Chad Ford Mock Draft 1.0 - Celtics Picks

[clover]

Moultrie would be great he needs some work but could be very good in 2-3 years in the right organization. Guy has gotten better every year which is of course important.

Buuut, we'll probably end up with a couple Giddensesque swingmen and call it a day..

To expect a high-potential legitimate big who's immediately ready would be asking a lot from the C's draft position.  I wouldn't mind the 2-3 years.

[Who]

From a Chad Ford article published Yesterday:

2. GMs seem to think we have Austin Rivers too low (@ #21). While scouts have generally been down on him all year, a number of NBA GMs told me they had him ranked considerably higher on their boards. One high-level scout told me he had Rivers ranked as a top-five or -six player in the draft.

Darn straight --  Davis, Drummond, Barnes, Rivers.

Hmm ... I thought I had Rivers at five, not four, I might be forgetting someone.

[KCattheStripe]

From a Chad Ford article published Yesterday:

2. GMs seem to think we have Austin Rivers too low (@ #21). While scouts have generally been down on him all year, a number of NBA GMs told me they had him ranked considerably higher on their boards. One high-level scout told me he had Rivers ranked as a top-five or -six player in the draft.

Darn straight --  Davis, Drummond, Barnes, Rivers.

Hmm ... I thought I had Rivers at five, not four, I might be forgetting someone.

You forgot Jae Crowder. 

[Fafnir]

From a Chad Ford article published Yesterday:

2. GMs seem to think we have Austin Rivers too low (@ #21). While scouts have generally been down on him all year, a number of NBA GMs told me they had him ranked considerably higher on their boards. One high-level scout told me he had Rivers ranked as a top-five or -six player in the draft.

Darn straight --  Davis, Drummond, Barnes, Rivers.

Hmm ... I thought I had Rivers at five, not four, I might be forgetting someone.

KidGilcrist?

Perry Jones?

[Boris Badenov]

This draft is interesting. There's a lot of talent, but a lot of disagreement about where players should end up. It's not like everyone is settled on the same 10 guys at the top.

This is good - Danny has proven himself to be a good evaluator of talent, so we can feel optimistic that he will steal at least one very good player with our two picks.

[Celtics4ever]

You forgot Jae Crowder

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He is not in the same class as Davis or Drummond.  Some mocks have him as a second rounder.