2023 NBA Draft – Thurs, 8PM, June 22

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Is the 2nd round pick from the Rockets protected? In some places, it says it is unprotected while others say it is protected from 31-33 or something like that. Celtics can get a really good player with that pick.

Per Realgm's guide of future draft picks owed:
"Boston will receive the more favorable of (i) Houston's 2023 2nd round pick protected for selections 31-32 and (ii) the less favorable of the Dallas pick and the Miami pick".

Ideally Houston would be able to win a few more games to get out of the bottom two. Otherwise, it's going to be the worst pick between Dallas and Miami which should come in at around 50. Boston also owns Portland's second rounder unprotected and depending on how their deadline goes they could embrace the tank and give up a decent pick. Boston also gets Orlando's second round pick if they finish with one of the 5 best records so yeah I think we don't have to watch that one too carefully

[Hal14]

Another wing I like if he's still there in the 2nd round...

Julian Strawther.

Smooth. 6'7". Can shoot it really well from 3. He's quick. Good floater. Solid defender, decent passer..

#25 on my big board right now, so good value if we can snag him in the mid to late 2nd round..

Could be the wing we need to help take the pressure off the Jays.. he dropped 40 the other night, which is very rare in a college game, partly because the games are only 40 mins long, as opposed to 48 minute NBA games.

[playa-hater]

Is the 2nd round pick from the Rockets protected? In some places, it says it is unprotected while others say it is protected from 31-33 or something like that. Celtics can get a really good player with that pick.

Per Realgm's guide of future draft picks owed:
"Boston will receive the more favorable of (i) Houston's 2023 2nd round pick protected for selections 31-32 and (ii) the less favorable of the Dallas pick and the Miami pick".

Ideally Houston would be able to win a few more games to get out of the bottom two. Otherwise, it's going to be the worst pick between Dallas and Miami which should come in at around 50. Boston also owns Portland's second rounder unprotected and depending on how their deadline goes they could embrace the tank and give up a decent pick. Boston also gets Orlando's second round pick if they finish with one of the 5 best records so yeah I think we don't have to watch that one too carefully

Lord almighty, I now have to hope Houston can start winning a few games?? a top 33 pick is a first rd talent. I really want that in a year without a first.

[Memokerobi]

Is the 2nd round pick from the Rockets protected? In some places, it says it is unprotected while others say it is protected from 31-33 or something like that. Celtics can get a really good player with that pick.

Per Realgm's guide of future draft picks owed:
"Boston will receive the more favorable of (i) Houston's 2023 2nd round pick protected for selections 31-32 and (ii) the less favorable of the Dallas pick and the Miami pick".

Ideally Houston would be able to win a few more games to get out of the bottom two. Otherwise, it's going to be the worst pick between Dallas and Miami which should come in at around 50. Boston also owns Portland's second rounder unprotected and depending on how their deadline goes they could embrace the tank and give up a decent pick. Boston also gets Orlando's second round pick if they finish with one of the 5 best records so yeah I think we don't have to watch that one too carefully

Lord almighty, I now have to hope Houston can start winning a few games?? a top 33 pick is a first rd talent. I really want that in a year without a first.

Yeah this is why I was very invested in Rockets vs Pistons the other night. Was very happy with the Rockets win. The back to back with the Spurs beginning of March will be huge

[djFan71]

HOU won. Keep it going, baby!!!

[Jstock12]

Hell of a game the other night in the Big East between Uconn and Xavier.

A bunch of prospects who could go 2nd round or possibly UDFA guys in this game:

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My favorite? Colby Jones. He would look GREAT in green. He's currently #24 on my big board though so he could go 1st round - although I think I'm a little higher on him than some of the mainstream sites like Bleacher Report, CBS, SI and stuff so I think he's actually projected to go 2nd round..

What do you think of Azuolas Tubelis? He’s around where the Celtics could draft in most mock drafts. Seems like the kind of jack of all trades master of none big man that they like.

Just dropped 40 pts on 16/21 shooting.

Watch on YouTube

[165bows]

Hell of a game the other night in the Big East between Uconn and Xavier.

