Celtics took advantage of 76ers' known interest

[MattyIce]

Five years after Sixers GM hinkie did it to Orlando, C's returned the favor.  They had intel that the 76ers wanted Thybulle so they picked him at 20 with the intent to flip for the 24 and extracting the 33rd.

Per Givony

[gouki88]

I still find it a bit weird that they're so high on Thybulle. Can't see he and Simmons sharing much time together

[LilRip]

Wouldn’t it be crazy if there was a deal centered around Jaylen Brown for Simmons in the works?

[gouki88]

Wouldn’t it be crazy if there was a deal centered around Jaylen Brown for Simmons in the works?

That would indeed be crazy

[tazzmaniac]

I still find it a bit weird that they're so high on Thybulle. Can't see he and Simmons sharing much time together

He's a smaller RoCo.  His 3pt shooting as a Senior was only 30.5% but it was much better the previous 3 seasons.  He's also 85% free throw shooter which is often a better indicator of NBA 3pt shooting. 

[SparzWizard]

Wouldn’t it be crazy if there was a deal centered around Jaylen Brown for Simmons in the works?

That would indeed be crazy

Wow imagine that. We swap the #1 and #3 pick of the 2016 draft.

I'd take Ben Simmons though. RotY, just needs to develop that jump shot.

[gouki88]

I still find it a bit weird that they're so high on Thybulle. Can't see he and Simmons sharing much time together

He's a smaller RoCo.  His 3pt shooting as a Senior was only 30.5% but it was much better the previous 3 seasons.  He's also 85% free throw shooter which is often a better indicator of NBA 3pt shooting.

Yeah, those are good points, I guess he just never really impressed me on offence at all. Also a much much worse rebounder than Covington was at this stage, although Cov is bigger