2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27)

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Seems like a few recent mocks have Tyler Smith sliding into the 30's. I know we've talked about him a bit on here already. But he's a guy I think is worth drafting in the 16-25 range. So if he's there at 30 (or if we trade down into like the 33-38 range and get him) I'd think long and hard about taking him.

Hope we at least bring him in for a workout.

Brad has drafted 3 guys and all 3 of them were either 18 or 19 on draft night - Tyler Smith is 19.

He's young and he can shoot. We know that 3 pt shooting is a big part of the Celtics success..

Some issues on D but I think the Celtics could coach him up on that end - and also surround him w/ good defenders on the floor in order to hide him defensively.

C'mon Brad. I'm just asking to bring in at least 1 of these guys (Dadiet, Wells, Holmes, Filipowski, Shannon, Djurisic, McCullar, Tyson, Tyler Smith, Walter or even Missi) for a workout prior to the draft

Out of the 32 guys we've had in for a pre-draft workout, the only ones who are getting any type of 1st round buzz are Scheierman and Dunn.

[playa-hater]

Latest mock from Johnathan Wasserman at Bleacher Report has Celtics taking Tyler Kolek at 30. Other interesting guys Celtics wise:

25) DaRon Holmes II (Big man who can shoot)
28) Kyle Filipowski (Well rounded big man ready now)
29) Pacome Dadiet (Young upside stash guy)
32) Baylor Scheierman (Hauser replacement)
33) Tyler Smith (Developmental stretch big)

Mock draft from Ricky O'Donnell at SB Nation has C's taking DaRon Holmes at 30. Also of note:

24) Filipowski
27) Scheierman
28) Dadiet

I think Tyler Kolek will be a solid role player in the NBA But seems redundant to PP even if not quite the same player. Wasted pick IMO.

Pacome Dadiet has good upside for sure and wouldn't complain at all If Boston drafted him.

[meatball sub]

they need to **** draft a big man, for the love of god. he gotta stop with the guards every other year. add someone with size who has a history of rebounding the ball well

DaRon Holmes might be the guy as an energy big off the bench

[Celts17Pride]

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1:03 love the move here. This type of counter and craft is something that we have seen from Tatum and Brown but we didn't really seen them incorporate many of these type of moves until after they had been in the league for a few yrs. The fact that Dadiet has this type of stuff in his bag at age 18 and is doing it in one of the top pro leagues in the world is impressive

[cl2117]

We should definitely add a developmental big to the mix this offseason. We're pretty set at guard and wing for the time being. We've got a lot of guys in the frontcourt, but it's still our biggest question mark.

Count me amongst the Filipowski fans, he could really be a weapon in our offensive system. DaRon Holmes II would also be a solid addition. Would love to land either at #30.

I always get seduced by crazy athletic guys with great measurables so Bobi Klintman and Ulrich Chomche stand out to me. I'm never going to complain if you're taking a home run swing on a guy like that with a late pick/early 2nd.

At #54 or as an UDFA I like Quinton Post. BC guy, he's super old for a rookie (24) but he's got good tools. Probably not the right combo of size/athleticism for the NBA, but worth I flyer I think. Otherwise I'm happy for them to go after whatever sharpshooter is still around (Cam Spencer?) and/or a eurostash candidate.

[keevsnick1]

Seems like a few recent mocks have Tyler Smith sliding into the 30's. I know we've talked about him a bit on here already. But he's a guy I think is worth drafting in the 16-25 range. So if he's there at 30 (or if we trade down into like the 33-38 range and get him) I'd think long and hard about taking him.

Hope we at least bring him in for a workout.

Brad has drafted 3 guys and all 3 of them were either 18 or 19 on draft night - Tyler Smith is 19.

He's young and he can shoot. We know that 3 pt shooting is a big part of the Celtics success..

Some issues on D but I think the Celtics could coach him up on that end - and also surround him w/ good defenders on the floor in order to hide him defensively.

C'mon Brad. I'm just asking to bring in at least 1 of these guys (Dadiet, Wells, Holmes, Filipowski, Shannon, Djurisic, McCullar, Tyson, Tyler Smith, Walter or even Missi) for a workout prior to the draft

Out of the 32 guys we've had in for a pre-draft workout, the only ones who are getting any type of 1st round buzz are Scheierman and Dunn.

Ya Tyler Smith is exactly the kind of guy they should target. 6'9 with a 7'1 wingspan and has some versatility as a shooter. His needs to tighten up his defensive awareness but has good building blocks there. If he's there at 30 he would be a solid pick.

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1:03 love the move here. This type of counter and craft is something that we have seen from Tatum and Brown but we didn't really seen them incorporate many of these type of moves until after they had been in the league for a few yrs. The fact that Dadiet has this type of stuff in his bag at age 18 and is doing it in one of the top pro leagues in the world is impressive

love his activity going for loose balls. him being so young also means he could potentially grow another inch or two and become a true PF. sign me up as having him on the list of forwards/bigs we should go to at 30

[playa-hater]

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1:03 love the move here. This type of counter and craft is something that we have seen from Tatum and Brown but we didn't really seen them incorporate many of these type of moves until after they had been in the league for a few yrs. The fact that Dadiet has this type of stuff in his bag at age 18 and is doing it in one of the top pro leagues in the world is impressive

love his activity going for loose balls. him being so young also means he could potentially grow another inch or two and become a true PF. sign me up as having him on the list of forwards/bigs we should go to at 30

he kind of looks and And plays like cam johnson a bit... And the fact that he is so young And yet has a man's body already is promising..

