2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27)

[Larry_Russell]

Kinda forgot we have Dallas and Chicago's 2nd round picks this year.

Would be amazing if Chicago decides to blow it up at the deadline and get in the tank race. Toronto and Brooklyn are both behind them in the standings but don't own their own picks, unlike Chicago, so they're unlikely to give up. Hopefully the Bulls dip enough to decide to pull the trigger rather than fighting for a doomed play-in spot.

Tankathon currently has Chicago's 2nd sitting at #40 with us taking Bronny James, which would be hilarious.

I honestly would take Bronny with our own first rounder. He's a decent prospect and the LeBron connection wildcard is too good to pass up. If that lands you LeBron on a bargain deal, even at 40 years old, that'd be a huge coup. Or alternatively you trade him to whatever team LeGM is on at a premium and recoup your draft assets and then some. Worst worst case scenario you overdrafted a kid who's a half-decent prospect anyway.

I draft Bronny easy.

LEbron as your 4th or 5th option is pretty foolish (assuming he immediately comes to join Celtics cause we have his son and ideally have just come off winning a title)

White
Brown
Tatum
Lebron
KP

lol


Sidenote,.

If Lebron were to win a title with both the Celtics and the Lakers would those title wins cancel each other out?

[bucknersrevenge]

One guy I like as a potential 2nd round pick for us (or maybe even pick 30 if we keep it) if JT Toppin.

He's like a combination of Time Lord + Kevon Looney. Doesn't have the athleticism/explosiveness of Rob (hence the Looney part) but just how active he is on both ends (getting boards, having a nose for the ball, setting screens, making winning plays, high motor) reminds me of Rob (he has better athleticism than Looney though, so that's also why I say he's a cross between Rob and Looney).

Kind of an undersized big at 6'9" but his rebound and blocks % numbers are as good as you'll find for a freshman big man - and he's young for a freshman, too - won't turn 19 till June.

Has even shown some flashes of hitting 3's too.

Watch on YouTube

Plus, it worked out good the last time we drafted a JT

Toppin? Any relation??

[Hal14]

One guy I like as a potential 2nd round pick for us (or maybe even pick 30 if we keep it) if JT Toppin.

He's like a combination of Time Lord + Kevon Looney. Doesn't have the athleticism/explosiveness of Rob (hence the Looney part) but just how active he is on both ends (getting boards, having a nose for the ball, setting screens, making winning plays, high motor) reminds me of Rob (he has better athleticism than Looney though, so that's also why I say he's a cross between Rob and Looney).

Kind of an undersized big at 6'9" but his rebound and blocks % numbers are as good as you'll find for a freshman big man - and he's young for a freshman, too - won't turn 19 till June.

Has even shown some flashes of hitting 3's too.

Watch on YouTube

Plus, it worked out good the last time we drafted a JT

Toppin? Any relation??

He's not related to the Toppin Brothers (Obi and Jacob), at least not that I'm aware of.

[Parliament10]

[165bows]

Haven't followed closely this year but a few random guys I'm interested to follow where the Celtics might pick: Zvonimir Ivisic, Kentucky PF/C, Ajay Mitchell 6'5" combo guard from UCSB, Ulrich Comche, 18 yo African project big man, Jaxon Robinson, BYU sniper, Alex Karaban, Edy, Juan Nunez draft and stash Spanish PG. Nunez cited above is a guy I've loosely followed for awhile, good size, meh athleticism, lots of assists.

[shackles10]

Haven't followed closely this year but a few random guys I'm interested to follow where the Celtics might pick: Zvonimir Ivisic, Kentucky PF/C, Ajay Mitchell 6'5" combo guard from UCSB, Ulrich Comche, 18 yo African project big man, Jaxon Robinson, BYU sniper, Alex Karaban, Edy, Juan Nunez draft and stash Spanish PG. Nunez cited above is a guy I've loosely followed for awhile, good size, meh athleticism, lots of assists.

I missed the last game (blowout loss) but his first game after NCAA reinstated him Big Z was very impressive in limited minutes. Legit 3 point range at his size was like a mini (slightly) Zinger out there.

[165bows]

I didn’t know anything about this PJ Hall that they have listed here but pretty nice versatile big man. Give Mike Muscala some Dan Majerle shoulders and 10/10 fist pumps I’ll take it.

[brackdan70]

Can Adem Bona slip to us…or PJ Hall. Zack Eddy is biiiiig. Front of this draft seems pretty mundane but the depth seems legit.

