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[No Nickname]

He reminds me a bit of L Aldridge. That midrange shot. The way his body squares up on the shot. Also the lack of comfort / limitation with his ball-handling. He either has the quick shot or he won't do anything with it.

Aldridge had the post up turnaround shot as his main source of one-on-one offense early in his career. I don't think Cenac has any shot creation at this point. He is mostly a shooter. He doesn't need much time or space to get his shot off though. Nobody can block that high release point.

Aldridge is a great pull.  Good call.  I see that comparison with their body movement immediately. 

Aldridge didn't seem to want to bend his waist on defense, he was very vertical in all of his motion.  Hopefully not the same with Cenac.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Not a great feeling about this one. Im getting JaJuan Johnson vibes.

I would have preferred Thomas or Vessar. Hopefully Im wrong.

if i had to bet, i bet this pick does not work out like we want either. guess we will see.

[Silas]

Not a great feeling about this one. Im getting JaJuan Johnson vibes.

I would have preferred Thomas or Vessar. Hopefully Im wrong.

if i had to bet, i bet this pick does not work out like we want either. guess we will see.

Have either of you guys watched any of the summer league games?

[Celtics4ever]

He is 19, played on a stacked Houston team.   He is athletic which can't be taught.  I trust our player development.  He seems to care about getting better.  His role was limited in college by the coach to rebound and defend.

Chris Cenac Jr. recorded a 37-inch maximum vertical leap and a 33-inch standing vertical jump at the NBA Draft Combine.
Dillon Mitchell has a 38.5-inch max vertical leap, which ranks in the 95th percentile among NBA prospects. His explosive verticality?combined with a 32.5-inch no-step vertical  For the record, Robert Williams III possessed a remarkable 40.5-inch maximum vertical leap

So Cenac is almost as good an athlete as Mitchell. Both are good athletes on the fringe of elite.

They will improve his shot, and strength those things are easy to improve on.  Tall guys often do not have the skill set of their smaller peers because they can coast on their height at any early age.

Veesaar scored more, but Cenac was better on D, and out rebounded him. Veesaar is three years old.  Right now, his floor may seem higher, it's not, but Cenac has a lot more potential.

Veesaar
Max Vertical Leap: 32.5"
Standing Vertical Leap: 28"  NBA average ish.

Cenac standing reach was 9'.05"  to Veesaar's 9'3".  Cenac's vertical can make up this difference.  Henri Veesaar has a wingspan of exactly 7 feet 2 inches.  Cenac has a 7'5" wingspan.  Four years of College vs one for Cenac.  Cenac might still grow too, but doubtful for Veesar at 22.

I think there is a lot to be excited about Chris Cenac Jr.   But I don't expect him to come right in and dominate things as a 27th pick.

[Celtics4ever]

After last game, I think Cenac needs work on his body and his ball security which means keeping a hold of the ball once it touches his hands.   He is a good rebounder,  and that seems a constant.  A stronger base would help him and less drifting on his feet when planted for a shot.

I wonder if he needs to be better conditioned as a lot of his shots were short, which could indicate fatigue.

[Vermont Green]

Cenac is 19 years old, younger than even most summer leaguers.  He is a developmental project.  If he helps the team even at all this season, it is bonus money, even next.  Where BOS is picking, you can draft more mature, NBA ready players but likely with less ceiling, or you can pick someone like Cenac, raw, not mature at all, but with ceiling.  Either can work out, Pritchard is an example of the former approach that worked out.

Cenac, Walsh, Hugo are all example of picking younger, developmental projects.  They will not all work out.  Hugo looks great, Walsh kinds of OK, Cenac TBD.

[Goldstar88]

After last game, I think Cenac needs work on his body and his ball security which means keeping a hold of the ball once it touches his hands.   He is a good rebounder,  and that seems a constant.  A stronger base would help him and less drifting on his feet when planted for a shot.

I wonder if he needs to be better conditioned as a lot of his shots were short, which could indicate fatigue.

Cenac Jr is going to be a beast once he fills out. He is already pretty solidly built (240lbs) at 19 years  old compared to Caleb Wilson who is the same age. I?m excited to see how he develops.