Seriously, how about Ricky Ledo?

[Dchuck]

Trade down for multiple picks and take Ricky Ledo.  Coming into his freshman season he was considered one of the top two scorers (the other being Shabazz).  He had to sit out for academic reasons, but talent wise, especially putting the ball in the bucket there was no issue.  He has handle, can shoot the three, has a quick first step, sees the floor well and has good size for an off guard who can also handle the point in short spurts. 

Considering we were anemic offensively, getting a pure scorer, with talent late in the first round would be a steal.

Whadya think?

[Evantime34]

Trade down for multiple picks and take Ricky Ledo.  Coming into his freshman season he was considered one of the top two scorers (the other being Shabazz).  He had to sit out for academic reasons, but talent wise, especially putting the ball in the bucket there was no issue.  He has handle, can shoot the three, has a quick first step, sees the floor well and has good size for an off guard who can also handle the point in short spurts. 

Considering we were anemic offensively, getting a pure scorer, with talent late in the first round would be a steal.

Whadya think?

I would much rather have a big than a 2, however I admittedly do not know much about Ledo to form an opinion.

[drogbagarnett]

Trade down for multiple picks and take Ricky Ledo.  Coming into his freshman season he was considered one of the top two scorers (the other being Shabazz).  He had to sit out for academic reasons, but talent wise, especially putting the ball in the bucket there was no issue.  He has handle, can shoot the three, has a quick first step, sees the floor well and has good size for an off guard who can also handle the point in short spurts. 

Considering we were anemic offensively, getting a pure scorer, with talent late in the first round would be a steal.

Whadya think?

I think he is one of the few potential perrenial all star in this draft!!!
We got lucky he sit out the year and have the opportunity to grab him...
I say, take him with the number 16!! If you gamble and wait to late he will be gone... I'm he is a first round pick when all is said and done...
He opened eyes at the combine and was got a committment by a team so he is sitting out the rest of the draft workouts...
That team who gave him the commitment is the smartest team of the bunch...

[tarheelsxxiii]

Watched a few youtube clips and I'm sold. Seems to be a better gamble than any of the bigs that have been discussed here.

[drogbagarnett]

Watched a few youtube clips and I'm sold. Seems to be a better gamble than any of the bigs that have been discussed here.

This!

[TripleOT]

Ricardo Ledo has a ton of talent.  He's very skinny and will need to add a lot of strength  to play in the NBA.  He's not a big weight room guy, but maybe once he starts being paid, will take strength training more seriously. 

Playing so close to home (Providence) would probably be a bad idea.  I prefer the Cs take a big at 16, and maybe buy a late first round pick and scoop up Ledo for the future. 

[indeedproceed]

Ledo, Glen Rice Jr, both guys Id love to take a flier on. Whichever one the celtics pick is the one who beats the odds and becomes an NBA feel good story.

[Celtics18]

Providence!!!!!

I wouldn't want to take him at sixteen, but I'd love to snag him with some kind of trade for an early second round pick.  There are a lot of teams with multiple picks who we might be able to work something out with. 

[slamtheking]

been saying this for a while since his name started getting tossed out there in several threads --> the kid isn't ready yet.  He could have really used a couple of years of college ball first but had the misfortune of having the wrong people talking in his ear about jumping to the pros as soon as possible. 

any team taking him will need to wait out his development cycle which could be 2 years at least.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Ledo, Glen Rice Jr, both guys Id love to take a flier on. Whichever one the celtics pick is the one who beats the odds and becomes an NBA feel good story.

I'd take Glen Rice Jr. then. He is already playing in an NBA style system and dominated it for a few games.

With much better coaching and if he stays focused, he'll be a very good player. He can shoot very good, and that's a weapon any NBA team would like to have. Add his physical tools and familiarity within the NBA system of playing and you got a project who could very well develop much quicker than Ricky Ledo will.

[Fafnir]

If he's a first round pick, the wrong people weren't in his year.