[cl2117]

With Lavine now out for the year and Chicago possibly going full tank (they own their own first), will be interesting to see how low they drop in the standings since we have their 2nd round pick.

They're 11th from the bottom now, but have the Warriors, Hawks and Nets behind them, all of whom have no reason to be tanking due to not owning their own pick and/or being fringe play-in teams. The bottom 7 teams likely have too big a head start but maybe even Memphis/Toronto could be leap frogged depending on how much the Bulls sell off.

Absolutely best case we're probably looking at #36, but more realistically #38/39, which isn't too shabby (we got Walsh there last year).

We've got the Dallas 2nd rounder as well and they've just gone 3-7 in their last 10 (against good competition in fairness). They're at #47 right now but have plenty of teams nipping at their heels and could end up in the low '40s as well.

[Hal14]

Can Adem Bona slip to us…or PJ Hall. Zack Eddy is biiiiig. Front of this draft seems pretty mundane but the depth seems legit.

All are intriguing options.

Bona - he's 25 on my big board at the moment. So could possibly be there at 30 but I doubt we hold onto that pick...you never know, he could slip into the early 2nd round if we pick there. He's basically a Clint Capela clone..a bit foul prone, though..shows some intriguing flashes of taking his man off the dribble and attacking the basket

PJ Hall - intriguing option. Yeah I can definitely see some Muscala in him. Not sure if his shooting will translate to the NBA quite as well as what we've seen from Muscala but could be a nice 2nd round pickup. He's a competitor, plays hard..can potentially play either the 4 or the 5 so it's nice to have that versatility

Edey - think he could end up going right around pick 30, which is likely our pick. But again, I figure we will trade the pick. Perhaps Edey slips to early-mid 2nd round. But that just doesn't seem like the type of big Brad likes so I kind of doubt Brad takes Edey..unless Brad is just blown away by what he sees from him in a pre-draft workout

Also, keep in mind that all 3 of these guys will be 21 or 22 on draft night but Brad has drafted young guys so far..that strategy could change of course but this is how old Brad's draft picks were on draft night:

Begarin: 18
JD: 19
Walsh: 19

[zoyathedestroya]

Bumping for vibes.

Is this the year Brad finally makes a 1st round pick to keep?

[cl2117]

Welp, I guess I just went from rooting against Chicago to rooting for Chicago down the stretch. I think it's stupid that they stood pat at the deadline, but hopefully that pays dividends and the pick we gave up for Spinger falls further back meaning that deal is better value.

Dallas I don't think got much better, but barring a Luka injury, that pick is still going to be in the latter half of the 2nd round.

Honestly surprised Brad didn't move our 2024 1st. I was fully expecting him to trade that for a bench piece and then hold onto the 2nds. Or just end up trading it for like 5 seconds right off the bat to help another team complete a trade.

[165bows]

Welp, I guess I just went from rooting against Chicago to rooting for Chicago down the stretch. I think it's stupid that they stood pat at the deadline, but hopefully that pays dividends and the pick we gave up for Spinger falls further back meaning that deal is better value.

Dallas I don't think got much better, but barring a Luka injury, that pick is still going to be in the latter half of the 2nd round.

Honestly surprised Brad didn't move our 2024 1st. I was fully expecting him to trade that for a bench piece and then hold onto the 2nds. Or just end up trading it for like 5 seconds right off the bat to help another team complete a trade.

Boom that means it’s draft thread time! Feel like there might be a first round draft and stash option as well, not much room on the roster next year. Couple guys I like the idea of are Comche and Ivisic.

Though we might need Edey as the 8th string oversized center so there’s that.

[cl2117]

Welp, I guess I just went from rooting against Chicago to rooting for Chicago down the stretch. I think it's stupid that they stood pat at the deadline, but hopefully that pays dividends and the pick we gave up for Spinger falls further back meaning that deal is better value.

Dallas I don't think got much better, but barring a Luka injury, that pick is still going to be in the latter half of the 2nd round.

Honestly surprised Brad didn't move our 2024 1st. I was fully expecting him to trade that for a bench piece and then hold onto the 2nds. Or just end up trading it for like 5 seconds right off the bat to help another team complete a trade.

Boom that means it’s draft thread time! Feel like there might be a first round draft and stash option as well, not much room on the roster next year. Couple guys I like the idea of are Comche and Ivisic.

Though we might need Edey as the 8th string oversized center so there’s that.

Brad trading back from #30 twice for future 2nds and still landing one of Comche or Ivisic as a stash is my wet dream.

That or drafting Bronny and seeing if LeBron will take the vet minimum to play with him (and/or force his team to trade for him while we hold him ransom).

