Draft Day Nightmare Picks!

[positivitize]

Every year I have one of these. There is always a lottery or near-lottery pick that everyone else is high on that I would hate to have on the Celtics. I'm talking about players within the range of our pick that make me cringe when I think of them playing (or sitting on the bench) for the Celtics.

Last year it was Dante Exum. The before that it was...gasp... Kelly Olynyk.

This year... Frank Kaminsky. I see a plodding, unathletic, NCAA Tourny Hyped, goofy dude that wont be able to hack it against the stronger, faster, and more talented players that the NBA has in droves. 22 is too old to come out of College. Especially if the player lacks athleticism.

Who is your nightmare pick for 2015!? What draft day pick would make you question the sanity of Danny Ainge? Who do you NOT WANT the Celtics to pick?

[hwangjini_1]

good thread and tp for starting it. you took my number one choice, kaminsky.

but my next nominee would be sam dekker. the man cant jump at all. he has role player written all over him, at least to me. he does "many things well" but is not a great shooter or ball handler. would have trouble creating his own shot. for me, dekker seems at best, a nice guy to compliment stars. but the celtics have a boat load of those right now.

if he were available in the 20s, sure. but at 16? i would hope that ainge could do better or move that pick. to have dekker join the team would be to add more of what the celtics already have - nice bench players.

[CFAN38]

I agree drafting Kaminsky without trading KO or Sully would be a nightmare. I also think drafting any PG at #16 would be the same problem. BPA is great but redundancy kills players development.

[Csfan1984]

Any one that plays PG.

[krumeto]

Good thread indeed!

Absolute nightmare pick to me is trading up for Mario Hezonja. The kid has all the talent in the world but has done nothing to show it on court so far and has the "I am the world greatest" no-respect mentality I hate. Once he said to an older Croatian teammate "How dare you wear the same sneakers as me". This kid is born a Laker.

Other than him, I really have nobody in this draft I do not want. I'd be disappointed if we trade up and take Oubre, but not a lot.

Last year my nightmare pick was James Young. I don't like no D players and his effort on that end was just hilariously bad. Everybody said how great he played in the final game. I thought he was completely abused on D. Not knowing anything about the Celtics at draft night did not help his cause. Anyway, I hope the kid works hard, grows up and becomes a good player.

[greece66]

Nice thread, TP.
It is high time we discussed the draft.
Per Kaminsky, if we get him at #16, he would be far from being my nightmare. (He is projected to be a top-10). I actually like the guy.
If we traded up to get Kaminski, then yes, that would be a minor disappointment - I am surprised at how few people point out the obvious, ie his age. He is 22, and yes this is a concern esp given his lack of athleticism. Under this light, his 1.6 bpg is hardly impressive (esp given that in his first two years at college it was 0.3- much of the improvement comes from competing against younger players).
But there are lots of things I like in his game . Worst case scenario, he turns out to be Spencer Hawes II/ best case, he learns to play some D and becomes one of the very few ppl who can defend the 5 and shoot 3s.

[Roy H.]

If it comes down to Kaminsky or Upshaw at #16, give me Kaminsky, please.

[Evantime34]

a reach for Upshaw is my nightmare pick. Too much risk for a guy who hasn't shown a ton of skill other than being tall with long arms.

I also wouldn't be happy with a pg.

[indeedproceed]

My own nightmares:

1) Selecting Upshaw at #16

2) Trading up to get Kaminsky (also called, "The Olynyk")

3) Trading into the top 7 to select WCS

[jpotter33]

My own nightmares:

1) Selecting Upshaw at #16

2) Trading up to get Kaminsky (also called, "The Olynyk")

3) Trading into the top 7 to select WCS

Not a fan of WCS or just think it'd take too much to get up there?

[indeedproceed]

My own nightmares:

1) Selecting Upshaw at #16

2) Trading up to get Kaminsky (also called, "The Olynyk")

3) Trading into the top 7 to select WCS

Not a fan of WCS or just think it'd take too much to get up there?

I'm a fan of him later, but in the top 7, I think it would cost too much to get him, and I don't think he's going to be good enough to justify that.

If we're in the top 7 I'd rather hope for one of Kristaps Porzingis, Justise Winslow, or, if they fell, one of Mudiay or Russell.

[greece66]

Now my nightmare: his name is Mario Hezonja.
Check out his stats. I mean take a serious, good look: he hardly has playing experience (16.5 mpg this year, but well below 10 mpg the previous two seasons), he averages 7.7 ppg and is 20 yo. He also has attitude issues.
Does this look like //the player who could very well end up being the best scorer in this draft//?(Kevin O'Konnor). Is this guy a top 5 or even a top 10 pick?

The reason behind the whole Hezinsanity is that he plays for Barcelona which has in the past sent several good players to the NBA. He also had a very good performance with Croatia at FIBA's under 16 European championship in 2011. And here's where the Pau Gasol associations kick in (oh he plays for Barca, he is the star of his national team, he must be the new Euro-star player).
Not gonna happen. IMO his ceiling is lower than James Young's and the C's should stay away from this guy.

(If you want to understand more my feelings, just take a look at Vezenkov, who is taller, younger, much more experienced and a proven scorer- yet he is projected to be a second rounder just because his team, Ares Salonica, is not well known abroad- same story as Antetokounmpo- I see underrated draft prospect written all over this kid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Vezenkov).

In the photo, me waking up in the middle of the night after a nightmare that we traded up to draft Hezonja.






 

[Tr1boy]

Not at least getting a rim protector that can play

At least get Mickey with 28, 33

[chambers]

Sam Dekker.
This guy has been simply sad at the combine. Did anyone see his jumping?  Haha.
He's going to be an absolute bum in the NBA in my opinion.

[TA9]

I honestly hope that the Celtics are going to stay away from these three guys ;
- Sam Dekker: He is very unathletic, hence that I see his potential being a role player which we don't need. Reminds me of Landry Fields

- Bobby Portis: Hasn't impressed me at all

- Frank Kaminsky: Reminds me very much of Kelly, which isn't exactly what we need.