Got a feeling Celtics pick Murray and Sabonis

[KG Living Legend]

https://youtu.be/MB0vHLKuh6k

 Starting at 44 seconds. Is he slow there.

[Tr1boy]

If you check Murray stats and his accomplishments last season, it is as every bit as good as Simmons and Ingram.   

We can nitpick on his lack of great wingspan,  his lateral quickness needing to get better etc. 

But bottom line is , he knows how to play,  is confident and knows how to shoot/score.

And while I get why some compare him to JJ Reddick,  at the same age, Murray is further ahead.  It took Reddick 3-4 years to produce the same stats per game it took Murray in 1 year.

can anybody list players who had the year Murray had in year 1 of college ball  and ended up a mediocre or bust player in the NBA? 

[Csfan1984]

I'm say team ends up with Murray at 3. Then trades up for Peoltl for 16, 23 and 35.

[Beat LA]

 Beat La it wasn't the outback dunk I was talking about, it was the play right after, a fast break where he finishes with the Dunk.

Yeah, I saw that one, too, but he wasn't that fast in that instance, either, imo.

[Tr1boy]

I'm say team ends up with Murray at 3. Then trades up for Peoltl for 16, 23 and 35.

Danny may have a few big players he has in mind at 16 and if confident one will drop, may not do anything and stay put at 16

[Beat LA]

I'll admit, I am highly skeptical of white American players,

That is ok, I think Ainge is pretty biased against foreign players.  Since being the GM in 2003.   He has drafted 28 players,   4 of them were not American, and only 2 of them never played in the NCAA's.  The ones that he picked only KO has really amounted to  anything.

I just hope LA or Philly make a mistake and take a guy not named Ingram or Simmons.  That would be ideal, if that does not happen, I hope we trade down and get an asset or trade for one of the Philly bigs. 

Ainge has already made a mistake in this regard by being honest about Bender's body having a long way to go.  That hurts us trading down if some team wanted him.  It also weaken the pick for a trade. 

 But it is what it is, I think we should athletically test all the prospects and make them play against proven NBA players or fellow draftees.   Guys who are hiding stuff, have stuff to hide.  That does not mean they cannot play.  A workout is an addition for a team, not vice versa.

My 'reverse racism' was more of a joke, btw.  Regarding the emboldened, is it possible to have a guy like Maker work out against KG?  At the very least, Danny should ask McHale what he thinks of Thon.  I'm not saying that he'll be the next Garnett, lol, but it couldn't hurt to ask the guy who drafted The Big Ticket if there are any similarities between the two, in addition to his assessment of whether or not Maker can even play in the NBA, right?