[165bows]

Welp, I guess I just went from rooting against Chicago to rooting for Chicago down the stretch. I think it's stupid that they stood pat at the deadline, but hopefully that pays dividends and the pick we gave up for Spinger falls further back meaning that deal is better value.

Dallas I don't think got much better, but barring a Luka injury, that pick is still going to be in the latter half of the 2nd round.

Honestly surprised Brad didn't move our 2024 1st. I was fully expecting him to trade that for a bench piece and then hold onto the 2nds. Or just end up trading it for like 5 seconds right off the bat to help another team complete a trade.

Boom that means it’s draft thread time! Feel like there might be a first round draft and stash option as well, not much room on the roster next year. Couple guys I like the idea of are Comche and Ivisic.

Though we might need Edey as the 8th string oversized center so there’s that.

Brad trading back from #30 twice for future 2nds and still landing one of Comche or Ivisic as a stash is my wet dream.

That or drafting Bronny and seeing if LeBron will take the vet minimum to play with him (and/or force his team to trade for him while we hold him ransom).

It was more speculation than rumor I believe, but someone posted a tweet a week or so ago about Lebron to NY this summer - the more I think about, the more it makes a ton of sense. The rumors about James not trusting the Lakers FO (because they let him make decisions lol), then immediately after the make-up session with James' agents/NY's FO is reported. NY looks much stronger than LA and has more assets, etc etc. Feels like that would be a very realistic possibility of early summer, a trade then extension based on the player option, just like KP did to Boston. NY could and I imagine would give him a max deal for a bunch of years to ride off into the sunset for his 1-2 last real years of high level play.

[cl2117]

Boom that means it’s draft thread time! Feel like there might be a first round draft and stash option as well, not much room on the roster next year. Couple guys I like the idea of are Comche and Ivisic.

Though we might need Edey as the 8th string oversized center so there’s that.

Brad trading back from #30 twice for future 2nds and still landing one of Comche or Ivisic as a stash is my wet dream.

That or drafting Bronny and seeing if LeBron will take the vet minimum to play with him (and/or force his team to trade for him while we hold him ransom).

It was more speculation than rumor I believe, but someone posted a tweet a week or so ago about Lebron to NY this summer - the more I think about, the more it makes a ton of sense. The rumors about James not trusting the Lakers FO (because they let him make decisions lol), then immediately after the make-up session with James' agents/NY's FO is reported. NY looks much stronger than LA and has more assets, etc etc. Feels like that would be a very realistic possibility of early summer, a trade then extension based on the player option, just like KP did to Boston. NY could and I imagine would give him a max deal for a bunch of years to ride off into the sunset for his 1-2 last real years of high level play.

I can see that for LeBron. He has a lot of power to choose his location, and I think "King of New York" is a moniker he'd love to add to his resume.

Maybe I'm putting too much weight in it, but he's really harped on about his desire to play next to his kid(s). Maybe he does that in the true sunset years (assuming he's like Brady and wants to play into his mid-late 40's which is crazily enough a possibility for him), but especially with Bronny's heart scare I wouldn't be surprised if he made specific moves to make it happen (even if that move is telling the Knicks he'll join them provided they make sure they draft Bronny).

I think it's one of the most interesting story lines of the draft, assuming Bronny declares.

[Hal14]

Guys, it's spelled Chomche. And rumor has it, he's gonna play college ball next season so will likely be in the 2025 draft (with a good chance at being a lottery pick).

Ivisic is interesting. But he's been pretty hit or miss so far this season at Kentucky. Some flashes where he looks like a lottery pick, others where he barely gets off the bench or just looks like a big stiff out there.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

When do we start the poll on which franchises Stevens is going to fleece when he moves down in the draft and still ends up picking the guy that was BPA at the original pick (also known as pulling a Walsh) ?

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When do we start the poll on which franchises Stevens is going to fleece when he moves down in the draft and still ends up picking the guy that was BPA at the original pick (also known as pulling a Walsh) ?

Portland again for their two seconds. Boston has a ton of guys probably back so a two-way or stash guy seems super likely.

Edit - I’d revise that to say let’s make it Orlando. They’ve got a couple nice future seconds like Detroit and Washington and have a habit of undervaluing those so that’s my choice.

[Hal14]

On my radar for a 2nd round pick.

Danny Wolf from Yale !

It's no secret that Brad likes versatile bigs who can pass the ball, can make high level reads, can process the game at a high level, put the ball on the floor, shoot...

Well, Wolf will likely be there in the 2nd round..and he's only 19.

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