Chad Ford - Celtics Grade A-

[colincb]

BOSTON CELTICS | GRADE: A-

Round 1: Marcus Smart (6), James Young (17)

Round 2: None

Analysis: This draft isn't going to turn around the Celtics overnight. But the team landed two foundational players to rebuild with or trade. Smart is tough, a leader and someone who competes every second, sometimes almost more than you'd like. He's going to be a nightmare for other guards defensively. Somewhere, Brad Stevens is smiling.

Smart also has the versatility to play both the 1 and 2,  which gives the Celtics options when talking Rajon Rondo trades this summer.

Young is an upside pick. He has great size for his position and the potential to be a really good shooter. He's not an elite athlete, isn't a great defender and is one dimensional, but he's one of the youngest players in the draft and worth trying to develop. Overall, a good night for Celtics fans. They didn't get their franchise player, but did get talent.



====

Philadelphia got an Incomplete for stealing Embiid from us. Think it was CBS who labelled their fans as biggest losers of the night.