2025 NBA Draft Thread, part 1 – Capture the Flagg

[Hal14]

With the Potential emergence of Queta, i still want a center..But it shifts my idea of getting g a more versatile type of.Big to balance out Queta who is more a traditional type. Or maybe a Tweener pf/center who can play alongside Queta..

Hopefully you guys can throw names of college players to look at for me.

JT Toppin and Kwame Evans are a couple of them.

Asa Newell too but I think he'll be gone in the top 15-20 picks..,

[redslastlaugh]

Weve seen Brad run bball ops for four offseasons now. He’s used FRPs to acquire Horford, White, Brogdon and Holiday. He’s used seconds on Muscala, Tillman and Springer. He’s signed Hauser, Kornet, Queta, Banton, Drew Peterson, Oshae Brisset, Svi Myhyauluk, and Lamar Stevens as two ways or vet minimum free agents.

His draft picks thus far:
Begarin
JD
Jordan Walsh
Anton Watson
Baylor Scheierman

If Brad just rolled all FRPs and SRPs into future picks, I’d probably be fine with it. Brad has made better use out of finding diamonds in the rough in FA or at the trade deadline than he has in the draft. And he’s flipped FRPs on the trade value for stars like White and Jrue.

Maybe Brads entire tenure is going to go this way, him using picks as trade chips and let other GMs try their hand finding draft steals.

[playa-hater]

With the Potential emergence of Queta, i still want a center..But it shifts my idea of getting g a more versatile type of.Big to balance out Queta who is more a traditional type. Or maybe a Tweener pf/center who can play alongside Queta..

Hopefully you guys can throw names of college players to look at for me.

JT Toppin and Kwame Evans are a couple of them.

Asa Newell too but I think he'll be gone in the top 15-20 picks..,

HENCE my idea of trading up..

[Hal14]

With the Potential emergence of Queta, i still want a center..But it shifts my idea of getting g a more versatile type of.Big to balance out Queta who is more a traditional type. Or maybe a Tweener pf/center who can play alongside Queta..

Hopefully you guys can throw names of college players to look at for me.

JT Toppin and Kwame Evans are a couple of them.

Asa Newell too but I think he'll be gone in the top 15-20 picks..,

HENCE my idea of trading up..

I'm very high on Asa Newell. He'd be perfect for us.

-Combo PF/C
-Could play alongside Queta, since Newell can defend out on the perimeter and he can shoot it from 3 fairly well..also has some flashes of handling the ball, attacking closeouts.
-Boston likes bigs who are cerebral, have high feel, can playmake, be a passing hub. He checks that box
-He's a winner..was part of Montverde Academy team that went undefeated to win the HS national championship
-Can also catch lobs

If we traded 30 and 32 to move up high enough to get Newell, I'd be pumped. But realistically, I don't see it happening since Brad just has not done that type of move yet in his tenure as GM..he has preferred to trade out of the 1st round, and the only 1st round pick he took was at 30..he has not traded up and actually drafted someone higher than 30 yet..so it seems unlikely.

FWIW, Newell is currently ranked as my no. 11 overall prospect in this class. So I'm not getting my hopes up..

[djFan71]

JT Toppin and Kwame Evans are a couple of them.

Asa Newell too but I think he'll be gone in the top 15-20 picks..,

HENCE my idea of trading up..

I'm very high on Asa Newell. He'd be perfect for us.

-Combo PF/C
-Could play alongside Queta, since Newell can defend out on the perimeter and he can shoot it from 3 fairly well..also has some flashes of handling the ball, attacking closeouts.
-Boston likes bigs who are cerebral, have high feel, can playmake, be a passing hub. He checks that box
-He's a winner..was part of Montverde Academy team that went undefeated to win the HS national championship
-Can also catch lobs

If we traded 30 and 32 to move up high enough to get Newell, I'd be pumped. But realistically, I don't see it happening since Brad just has not done that type of move yet in his tenure as GM..he has preferred to trade out of the 1st round, and the only 1st round pick he took was at 30..he has not traded up and actually drafted someone higher than 30 yet..so it seems unlikely.

