Welcome to Boston, Hugo Gonzalez!

[sisibilio]

Worth noting he’s likely putting up Jasapar numbers if he went to Illinois instead of playing on a euro league super team at Real Madrid. He was better than Jasapar growing up in Spain the past few years

He played alongside Demin for 3 years and VS Jakucionis dozens of times and always looked like the best prospect of all

[jonige94]

The Spanish Jordan Walsh, who's even a worse shooter than him.

The amount of gymnatics most guys on this forum are doing to justify this horrendous pick is beyond laughable.

[jmr07019]

I wanted a guy with some size and athleticism so I’m pretty happy with the pick.

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[itrsteve]

He’s 19, right?

I’ll withhold any judgement and look forward to seeing him play and grow with Boston.

[Froob]

He’s 19, right?

I’ll withhold any judgement and look forward to seeing him play and grow with Boston.

same age as Tatum, wow

[zoyathedestroya]

He’ll be ripe to be a solid 9th man when he turns 28! Looking forward to ittt!!!!

[Memokerobi]

The Spanish Jordan Walsh, who's even a worse shooter than him.

The amount of gymnatics most guys on this forum are doing to justify this horrendous pick is beyond laughable.

This guy was ranked in the 25-37 range on all big boards so we drafted him right around that range. I don’t know why would anyone have such a strong reaction to drafting him.

I like that he’s coming over from Real Madrid because even if he only got 10MPG there, that shows me he has good BBIQ or he wouldn’t have been trusted to get any playing time. And in a transition year for us, he can get more experience to develop and acclimate to NBA pace.

The concerns are obvious but this is a perfectly fine pick for the tail end of the first round. Its not like people are trying to justify picking him 10th overall while everyone projected him a second rounder

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Hugo highlights against team USA (Flagg, Holland, Newell...) in the U17 2022 World Cup finals.

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[hugepatsfan]

#28 pick is too late in the draft for me to get hyped and pissed over the position they took. History says most of the guys on the board will outright suck or be totally inconsequential players. Bigger need in the front court sure but too much wing depth means you can make a trade. People on here get afraid of making trades later and just want linear team building where we can get attached to each player we add. Doesn’t always work like that. And it’s not like we’re in a position where we really have to worry about playing time. If the season started now…

White / Pritchard / Davison
Simons / Gonzalez
Brown / Scheierman / Walsh
Hauser / Niang
Quest / Tillman

Don’t get me wrong, it looks underwhelming with Tatum out and the talent is very skewed towards the perimeter. But there’s plenty of playing time for any of their guys if they earn it and the Tatum injury is a one year thing.

If they do absolutely nothing the rest of the way as far as future years, they’ll be 30m below the tax next year to start. They’ll be adding probably a decent 1st and then be the prime destination for whoever the best full MLE center is. Tatum comes back as the second best PF in the game too of course.

For this year, I’d feel better if they brought Horford and Kornet back and turned Simons into a PF/C though. Maybe move/dump Niang and/or Hauser too to duck the tax depending on the Simons trade.

[cl2117]

I like the big swing. He's a guy who was mocked top 10 a year ago, didn't do enough at Real Madrid to stay at that level, but the core reasons he was viewed that highly are still the same.

Those are the kinds of picks I think you have to make in the back half of the first round and start of the 2nd. There's too much variability at that stage, I'd rather go with guys who have elite skillsets with big holes elsewhere or are elite athletes but still really raw. At least there is a nice high ceiling with those kinds of players because none of these guy's floors are guaranteed.

I wanted a big man. Wolf goes one spot ahead. Tough break. Hugo will be interesting though. Hopefully we can take advantage of the unique opportunity to get all these kids big minutes before Tatum gets back. In my mind if there is a log jam at the wing that's a positive thing because it means at least a couple of these guys have worked out between Baylor/ Hugo/ Walsh etc. Figure it out later, it'll be a good problem to have.

[themoneyteam2]

The Spanish Jordan Walsh, who's even a worse shooter than him.

The amount of gymnatics most guys on this forum are doing to justify this horrendous pick is beyond laughable.

It’s ok to simply say you’ve never heard about him and have no analysis to add!

Don’t pretend to know anything about him or the draft or how picks at the end of the first round work. If you’re this upset at the 28th pick (and somehow projected to go in that range), I have serious concerns for you lol

[jonige94]

The Spanish Jordan Walsh, who's even a worse shooter than him.

The amount of gymnatics most guys on this forum are doing to justify this horrendous pick is beyond laughable.

It’s ok to simply say you’ve never heard about him and have no analysis to add!

Don’t pretend to know anything about him or the draft or how picks at the end of the first round work. If you’re this upset at the 28th pick (and somehow projected to go in that range), I have serious concerns for you lol

Good on Brad for having this leeway on just throwing away draft picks by the fanbase, problem is we wont win **** anytime soon.

If you know spanish, just go read the comments on the most famous spanish sports journal about this guy https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/nba/2025/06/26/hugo-gonzalez-elegido-puesto-28-draft-nba-boston-celtics.html#google_vignette , in case you dont, i'll save you some time, 99% of the people don't think he's got a chance of making it.

[Joshyjess]

This guy is the real deal!!!! He's going to be better than that Coppy Flaggy guy (or whatever his name is). By this time next year the only thing people will be talking about is THIS GUY!!!!

BTW, what's this guy's name again????

[FlyBono]

None of you swinging d!cks on this board knows if this kid can play, not a one…

At 19, it’s going to take at least 3 years to know if you have a player.
He needs to bulk up and acclimate to the NBA game which is going to take time.
Bigger ? Is, will he get playing time?