A bunch of prospects who could go 2nd round or possibly UDFA guys in this game:

Watch on YouTube

My favorite? Colby Jones. He would look GREAT in green. He's currently #24 on my big board though so he could go 1st round - although I think I'm a little higher on him than some of the mainstream sites like Bleacher Report, CBS, SI and stuff so I think he's actually projected to go 2nd round..

What do you think of Azuolas Tubelis? He’s around where the Celtics could draft in most mock drafts. Seems like the kind of jack of all trades master of none big man that they like.

Just dropped 40 pts on 16/21 shooting.

Watch on YouTube

I know he ultimately broke down before he really went anywhere but he reminds me of Mitch McGary.

[Kalela]

Are there any freakishly athletic decent big men in this draft? Ones who may be available in the 2nd round.

[Hal14]

Are there any freakishly athletic decent big men in this draft? Ones who may be available in the 2nd round.

You might like Adem Bona from UCLA.

This piece just came out on him..

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/breaking-down-adem-bonas-defense

He could be a nice pick if we go for a big man. Brad likes young guys. Bona is only 19. He's a rim runner, lob threat, can block shots, runs the floor, good motor. Pretty good finisher around the basket. Pretty strong frame. Shows flashes of being able to put it on the floor and attack closeouts.

Right now looks like a guy who will go somewhere in 2nd round. Could turn out to be a gem..

If you take Bona, you take him with the hope that he can eventually be Rob's backup. And possibly he could end up replacing Rob as the starter, if we decide to trade Rob because of his durability issues.

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[Smart2Nesmith43]

ESPN just released a new mock draft where they have the Celtics picking Trayce Jackson-Davis, DaRon Holmes II and Oscar Tshiebwe. They really expect the Celtics to pick a big (or three) apparently. It seems unlikely Stevens would use all his picks on (older) bigs. I could see maybe one or two getting a look from the Celtics as an UDFA like Trevion Williams last year but those guys seem like the opposite of what Stevens usually spends draft capital on.

In terms of potential draft and stash, Durisic, Vukcevic and Coulibaly (I guess playing with Wembanyama and Celtics legend Tremont Waters did wonders for his exposure to NBA scouts) are the only guys playing abroad going in the second round of the mock draft. If there's a real dearth of internantional talent and the Celtics don't want to roster 3 rookies, they would probably do well to find a trade partner and roll over one or two picks into future seasons.

[165bows]

ESPN just released a new mock draft where they have the Celtics picking Trayce Jackson-Davis, DaRon Holmes II and Oscar Tshiebwe. They really expect the Celtics to pick a big (or three) apparently. It seems unlikely Stevens would use all his picks on (older) bigs. I could see maybe one or two getting a look from the Celtics as an UDFA like Trevion Williams last year but those guys seem like the opposite of what Stevens usually spends draft capital on.

In terms of potential draft and stash, Durisic, Vukcevic and Coulibaly (I guess playing with Wembanyama and Celtics legend Tremont Waters did wonders for his exposure to NBA scouts) are the only guys playing abroad going in the second round of the mock draft. If there's a real dearth of internantional talent and the Celtics don't want to roster 3 rookies, they would probably do well to find a trade partner and roll over one or two picks into future seasons.

Houston now a half game out from a tie of third place and the 33rd pick.

I like a good handful of the older bigs this year but they shouldn’t overthink this, just take Zach Edey. Team ditched a top 5 pick to the pros in Ivey and immediately got waay better playing this guy more. He’d be a great fit here and Boston has taken a few other giants lately.

[return2glory]

Another wing I like if he's still there in the 2nd round...

Julian Strawther.

Smooth. 6'7". Can shoot it really well from 3. He's quick. Good floater. Solid defender, decent passer..

#25 on my big board right now, so good value if we can snag him in the mid to late 2nd round..

Could be the wing we need to help take the pressure off the Jays.. he dropped 40 the other night, which is very rare in a college game, partly because the games are only 40 mins long, as opposed to 48 minute NBA games.

He is coming on strong. I'm going to go watch him and Drew Timme in two weeks when they play Pepperdine. Lewis from Pepperdine is pretty good too.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

ESPN just released a new mock draft where they have the Celtics picking Trayce Jackson-Davis, DaRon Holmes II and Oscar Tshiebwe. They really expect the Celtics to pick a big (or three) apparently. It seems unlikely Stevens would use all his picks on (older) bigs. I could see maybe one or two getting a look from the Celtics as an UDFA like Trevion Williams last year but those guys seem like the opposite of what Stevens usually spends draft capital on.

