Welcome to Boston Chris Cenac Jr!

[boscel33]

We could wind up with two surprisingly good bigs in Amari and Cenac!  Cenac might need a year in the G League like Amari because Joe won't play him, but that might be good.  He was projected to go earlier in the 20's and some boards had him jumping into the high teens.  This was solid!

Consensus five star, NBPA Top 100 Camp MVP, 9.5 PPG and 7.9 RPG on a stacked Cougar team.  Interesting, he hit 30 of 90 3pt shots, so that might develop and become a Horford type.

I like the pick, kudos to Brad for another diamond late in the first!

[celticinorlando]

From what was reported, Cenac was a guy the Pelicans were trying to trade into the first round to get....that might be a nice piece in a deal with them.

[jambr380]

From what was reported, Cenac was a guy the Pelicans were trying to trade into the first round to get....that might be a nice piece in a deal with them.

That's interesting to know. I don't think it would have been that difficult to trade up to get him, but I sure wouldn't mind using him as a sweetener in a deal for Murphy. At the very least, if you're a Missi fan, then their interest in Cenac should possibly be able to land him.

Either way, I do like the pick, but it's going to be a while before anything comes to fruition. He really does move well and has a solid jumper. Impressive tools for his size

[CFAN38]

I'm really high on the Cenac pick and had him #18 on my board, with Thomas (#16) as the only higher ranked available player.


I look at Cenac as a high ceiling swing on a big man who if he had returned to college had a real chance to be a lottery pick. He brings great size at 6'10.25 239lbs and a massive 7'5"ws. This makes him similar in size to Jarred Jackson, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Miles Turner. He hits a few markers that I really like for a prospect he was the #6 player in his class per ESPN with a grade of 96 and was a member for USA basketballs 2024 U17 gold medal team. He finished 75% of his shots in the paint, shot 33% from 3 on 2.4 attempts, rebounds at a high level, and moves well on the perimeter for a player his size. His block numbers are the real stand out statistical concern but this may be a product of the Houston system/his role. 


Had he stayed in college there was a real chance he earned himself a lottery spot in the 2027 draft.

[Who]

I look at Cenac as a high ceiling swing on a big man who if he had returned to college had a real chance to be a lottery pick. He brings great size at 6'10.25 239lbs and a massive 7'5"ws. This makes him similar in size to Jarred Jackson, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Miles Turner.

That is one of the names that comes to mind when you see Cenac take those midrange jumpers in his highlight videos.

He doesn't get his feet set, not balanced, on those jumpers like Aldridge is. Sometimes it feels like he is rushing into those shots. He shoots them more like a SG does than a big man does. Not squared up.

I read he shot 41% on a good volume of midrangers on the season. I think it was the NY Times / Athletic profile linked to in this thread that had that stat.

[Who]

The other player Cenac was reminding me of was Dragan Bender. Both players have good physical tools and some skills but neither guy looked like they knew how to use them.

Bender also wanted to be a PF instead of a C. I think he would have been more successful adapting his game to the C position. Playing PF put more pressure on his handles, passing, outside shooting, shot creation and his skill-level wasn't up to snuff. I see that same similarity in Cenac.

But it's early ... he's got time.