redslastlaugh wrote:redslastlaugh wrote:Sam Vecenie made a video mock and drafted for the C’s at 2:31:55
Vecenie took Kam Jones SG from Marquette and said Celts are only interested in drafting a player that’s a shooter.
I was thinking about Sam Vecenie saying he’s heard Celts are only considering drafting 3pt shooters and I realized the front office under Brad has been very leaky about their draft plans. Look at the history:
2021 and 2022 we didn’t have a pick in the top 40.
In 2023 both Vecenie and Woo said the Celts were targeting a 3-D wing, specifically OMax Prosper and if he comes off the board a younger defensive wing to develop, specifically Julian Phillips or Jordan Walsh. Vecenie mentioned this intention before we picked.
In Givonys ESPN mock last May/June, he said Baylor Scheierman was the Celtics target and #30 was Scheierman floor. Jon said this weeks before the draft.
And now, in February, Vecenie is already reporting Brads strategy for the 2025 draft.
Why is the front office so leaky under Brad Stevens? Yes, sometimes Danny’s favorites got into the draft press in advance of the draft, but many, many times Danny held that info under wraps. Nobody had Terry Rozier going to Boston in the 1st round in 2015. And absolutely nobody had Payton Pritchard going #26 in 2020.
Who in the front office is tipping the C’s hand to draft journalists days, weeks, months before the draft… lol, my advice to the front office is: stop doing that! It’s dumb.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. When we take a step back and look at the big picture, not just at draft picks but all front office moves, Brad's track record is insanely good since taking over.
He's already got 1 ring, 1 EoTY award and likely more of both on the way in the future. I think what he's doing is working.
Also, it's just the reality of the world we live in in 2025. Agents have agendas - they're all trying to get more $ for their clients. So they will talk and leak info. Meanwhile, any random person these days can make a twitter/instagram account and become a "journalist". There's literally thousands of people out there online trying to dig for info, get "scoops", report transactions, etc and they're all trying to be the first one, the smartest one. Tons of info (some accurate, some not) is all over the web and social media.
There's nowhere to hide for these NBA execs. They'll be at a game, scouting another NBA team, and out of nowhere a "reporter" sticks their phone in front of their face, asking them questions..
Also, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out we might take a shooter.
-We got rid of Banton, got rid of Lamar Stevens, got rid of Springer, got rid of Brissett..all struggled with shooting.
-Svi didn't shoot great when he was here either..and as a result, he barely played and then signed elsewhere.
-Walsh hasn't been getting mins. Often times, Peterson (the better shooter) has played over him
-Scheierman hasn't shot well in Boston so far, so he hasn't played much..but Scheierman was a good shooter in college which is why we drafted him
-We got Craig, who's a good shooter
-Watson, for how late in the draft we took him, at that point in the draft, he was about as good a shooter as there was left on the board..especially for a player of that size
-Tillman hasn't been shooting well this season and his playing time has dropped big time
-We shoot more 3's than any team in NBA history
-Only guys Mazzulla plays who don't shoot are good lob catchers/rim protectors/screeners who are 7 feet tall..Kornet and Queta
-The guys we have drafted late 1st round or 2nd round or UDFA in recent yrs who have been rotation players have all been shooters (Hauser, Pritchard, Grant)
-Begarin can't shoot and has yet to be brought over
-JD has shooting questions and is stuck in Maine
Vecenie maybe just put all these clues together and figured that we'll go for a shooter..or maybe that intel surfaced somehow through the web of tweets, posts, articles, vids or phone calls, text messages, in person conversations/interviews among agents, reporters, bloggers, coaches, etc.






