a center.

I wonder if they like Goga and if he will be there at 14?

[Parliament10]

With Horford looking like he might be gone, does this change Boston’s draft strategy more?

Being all things equal, if there is a guard or forward they like, but they also like a center as much, they might go with a center.

I wonder if they like Goga and if he will be there at 14?

I like Goga.
I think that with the loss of all that Cap Freedom, that we may have to go with All the Draft picks.

[jfs1000d]

I've steered away from Chuma Okeke since his injury but was just re-watching some highlights and reminded how much he plays like Paul George.

If Danny is thinking we can't incorporate 3 people into the rotation next year maybe think about using #22 on Okeke who will be rehabbing most of the season.

He could end up being a big time steal.

I don't watch a ton of college b-ball but I do watch the tournament, then fall in love with guy who do well there. That's why I really like Okeke and Edwards

Questions:

Who is the best big bodied center to go up against guys like Embiid? I like about Rob Williams and Theis (if he's back) but still think we need another big guy just in case we lose Al or Baynes.... both of of them were injury prone last year getting another guy could help.

Who are the best Draft and Stash candidates in the 20-22 range? I don't think we will end up with three first rounders on the team next year so I think Ainge either makes a deal for a future pick/picks or looks to stash someone overseas. Okeke may as well be considered a D&S, just because he probably won't see the court next year.

That my friend will not happen in this draft. Most of the bigs have talent on the offensive side of the ball. No Bruisers to got at Embiid in this draft with NBA talent.

Tacko Fall.


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[robdog_5]

Here's the order and types of things we could see on draft night. The one thing I don't want to see is a draft and stash.

Option 1 Use all 3 picks. We should renounce all our FA's now. Including Rozier. Get max money somewhere around 28 mil according to Smart and Dangercart on twitter. I'd go for 2 guys who ready to make and impact and maybe one more upside type of pick. I'd want Edwards as a backup PG, I also would want either PJ Washington or Clarke to play the PF small ball C type.

Option 2 before the mass departure we heard DA say we aren't going to have 3 rookies on roster most likely so if that's the case use pick #22 as a sweetner for someone to take Yasbule. #22 and Yas which would clear about mil on salary schedule to give us an option to sign max guy or absorb a big deal or sign multiple guys.

Option 3 Use picks as part of package for a player. Won't be able to be finalized until later but a guy like Beal.

What I wouldn't want to see is the Celtics combine picks to move up to a spot to get a marginally better player.

[Smog]

The last thing they should be doing right now is spending assets on someone like Beal. Contention is not in the cards, and they have three wings under contract who are all good. They should be making a play for someone like Garland, or Russell, someone they can get for just picks or money, who’s in the same age range as the Jays and can grow with them. Alternatively I guess Danny could go into full asset-allocation mode and take dog contracts for picks, but that seems a waste given that they could probably still be a decent playoff team as is. What a weird situation.

[Curmudgeon]

Well, with Horford's impending derparture, they need to find at least one big man in this draft.

[Green89]

Same draft, different year. Danny's going to make all three picks and then later state they explored a lot of options but none were the right move for the franchise.

[Celts17Pride]

Unfortunately with the Celtics lack of bigs Ainge will probably draft for need instead of BPA. Wrong move.

[djFan71]

Unfortunately with the Celtics lack of bigs Ainge will probably draft for need instead of BPA. Wrong move.

Seems like a lot of the good players in our range are bigs, though. Unless we get some sliders.

[Celtics_History_Lesson]

The Celtics have been set back to 2004.

One good swingman on the roster, one quality big, an athlete called Brown, a bad player called Marcus, a European with a last name of five letters, and maybe Perkins equals R Williams.

They used and kept all three first rounders that time, really should do the same now that the team has been allowed to implode.

[nickgammon]

Same draft, different year. Danny's going to make all three picks and then later state they explored a lot of options but none were the right move for the franchise.

He’d probably be right. I think some busts will be taken in the top-10 and some steals will be taken in the teens.