In terms of potential draft and stash, Durisic, Vukcevic and Coulibaly (I guess playing with Wembanyama and Celtics legend Tremont Waters did wonders for his exposure to NBA scouts) are the only guys playing abroad going in the second round of the mock draft. If there's a real dearth of internantional talent and the Celtics don't want to roster 3 rookies, they would probably do well to find a trade partner and roll over one or two picks into future seasons.

Houston now a half game out from a tie of third place and the 33rd pick.

I like a good handful of the older bigs this year but they shouldn’t overthink this, just take Zach Edey. Team ditched a top 5 pick to the pros in Ivey and immediately got waay better playing this guy more. He’d be a great fit here and Boston has taken a few other giants lately.

I could see Boston being interested in Edey to fill Kornet's role down the line.

[Hal14]

If we manage to get that 33rd pick from Houston and Colby Jones is still there, he could turn out to be a steal and a great fit here.

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And if we get 33rd pick and he falls to that spot, another guy I'd really like in that spot is Noah Clowney from Alabama.

[Memokerobi]

Watched the Creighton Villanova game. Impressed with Trey Alexander of Creighton. Would not mind him at all, projected 2rp

[Hal14]

165 Brows, you'll like this as a big Edey fan.

Not only did he play very well vs Indiana (while his team lost, he had several plays where he simply dominated Trayce Jackson-Davis inside, showing a nice combination of power + finesse to get points, rebounds and blocks) but I like how he covered his teammate's a%% in the post game press conference.

A reporter asked one of his teammates about a costly turnover the player had late in the game. Here's the clip. Edey showed good leadership and maturity, as he had his teammate's back.

Brad is big on bringing in high character guys. Guys who aren't just good players, but good people.

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[165bows]

165 Brows, you'll like this as a big Edey fan.

Not only did he play very well vs Indiana (while his team lost, he had several plays where he simply dominated Trayce Jackson-Davis inside, showing a nice combination of power + finesse to get points, rebounds and blocks) but I like how he covered his teammate's a%% in the post game press conference.

A reporter asked one of his teammates about a costly turnover the player had late in the game. Here's the clip. Edey showed good leadership and maturity, as he had his teammate's back.

Brad is big on bringing in high character guys. Guys who aren't just good players, but good people.

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I got to see a piece of this game at the end while I was out. One thing that stuck out was they didn’t sub him in and out for defense. I do think that while the spacing will be a challenge on D it will help him a lot on offense.

[return2glory]

If Zach Edey falls past the early second round, a lot of GMs are going to regret not taking him. I hope we take him if we end up with that early 2nd round pick from Houston. Edey taken his game to another level this season because he is a hard worker. His confidence is also growing this season with each game.

If I'm Brad, I'm trying somehow to move up in the late 1st round to get him.

[165bows]

If Zach Edey falls past the early second round, a lot of GMs are going to regret not taking him. I hope we take him if we end up with that early 2nd round pick from Houston. Edey taken his game to another level this season because he is a hard worker. His confidence is also growing this season with each game.

If I'm Brad, I'm trying somehow to move up in the late 1st round to get him.

+1.

Also think Marcus Sasser has a little bit of a Kyle Lowry vibe. Not sure if that comp has been overdone or not but some similar stuff there. Team in the later first could be happy with that guy.

[Hal14]

If Zach Edey falls past the early second round, a lot of GMs are going to regret not taking him. I hope we take him if we end up with that early 2nd round pick from Houston. Edey taken his game to another level this season because he is a hard worker. His confidence is also growing this season with each game.

If I'm Brad, I'm trying somehow to move up in the late 1st round to get him.

+1.

Also think Marcus Sasser has a little bit of a Kyle Lowry vibe. Not sure if that comp has been overdone or not but some similar stuff there. Team in the later first could be happy with that guy.

I actually think Sasser's teammate Jamal Shead reminds me of Lowry more. Shead is just not nearly as good as Lowry.

Sasser to me is like a Bones Hyland type..but Sasser is a couple yrs older than Bones when he was drafted, so that limits Sasser's upside a little.