FWIW, Newell is currently ranked as my no. 11 overall prospect in this class. So I'm not getting my hopes up..

I'd be very on board with that as well, but might have to add to that depending on where he's at come draft time. I feel like he'll rise a bit, but we'll see.

[165bows]

No Neck Crew Alert!!

https://tankathon.com/players/noa-essengue

I’m sure S2N posted about this guy but I’m not sure we were fully notified he was a card carrying zero neck team member.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

No Neck Crew Alert!!

https://tankathon.com/players/noa-essengue

I’m sure S2N posted about this guy but I’m not sure we were fully notified he was a card carrying zero neck team member.

Apologies, I would have mentioned it earlier if I had known it was a relevant criteria for drafting players. In any case, he'll be long gone by the time the Celtics are on the board.

Besides, the French guy I want the Celtics to draft (or more likely sign as an UDFA) is Maxime Raynaud. Can never have too many bigs that can pass.

[phincsfan]

With the Potential emergence of Queta, i still want a center..But it shifts my idea of getting g a more versatile type of.Big to balance out Queta who is more a traditional type. Or maybe a Tweener pf/center who can play alongside Queta..

Hopefully you guys can throw names of college players to look at for me.

I think Neems has the ability to put to bed the rest of having to find that starting caliber center in the draft. Keep on looking for shooters IMO.

[playa-hater]

With the Potential emergence of Queta, i still want a center..But it shifts my idea of getting g a more versatile type of.Big to balance out Queta who is more a traditional type. Or maybe a Tweener pf/center who can play alongside Queta..

Hopefully you guys can throw names of college players to look at for me.

I think Neems has the ability to put to bed the rest of having to find that starting caliber center in the draft. Keep on looking for shooters IMO.

Not sure If you can remember, but My sig on here for years was Shooters Shooters Shooters so no one likes Shooters more than me. So BPA/shooters are always welcomed by me. But we have addressed "shooters" this draft with Baylor Scheierman. Unless Boston is convinced that they need to move on already, Boston hasn't drafted a quality Big since RW. That and KP's injuries and Al's definite age factor makes me at least, want to heavily consider, a true Big or a Hybrid Big type If possible of course.

[redslastlaugh]

Updated mock on talkathon today

https://tankathon.com/mock_draft

Celts taking Johni Broome, PF/C Auburn (6-10, 240)

[Fierce1]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

[Hal14]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

Hell no

Trades like that pretty much never happen anyways. No. 1 pick very rarely gets traded..if it does, it's typically moves like the Tatum - Fultz swap in 2017. Or another trade with a really high pick was Luka for Trae..so in both cases it was a pick for a pick..

[phincsfan]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

NOPE!!

[Fierce1]

[phincsfan]

I wonder if Stevens has checked out any Hawkeye games? Payton to Payton for 3 could be catchy next year

[brackdan70]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

Flagg looks great but let’s be serious here. He will not be as good as JB, White or JRUE for a few years.

[Homerclease]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

Instantly, but that’s not plausible in the real world. Would be friggin awesome tho

[Fierce1]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

Instantly, but that’s not plausible in the real world. Would be friggin awesome tho

It can be done if the Cs trade those 4 players for lottery picks and package 4 or 5 lottery picks for the #1 pick.

Not easy to do, but doable.

[phincsfan]

Would you guys trade 4 starters, JB, White, KP, and Jrue for Cooper Flagg?

Celtics will have JT, Flagg, Queta, Hauser, and PP as starters.

That's heading into the 2025-26 season.

Instantly, but that’s not plausible in the real world. Would be friggin awesome tho

Really?? If the C's win this season and you have the choice to blow it up or go for a 3 peat, you'd really do that?

What if the #1 slot was the 76ers? Imagine that lineup??

[Hal14]

I wonder if Stevens has checked out any Hawkeye games? Payton to Payton for 3 could be catchy next year

Sandfort worked out for the Celtics last year, before he decided to return to Iowa. So he's certainly on Boston's radar..

However, he's getting old for a prospect and isn't really good at anything besides shooting.

Worth keeping an eye on him throughout the season, though..