Personally, I would have taken McNeeley since the kid has shown flashes of becoming a good shooter

Far as 2nd round, gotta go big to find Horford replacement, I’d rather give a young big a chance then resign a 39 year old with one foot in retirement

End of day Trade grade C, average player who could be good or suck!

Uhh please don't bait people into a fight by calling us all swinging dicks. -b

[themoneyteam2]

The Spanish Jordan Walsh, who's even a worse shooter than him.

The amount of gymnatics most guys on this forum are doing to justify this horrendous pick is beyond laughable.

It’s ok to simply say you’ve never heard about him and have no analysis to add!

Don’t pretend to know anything about him or the draft or how picks at the end of the first round work. If you’re this upset at the 28th pick (and somehow projected to go in that range), I have serious concerns for you lol

Good on Brad for having this leeway on just throwing away draft picks by the fanbase, problem is we wont win **** anytime soon.

If you know spanish, just go read the comments on the most famous spanish sports journal about this guy https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/nba/2025/06/26/hugo-gonzalez-elegido-puesto-28-draft-nba-boston-celtics.html#google_vignette , in case you dont, i'll save you some time, 99% of the people don't think he's got a chance of making it.

They aren't winning anything without JT next year btw.

And he was better than Egor Demin (top 10 pick) and Jasparas (#20 pick) for the last few years in Spain. The difference is they both went to play in college and he stuck around on the Madrid superteam.

I'm not saying he's going to instantly be a hit, but maybe give him a chance to develop before you write him off 8 hours post pick?

And oh, I'll trust everything I read/saw from scouts and tournaments over a random spanish sports journal lmao

[themoneyteam2]

None of you swinging d!cks on this board knows if this kid can play, not a one…

At 19, it’s going to take at least 3 years to know if you have a player.
He needs to bulk up and acclimate to the NBA game which is going to take time.
Bigger ? Is, will he get playing time?

Personally, I would have taken McNeeley since the kid has shown flashes of becoming a good shooter

Far as 2nd round, gotta go big to find Horford replacement, I’d rather give a young big a chance then resign a 39 year old with one foot in retirement

End of day Trade grade C, average player who could be good or suck!

Largely agree but saying a 6-6 215 lbs wing needs to bulk up is a bit misleading lol. I wanted McNeeley too though.

I actually think the exact opposite about the next pick (but respect your opinion!). Queta is ahead of both Kalkbrenner and Raynaud, and I'd rather go with BPA. Take another wing - my favorite is Thiero.

Honestly, as long as it's not Kalkbrenner I'll be happy

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

With the addition of Hugo, Celtics games could turn in to old Tom Jones concerts with rapacious female fans throwing their panties on the court ..

[jonige94]

It’s ok to simply say you’ve never heard about him and have no analysis to add!

Don’t pretend to know anything about him or the draft or how picks at the end of the first round work. If you’re this upset at the 28th pick (and somehow projected to go in that range), I have serious concerns for you lol

Good on Brad for having this leeway on just throwing away draft picks by the fanbase, problem is we wont win **** anytime soon.

If you know spanish, just go read the comments on the most famous spanish sports journal about this guy https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/nba/2025/06/26/hugo-gonzalez-elegido-puesto-28-draft-nba-boston-celtics.html#google_vignette , in case you dont, i'll save you some time, 99% of the people don't think he's got a chance of making it.

They aren't winning anything without JT next year btw.

And he was better than Egor Demin (top 10 pick) and Jasparas (#20 pick) for the last few years in Spain. The difference is they both went to play in college and he stuck around on the Madrid superteam.

I'm not saying he's going to instantly be a hit, but maybe give him a chance to develop before you write him off 8 hours post pick?

And oh, I'll trust everything I read/saw from scouts and tournaments over a random spanish sports journal lmao

Hopefully he plays summer league to see how good those scouts are.

[phincsfan]

None of you swinging d!cks on this board knows if this kid can play, not a one…

At 19, it’s going to take at least 3 years to know if you have a player.
He needs to bulk up and acclimate to the NBA game which is going to take time.
Bigger ? Is, will he get playing time?

Personally, I would have taken McNeeley since the kid has shown flashes of becoming a good shooter

Far as 2nd round, gotta go big to find Horford replacement, I’d rather give a young big a chance then resign a 39 year old with one foot in retirement

End of day Trade grade C, average player who could be good or suck!

I liked McNeeley, but being the C's headquarters is an hour and a half drive from UConn tells me the C's were unimpressed with him from the start. They had all the reason to keep tabs on him with their proximity to him.

[phincsfan]

Good on Brad for having this leeway on just throwing away draft picks by the fanbase, problem is we wont win **** anytime soon.

If you know spanish, just go read the comments on the most famous spanish sports journal about this guy https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/nba/2025/06/26/hugo-gonzalez-elegido-puesto-28-draft-nba-boston-celtics.html#google_vignette , in case you dont, i'll save you some time, 99% of the people don't think he's got a chance of making it.

They aren't winning anything without JT next year btw.

And he was better than Egor Demin (top 10 pick) and Jasparas (#20 pick) for the last few years in Spain. The difference is they both went to play in college and he stuck around on the Madrid superteam.

I'm not saying he's going to instantly be a hit, but maybe give him a chance to develop before you write him off 8 hours post pick?

And oh, I'll trust everything I read/saw from scouts and tournaments over a random spanish sports journal lmao

Hopefully he plays summer league to see how good those scouts are.

Supposedly he may not be playing SL. That would be disappointing since financials were a big story for this offseason. Making 2.7mil, I'd like to throw him in the fire and see what he's got.