Celticsstrong 2021 Historical Draft - VOTES ARE IN

[Darth_Yoda]

I have a trade to announce. The Houston Rockets will be trading Kawhi Leonard, #35 and #115 for Jimmy Butler, #28 and #33.

Interesting.  Be curious to see what 28, 33, and 35 look like.  Obviously Kawhi is better than Butler, but this one could work out ok depending on how the 3rd and early 4th rounders shake out.

Better not take my guy at 28!!

[Somebody]

I have a trade to announce. The Houston Rockets will be trading Kawhi Leonard, #35 and #115 for Jimmy Butler, #28 and #33.

Interesting.  Be curious to see what 28, 33, and 35 look like.  Obviously Kawhi is better than Butler, but this one could work out ok depending on how the 3rd and early 4th rounders shake out.

Better not take my guy at 28!!

I doubt I will lol.

[Darth_Yoda]

I have a trade to announce. The Houston Rockets will be trading Kawhi Leonard, #35 and #115 for Jimmy Butler, #28 and #33.

Interesting.  Be curious to see what 28, 33, and 35 look like.  Obviously Kawhi is better than Butler, but this one could work out ok depending on how the 3rd and early 4th rounders shake out.

Better not take my guy at 28!!

I doubt I will lol.

XD

[Somebody]

Going with a great All-Around Center



Proud to add Marc Gasol's all-around game to Steve Nash.

DANG!

Excellent pick, though I had others in front of him. Thought he might last to end of round for me to grab him.

There are still plenty of defensive giants left in this draft so you'll be fine if you really want a defensive anchor

It wasn't just the defense I wanted. I wanted the passing and shooting and everything else he brings that the other defensive centers don't

Oh for sure. There's a budget Marc lying around in the draft I guess

[Celtic Fan Forever]

With their second round selection, the Washington Wizards select:

Klay Thompson

[Somebody]

With the 5th pick in the 2nd round, the Houston Rockets select a modern defensive giant who will be right at home banging away with centres from the decades past and stifling their shots:

Rudy Gobert

[Somebody]

With their second round selection, the Washington Wizards select:

Klay Thompson

I love this pick!

[gouki88]

Ah, was hoping (perhaps foolishly) that Klay would slide

[gouki88]

With the 5th pick in the 2nd round, the Houston Rockets select a modern defensive giant who will be right at home banging away with centres from the decades past and stifling their shots:

Rudy Gobert

Saw this one coming Knew you wouldn't let him slide past you

[RPGenerate]

*insert Gobert COVID joke here* anyways, good pick. He's a defense monster.

[Darth_Yoda]

With the 5th pick in the 2nd round, the Houston Rockets select a modern defensive giant who will be right at home banging away with centres from the decades past and stifling their shots:

Rudy Gobert

I was hoping he would fall to me.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

With the 5th pick in the 2nd round, the Houston Rockets select a modern defensive giant who will be right at home banging away with centres from the decades past and stifling their shots:

Rudy Gobert

Took me some time to pick between Gobert and Klay. I actually had two posts prepared to go and was trying to decide which to submit lol. Very different directions for my team, but I couldn’t pass up this awesome 2 way sweet shooting backcourt

[nickagneta]

I have a trade to announce. The Houston Rockets will be trading Kawhi Leonard, #35 and #115 for Jimmy Butler, #28 and #33.

Not getting this from Houston. Kawhi is the much better player and much better lead dog for one of these teams. Usually team getting the best player wins.

[RPGenerate]

Might be here a while, since Moranis said he's coming back at 11:15 to pick.

[Somebody]

With the 5th pick in the 2nd round, the Houston Rockets select a modern defensive giant who will be right at home banging away with centres from the decades past and stifling their shots:

Rudy Gobert

Saw this one coming Knew you wouldn't let him slide past you

I just love his skillset for a defensive giant whose prime years are eligible: he can crash the offensive glass with the best of them save Moses and another crazy frontcourt player, is a smart screener and passer who doesn't try anything that he couldn't when he has the ball. I know that his offence isn't sexy, but great defensive players who accept their ideal offensive role with enthusiasm are actually pretty hard to find in this draft - a few other defensive stalwarts available thought too highly of themselves on that end of the court during his prime when their on-ball offence absolutely sucked for the roles they wanted to play in.