Welcome Amari Williams!

[Atzar]

Welcome to Maine.

Hopefully he lasts longer than Anton Watson.

I think he will.  Honestly his scouting report from the Athletic reads as a thicker Luke Kornet, with maybe a better handle.  He wasn?t on my draft radar at all, but I think he could be a very good fit for the Celtics schemes. Watch the video I posted if you haven?t ? he has some legitimate playmaking skills.

I know a ton of people on this board adopted Raynaud or Kalkbrenner or Fleming as their son and were ready to push Stevens into the harbor if he didn't draft their son, but frankly I think "reads as a _____ version of Kornet" describes every big taken in this round so far except for Broome (who has his own issues).  Several remarkably similar players:  great size, poor mobility, some modest perimeter offensive skills that (in my estimation) probably won't be good enough to carry in the NBA.  History may eventually prove me wrong but I really don't like this round much.  I don't see Kalkbrenner or Raynaud to Williams to be a remarkably steep dropoff - nor do I have any particular expectation for Williams as a rotation-level prospect.  So trading back and taking Williams is whatever to me.  I'm not thrilled about it but I'm not chewing on my TV screen either.

Again, obviously I do wish Williams the best and I hope he kills it.

[celticinorlando]

Jonathan Givony
@DraftExpress
The Boston Celtics have selected Amari Williams with the No. 46 pick. He will be on a two-way contract next season.

[Silas]

Let's wait and see....Williams is a mighty big fellow:  7'0, 262lb, with a 7'6 Wingspan.  Looking at some highlights and he definitely is a good passer.  Doubt we see much of him next season, but the following year he may be another Q.

[Kuberski33]

Welcome to Maine.

Hopefully he lasts longer than Anton Watson.

I think he will.  Honestly his scouting report from the Athletic reads as a thicker Luke Kornet, with maybe a better handle.  He wasn?t on my draft radar at all, but I think he could be a very good fit for the Celtics schemes. Watch the video I posted if you haven?t ? he has some legitimate playmaking skills.

I know a ton of people on this board adopted Raynaud or Kalkbrenner or Fleming as their son and were ready to push Stevens into the harbor if he didn't draft their son, but frankly I think "reads as a _____ version of Kornet" describes every big taken in this round so far except for Broome (who has his own issues).  Several remarkably similar players:  great size, poor mobility, some modest perimeter offensive skills that (in my estimation) probably won't be good enough to carry in the NBA.  History may eventually prove me wrong but I really don't like this round much.  I don't see Kalkbrenner or Raynaud to Williams to be a remarkably steep dropoff - nor do I have any particular expectation for Williams as a rotation-level prospect.  So trading back and taking Williams is whatever to me.  I'm not thrilled about it but I'm not chewing on my TV screen either.

Again, obviously I do wish Williams the best and I hope he kills it.

These guys are literally interchangeable in terms of their chances of contributing to an NBA team. It took Kornet how many years bouncing around rosters and the G-League before he turned into a solid rotation guy?  And for everyone one of him there are 25 guys who never make it. The only interesting thing to me is Shams saying the C's were ready to draft Fleming when Phoenix traded to get in front of them. And Fleming sounds like an intriguing guy who might have had a chance to really help the them as soon as next season.

[ETNCeltics]

Brad is averse to trying to develop players. Several good prospects were there at 32, he wanted no part of them. Makes no sense to me, especially with '25-6 essentially being a lost season already. Instead, he drafts some guys who will never play in Boston.