2025 CelticsBlog Fantasy Draft: '05-'25 Edition

[Jvalin]

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Quick question: How will the game be decided? I'm on the fence between building a team for the simulator or for a voting system.

[Roy H.]

Jvalin, if you have interest in moving back, let me know.

[Moranis]

Also, I can't not pick him. Ha. Think it is like the 4th one of these that I ended up with LeBron, including the very first one back in like 2010 when I took him with the last pick in the 1st round (and most people considered it a reach and a stretch at that time).

The other guy I considered at the top did not go 2 or 3.

I thought you'd go in a different direction only because you've had Lebron multiple times before.  I figured you'd be bored, haha.

I'm weighing how much I want to go different than my drafting history with my picks this year.

that was certainly a factor, but ultimately in the 1st round you have to take bpa and LeBron was clearly bpa. I do wonder when the other guy I considered for 1 goes. Thought he'd be off board by now and he isn't.

[Roy H.]

I think there's a pending trade.  Just awaiting confirmation and commissioner approval.

[Moranis]

Jokic is the guy I would have taken other than LeBron. His offensive versatility and size poses unique challenges for other teams.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Wow Curry and Giannis is an incredible duo, nicely done Roy. I did not see Curry falling out of the top 4.

[snively]

I think there's a pending trade.  Just awaiting confirmation and commissioner approval.

ha, I screwed that up. Sorry - I got lost in the pms

[Roy H.]

[Donoghus]

WOW

[Roy H.]

I paid through the nose, but the fit between those two was just too good.

[smokeablount]

Roy that?s an incredible duo.

I was hoping one of those 2 would fall to me. I?m still happy with KD but a lot is riding on hitting big in the next 2-3 rounds.

[Roy H.]

Durant makes a lot of sense. 

For what it's worth, my top six were, in no particular order:

Jokic
Lebron
Curry
Giannis
Durant
_._.

That said, if the board broke a different way, I was taking Duncan.

[Roy H.]

I removed your post, Jvalin, because that player hasn't been drafted yet.

I'll reinstate it as soon as he is.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Durant makes a lot of sense. 

For what it's worth, my top six were, in no particular order:

Jokic
Lebron
Curry
Giannis
Durant
_._.

That said, if the board broke a different way, I was taking Duncan.

I really thought about Jokic, but ultimately went Duncan because I think the sim will value his defense. And to me, outside of LeBron, Duncan is the only undisputed top 10 player ever available (Curry has an argument). And Timmy?s 05-07 was still elite.

Also picking Curry or Jokic would?ve meant I would?ve had to find ways to prevent them from being exposed defensively, whereas I feel like I can go multiple directions with Timmy.

[snively]

Dirk is so good in a draft like this. The ultimate match-up nightmare.