The media knows less than s***. I don't care what some journalist who has never seen these kids play thinks. They just compare actual draft position to mock draft position to make a judgement. If Kobe was taken at 2 instead of 13, the media would have been quick to call that GM an idiot too.
Alright well Boston fans were less than pleased as well. You would only have to check Twitter to know that. So, in reality, everyone knows less that sh.it. Until Ainge is proven right or wrong this draft just looks like another missed opportunity to lure in big players via trades with all those picks. There's no doubt that the C's need to make a splash this off season otherwise they're just competing to be 2nd or 3rd in the east. Cleveland is miles ahead of anyone else in this conference.
June 23: Celtics do two-for-one deal with Grizzlies
June 23: Celtics do two-for-one deal with Grizzlies
Boston Celtics get:
2019 first-round pick (via Clippers)
Memphis Grizzlies get:
Rights to Deyonta Davis (No. 31, 2016); rights to Rade Zagorac (No. 35, 2016)
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It's a Memphis pick via the Clippers, so it won't likely be a great pick. But it is a first rounder, which is a step up.
That said, they already have the Grizzlies' actual 2019 pick, protected 1-8, 1-6 in 2020, and unprotected in 2021.
June 23: Celtics do two-for-one deal with Grizzlies
Boston Celtics get:
2019 first-round pick (via Clippers)
Memphis Grizzlies get:
Rights to Deyonta Davis (No. 31, 2016); rights to Rade Zagorac (No. 35, 2016)
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It's a Memphis pick via the Clippers, so it won't likely be a great pick. But it is a first rounder, which is a step up.
That said, they already have the Grizzlies' actual 2019 pick, protected 1-8, 1-6 in 2020, and unprotected in 2021.
A lot of those picks have worked out well, I don't think that history says what you think it does. There were some bad picks but find a GM who hasn't made some bad ones. A lot of the bad picks were actually drafted for another team, not really his picks. He hasn't been able to draft a superstar but he largely hasn't been drafting in a spot to get one. This draft was a 2 person draft and they got the 3rd pick. I think most analysts thought picks 3-8 or so were all pretty negligible. I'm not sure where all the outrage is coming from on the Brown pick. Boston doesn't need good players, they have a roster full of them. They need a great player. I think he went with upside over current ability. If Brown can tighten up the jumpshot, the size and athleticism is great. That's a big if but given the alternatives, I can see why he went that way.
If the pick 9-30 in 2019, the C's get the pick, no choice.
Clearly they didn't like him, and many other teams didn't either.
Stacked. The top 2 guys are Josh Jackson (Kansas), who's a McGrady-type of wing who can score/defend/pass the hell out of the ball, and Giles (Duke), a big PF (6-11 w/ a 7-3 wingspan) who has range to 18 feet and is a monster offensive rebounder. Neither is as good as Simmons, but both are pretty close to sure things (tho Giles has a worrisome injury history).
