Heh, lots of people wanted Chris Douglas-Roberts, to who I was frontally opposed; where are you now??
Chalmers I'd have liked and was rooting for him, but it's not like we missed a very big thing. Jordan I didn't like and while he's showing some nice tools, it's still to early to be sure he can make a NBA career.
In hindsight, the better pick with the 30th would have been Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. I knew it!
This statement entirely supposes that Ainge was looking to maximize his immediate return, which I don't think he was by evidence of his selections.
Ainge picked two players with superior athletic gifts to Mbah Moute, who has been solid, but remains a player who would have to become EXTREMELY skilled in order to match either Walker or Giddens upside.
At pick 30 and with the FA market in front of them, I don't think Ainge was looking to do anything more than take the players he felt had the best chance of being high-end steals while still having a solid chance to be at minimum rotation level players.
Mbah Moute is a Gomes type pick...Giddens was a home run type pick...there are years and years to go before we see the final outcome of this decision. I am sure that Mbah Moute would get less PT on this team than he does on Milwaukee, but he would have had a good chance to get some minutes at the 3.