[CelticsPride18]

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1:03 love the move here. This type of counter and craft is something that we have seen from Tatum and Brown but we didn't really seen them incorporate many of these type of moves until after they had been in the league for a few yrs. The fact that Dadiet has this type of stuff in his bag at age 18 and is doing it in one of the top pro leagues in the world is impressive

love his activity going for loose balls. him being so young also means he could potentially grow another inch or two and become a true PF. sign me up as having him on the list of forwards/bigs we should go to at 30

he kind of looks and And plays like cam johnson a bit... And the fact that he is so young And yet has a man's body already is promising..

I’m sold he’s a French Jayson Tatum

[return2glory]

Listening to the Game Theory podcast with Sam Vecenie he really likes Baylor Scheierman as a wing fit in the draft for Boston, and Kyle Filipowski as a big man fit although he thinks its most likely he's off the board by 30.

That seems about right to me. Like I said I'd like to get Holmes, guy seems like a great fit. But Filipowski is a nice fit as well.

Yup. I feel Kyle Filipowski is too low on most mock drafts right now. There is a good chance some team takes him before 20. I would be surprised if he gets past 22-25 range.

[Darth Celtic]

Just draft anyone over 6'10" who can make threes over 35%. Oh, and doesn't have kanter lateral quickness.

[165bows]

Nice write up on Enrique Freeman.

https://open.substack.com/pub/edemirnba/p/enrique-freeman-scouting-report?r=99bc3&utm_medium=ios

Pretty high on him as a pick late first/early second.

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1:03 love the move here. This type of counter and craft is something that we have seen from Tatum and Brown but we didn't really seen them incorporate many of these type of moves until after they had been in the league for a few yrs. The fact that Dadiet has this type of stuff in his bag at age 18 and is doing it in one of the top pro leagues in the world is impressive

love his activity going for loose balls. him being so young also means he could potentially grow another inch or two and become a true PF. sign me up as having him on the list of forwards/bigs we should go to at 30

he kind of looks and And plays like cam johnson a bit... And the fact that he is so young And yet has a man's body already is promising..

Yeah I can see that. And Cam didn't come into the NBA till he was 23.

So like you said, the fact that Dadiet looks like this at age 18 is promising indeed.

He's certainly worth taking a swing late in the 1st round, imo.. (or early in the 2nd round, if we trade down).

[FlyBono]

Call Danny and have em drop a name or two
Brad might be able to win trades but he ain’t won a draft pick

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Just draft anyone over 6'10" who can make threes over 35%. Oh, and doesn't have kanter lateral quickness.

There's like no one in this draft who fits that description. Perhaps Kel'El Ware..but we'd have to trade up to get him..

[165bows]

Just draft anyone over 6'10" who can make threes over 35%. Oh, and doesn't have kanter lateral quickness.

There's like no one in this draft who fits that description. Perhaps Kel'El Ware..but we'd have to trade up to get him..

Leons is pretty close. I’d be fine with taking him with the second pick or UDFA.

[Cuban Pete]

Seems like a few recent mocks have Tyler Smith sliding into the 30's. I know we've talked about him a bit on here already. But he's a guy I think is worth drafting in the 16-25 range. So if he's there at 30 (or if we trade down into like the 33-38 range and get him) I'd think long and hard about taking him.

Hope we at least bring him in for a workout.

Brad has drafted 3 guys and all 3 of them were either 18 or 19 on draft night - Tyler Smith is 19.

He's young and he can shoot. We know that 3 pt shooting is a big part of the Celtics success..

Some issues on D but I think the Celtics could coach him up on that end - and also surround him w/ good defenders on the floor in order to hide him defensively.

C'mon Brad. I'm just asking to bring in at least 1 of these guys (Dadiet, Wells, Holmes, Filipowski, Shannon, Djurisic, McCullar, Tyson, Tyler Smith, Walter or even Missi) for a workout prior to the draft

Out of the 32 guys we've had in for a pre-draft workout, the only ones who are getting any type of 1st round buzz are Scheierman and Dunn.

Ya Tyler Smith is exactly the kind of guy they should target. 6'9 with a 7'1 wingspan and has some versatility as a shooter. His needs to tighten up his defensive awareness but has good building blocks there. If he's there at 30 he would be a solid pick.

Tyler Smith has an impressive 2.0 steal rate and a solid 3.0 block%. Additionally. has shown playmaking upside. His rebounding has room for improvement.

[Cuban Pete]

Just draft anyone over 6'10" who can make threes over 35%. Oh, and doesn't have kanter lateral quickness.

There's like no one in this draft who fits that description. Perhaps Kel'El Ware..but we'd have to trade up to get him..

Quinten Post

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Does any team value the draft rights to Begarin or Madar?

Can we use the rights to Begarin + 54 to move up to SA at 48, to get a better crack at more desirable guy to get on a 2 way? Does Yam’s rights plus 54 get us up to Sacramento at 45? Does either guys rights have any additive value in draft night?