Celts17Pride wrote:Dogen wrote:I'll wager that Brad holds onto the pick to see if someone he wants slides to #30, and if not, then make a trade for future assets. There's just not much space for another developmental player.
I wanna see Begarin back at summer league. He'll be 22 at the start of the season.
Wouldn't be shocking if Begarin ends up the Celtics new two-way player next year. I'll be very surprised if Brad Stevens doesn't trade out of this year's draft completely.
Brad is really keen on the pipeline from Portland to Maine, and it's working. Queta has graduated now, and there will be 2 Way space available next year.
I'm not convinced that Juhann will be thrilled to be a 2-Way, but it looks like the price of entry to get closer to an NBA championship caliber team. Being with G-League champions will help with the clout, to some extent.
Looking at the roster and pipeline, there's just not much need for a 1st round pick this year (unless a slider that Brad likes).
My wish list is a Brissett replacement, basically a big athletic front court wing that is not such an offensive liability (If drafted: Ighodaro? Klintman?). Brissett is a good dude to have on the bench, but he is so offensively challenged around the basket unless he's cleaning the glass.
Second on the wish list is a big backcourt defender that can fill in for Brown. Maybe Springer will fill that role, we'll see, but Begarin should be in consideration as well. He's big and long. Both he and Springer are shooting-challenged thus far, but 2-Way might be perfect for Begarin to get acclimated to the NBA/Celtics and figure out how to take that next step. He's already built like JB, and showed some signs last summer.