Celticsstrong 2021 Historical Draft - VOTES ARE IN

[Darth_Yoda]

With pick 57 the spurs select an athletic marvel.
This man was given over 500 college letters recruiting him in not only basketball but also football

This man was built like Lebron back before the days of strength and conditioning coaches and nutritionists
he was Lebron before Lebron
23ppg, 12.5rpg, 4.5apg, 2.5spg

Also has one of the weirdest jumpers in NBA history
Big Mac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyoBb-naQs&t=94s



George McGinnis

[RPGenerate]

With their 6th pick the Toronto Raptors will select tenacious defender, HOFer, and champion Chet Walker. 

We will select 67 when the Sixers were one of the greatest teams ever and Walker averaged 19.3 p, 8.1 r, and 2.3 a.

His nba.com profile.  https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/chet-walker

some notable sections from the profile for those that are less familiar with Walker's game.

Chet “The Jet” was among the best open-court forwards of his day. He particularly enjoyed drawing fouls. Walker played tenacious defense and proved remarkably durable. He never missed more than six games in any season, and became one of the few players to appear in more than 1,000 games (1,032) for his career.

Walker’s teams made the playoffs every year, and he had identical career scoring averages of 18.2 points in both the regular season and the postseason. His impact was most evident in Chicago, where the Bulls reached the playoffs in each of Walker’s six seasons but not in the year before he arrived or the year after he left.

It was between him and Johnson for my pick - great selection.

My only hesitation was that he was a SF throughout his career and I'll probably start him at SG.  Now he was 6'6" and a great athlete, so I think he'd be fine at SG, but I usually don't like to play guys out of position.

While I usually agree with that, I think SG and SF are the most interchangeable positions in basketball. As long as a players isn't too small or too slow, I think most wings are fine at either position.

[Somebody]

The Houston Rockets select

Gus Johnson

2nd most famous basketball player from Akron.

I like his defence - accounts have him up there with the likes of Dave DeBusschere among pre-3 point line forwards on that end of the court and the limited video of him looks good. Add in fantastic rebounding/finishing as well as nifty passing and I think he's a great option to have in the forward spots.

[Somebody]

With their 6th pick the Toronto Raptors will select tenacious defender, HOFer, and champion Chet Walker. 

We will select 67 when the Sixers were one of the greatest teams ever and Walker averaged 19.3 p, 8.1 r, and 2.3 a.

His nba.com profile.  https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/chet-walker

some notable sections from the profile for those that are less familiar with Walker's game.

Chet “The Jet” was among the best open-court forwards of his day. He particularly enjoyed drawing fouls. Walker played tenacious defense and proved remarkably durable. He never missed more than six games in any season, and became one of the few players to appear in more than 1,000 games (1,032) for his career.

Walker’s teams made the playoffs every year, and he had identical career scoring averages of 18.2 points in both the regular season and the postseason. His impact was most evident in Chicago, where the Bulls reached the playoffs in each of Walker’s six seasons but not in the year before he arrived or the year after he left.

It was between him and Johnson for my pick - great selection.

My only hesitation was that he was a SF throughout his career and I'll probably start him at SG.  Now he was 6'6" and a great athlete, so I think he'd be fine at SG, but I usually don't like to play guys out of position.

He played SG a good amount for the Sixers when Cunningham came off the bench to replace Wali Jones - don't think it's an issue for '67 Chet.

[Jvalin]

With pick 57 the spurs select an athletic marvel.
This man was given over 500 college letters recruiting him in not only basketball but also football

This man was built like Lebron back before the days of strength and conditioning coaches and nutritionists
he was Lebron before Lebron
23ppg, 12.5rpg, 4.5apg, 2.5spg

Also has one of the weirdest jumpers in NBA history
Big Mac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyoBb-naQs&t=94s



George McGinnis

Nice pick! I was between him, Siakam, Bam and 3-4 more guys at #63. Opted for Siakam cause I figured I got plenty of firepower in Jokic-Kawhi and I wanted a glue guy who'd be happy to play off the ball.

[RPGenerate]

Ugh, stuck between a couple of guys. Dame un segundo.

[Darth_Yoda]

With pick 57 the spurs select an athletic marvel.
This man was given over 500 college letters recruiting him in not only basketball but also football

This man was built like Lebron back before the days of strength and conditioning coaches and nutritionists
he was Lebron before Lebron
23ppg, 12.5rpg, 4.5apg, 2.5spg

Also has one of the weirdest jumpers in NBA history
Big Mac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyoBb-naQs&t=94s



George McGinnis

Nice pick! I was between him, Siakam, Bam and 3-4 more guys at #63. Opted for Siakam cause I figured I got plenty of firepower in Jokic-Kawhi and I wanted a glue guy who'd be happy to play off the ball.

Thanks, I really like his fit as that glue guy. He was big enough to play PF but quick enough to be a SG. So the options for me to use him off the bench are pretty high.

Also he should pair well with Laimbeer as a couple of heady, smart BBall players off the bench (assuming Ibaka is starting)

[gouki88]

McGinnis is certainly one of the most talented guys left. Had his flaws no doubt, but he was as gifted as anyone

[Somebody]

Ugh, stuck between a couple of guys. Dame un segundo.

Isn't dame Japanese

[nickagneta]

Ugh, stuck between a couple of guys. Dame un segundo.

Isn't dame Japanese

Lol. He was speaking spanish.

Give me a minute

But you probably knew that

[RPGenerate]

With the eighth pick of the 6th round, the Sacramento Kings select...



Jamaal Wilkes!!!

[Somebody]

Ugh, stuck between a couple of guys. Dame un segundo.

Isn't dame Japanese

Lol. He was speaking spanish.

Give me a minute

But you probably knew that

Lol I'm aware that un segundo is Spanish, but I'm just accustomed to seeing dame in Japanese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzG0DzxnHUI

[nickagneta]

With the eighth pick of the 6th round, the Sacramento Kings select...



Jamaal Wilkes!!!

Always loved Wilkes game, even if I couldn't say so for years because of the team he played for. Nice pick

[Somebody]

With the eighth pick of the 6th round, the Sacramento Kings select...



Jamaal Wilkes!!!

Nice, one of the better defensive forwards left in this draft.

[RPGenerate]

With the eighth pick of the 6th round, the Sacramento Kings select...



Jamaal Wilkes!!!

Always loved Wilkes game, even if I couldn't say so for years because of the team he played for. Nice pick

Haha true. It hurts to give Fakers players props sometimes  .