As interviews are confirmed I will try to update this list
Tyrell Terry
Xavier Tillman
Desmond Bane
Tyshon Alexander
Jay Scrubb x2
Payton Prichard
Killian Tillie
Naji Marshall
Grant Riller
Paul Reed
Daniel Oturu
Immanuel Quickley
Cassius Stanley
Lamar Stevens
Isaiah Stewart
Nate Hinton
KJ Martin
RJ Hampton (workout)
Yoeli Childs
Zeke Nnaji
Devon Dotson
Precious Achiuwa (workout)
Aaron Nesmith (workout) end of the week
Theo Maledon (workout)
Devin Vassell (workout)
Cole Anthony
5 listed as having worked out with the Celtics
missing 5 workouts
If I had to guess the other five unknown - Patrick Williams, Saddiq Bey, Okongwu, Toppin, Poku?
Kira Lewis, Tyrell Terry, Xavier Tillman, Vernon Carey also possibilities
There are strong rumors that S. Bey did workout with the Celtics. But when asked about it Bey has declined to confirm which teams he has worked out with (or not).
I personally think he'd be a great fit.
With Romeo set to miss the early part of the season, they really need depth at wing. And even when Romeo returns, they would be more complementary, given Romeo is more of a 2-3 wing while Bey is more of a 3-4. Lack of depth at wing really hurt us in the playoffs, with Gordon, Romeo & Javonte' all injured.
Like Footey stated, some guys like him and some don't. Plus he lacks that "extra" athleticism/explosiveness. I still think a solid comparison is a 6'7-6'8 better 3pt shooting version of Jae Crowder. His funkyish mechanics works well when he is able to square up, take a dribble or two and then shoot. But he has poor advance stats in catch and shoots situations. I also worry a little about his low release. Especially at the NBA level.
I do like his versatility on both ends, motor
But at the end of the day his ceiling is 6'7 Jae Crowder or TJ Warren. Which is fine...but can you get an even higher ceiling player at 14?
Well, if Devin Vassell slips, maybe. He is probably not as 'ready to play' right now as Bey would be, but probably has more upside. But probably would have to trade up to 12-ish to get hm.
Bey looks to be a bit more of a 'complete' player than either Jae or TJ. He has a more versatile set of offensive skills than Crowder and does a lot more on defense and rebounding than Warren. But yes, a lot of the appeal of S. Bey is that he looks pretty much ready to contribute right off the bat.
Truthfully, if you can pull out a player of the quality of a Crowder or Warren with the 14th pick, you count that as a win and don't look back. The average pick at #14 just isn't that good.
What may be appealing to Danny, though, is Bey seems like a pretty wicked smaht kid - he's a bit of an intellectual nerd and would likely fit right in with guys like Jaylen, Grant & Tacko.
you make some strong arguments
But what about positional need?? Bey would be behind players like Tatum, Brown, Langford and Smart (on a pinch) for minutes. Even worse if Hayward returns.
You don't draft based on positional need, but at 14 would Bey be a clear cut talent over some of the potential PF/C available
Sorry - but I'm of the strong opinion that backup wing is a far more pressing 'positional need' than 'PF/C'.
The Celtics only play 1 big at a time. They only need 3-4 bigs on the 15-man roster, tops, in order to cover that.
They play (in their preferred mode) three wings who are all nominally 'SF'-sized guys: Jaylen, Jayson & Gordon. This last year, we had Romeo, Semi & Javonte' as their backups. What killed us in the playoffs more than anything was losing half of those six guys (Gordon, Romeo & Javonte') for all or most of the playoffs. That left us with playing Jaylen & Jayson a ton of minutes and filling in for Gordon's minutes with smalls like Smart & Wanamaker.
Romeo is going to start the season inactive (wrist surgery). Javonte' and possibly Semi may be gone. Heck, based on Rumors, Gordon may be gone.
Thus: Wing is imho our most important positional need.