[Dchuck]

been saying this for a while since his name started getting tossed out there in several threads --> the kid isn't ready yet.  He could have really used a couple of years of college ball first but had the misfortune of having the wrong people talking in his ear about jumping to the pros as soon as possible. 

any team taking him will need to wait out his development cycle which could be 2 years at least.

Ready yet?  Who is ready?  Even if we had to wait two years for development, that is nothing.  He does need to get stronger but he has undeniable lottery talent.  At 6'6, he's a legit scoring two who has vision of a point.  Remember, most if not all of the draft is based on potential.  He has some of the highest upside in the draft.

[slamtheking]

been saying this for a while since his name started getting tossed out there in several threads --> the kid isn't ready yet.  He could have really used a couple of years of college ball first but had the misfortune of having the wrong people talking in his ear about jumping to the pros as soon as possible. 

any team taking him will need to wait out his development cycle which could be 2 years at least.

Ready yet?  Who is ready?  Even if we had to wait two years for development, that is nothing.  He does need to get stronger but he has undeniable lottery talent.  At 6'6, he's a legit scoring two who has vision of a point.  Remember, most if not all of the draft is based on potential.  He has some of the highest upside in the draft.

if the C's are running it back with this roster, Ledo's the wrong pick for 3 reasons:
1) C's are already loaded with SG's signed at least for 1 or 2 more years.  C's need bigs more than another SG.  --> no help to the C's
2) C's need a player ready to contribute next year.  Ledo will need a year in D-league at least and even if he made the roster, he's not getting playing time over AB, Lee, JET and Crawford.  --> no help to the C's
3) the kid is not the 16th best player in this draft.  he's also been out of competitive basketball for a year.  Sorry, as much as I root for PC, their scrimmages aren't that competitive.  His skills aren't sharp and he'd need more than 1 summer league session to get back to his top form.

potential plays a part in picks where players haven't proven themselves yet.  it's a bet the GMs make that they can find someone that hasn't shown much yet but will develop into a better player.  It's not how all GMs work or why all players are drafted.  GMs typically prefer a player that's shown a high level of skill over someone who hasn't.

[Dchuck]

been saying this for a while since his name started getting tossed out there in several threads --> the kid isn't ready yet.  He could have really used a couple of years of college ball first but had the misfortune of having the wrong people talking in his ear about jumping to the pros as soon as possible. 

any team taking him will need to wait out his development cycle which could be 2 years at least.

Ready yet?  Who is ready?  Even if we had to wait two years for development, that is nothing.  He does need to get stronger but he has undeniable lottery talent.  At 6'6, he's a legit scoring two who has vision of a point.  Remember, most if not all of the draft is based on potential.  He has some of the highest upside in the draft.

if the C's are running it back with this roster, Ledo's the wrong pick for 3 reasons:
1) C's are already loaded with SG's signed at least for 1 or 2 more years.  C's need bigs more than another SG.  --> no help to the C's
2) C's need a player ready to contribute next year.  Ledo will need a year in D-league at least and even if he made the roster, he's not getting playing time over AB, Lee, JET and Crawford.  --> no help to the C's
3) the kid is not the 16th best player in this draft.  he's also been out of competitive basketball for a year.  Sorry, as much as I root for PC, their scrimmages aren't that competitive.  His skills aren't sharp and he'd need more than 1 summer league session to get back to his top form.

potential plays a part in picks where players haven't proven themselves yet.  it's a bet the GMs make that they can find someone that hasn't shown much yet but will develop into a better player.  It's not how all GMs work or why all players are drafted.  GMs typically prefer a player that's shown a high level of skill over someone who hasn't.

First off, my original post said to trade down to take him.
Secondly, who at 16 will help put us over the top?  Scratch that, who at #1 would help put us over the top?  No one!  KG said it best at the end of the season, they need "more".  The fact is, whomever they choose at 16 won't be much help next year.  And at that point its a crap shoot. Ledo has as much, if not more, scoring ability mid round and later.  Remember, we could not buy a bucket last year. As far as the abundance of SGs, none of them have a future beyond 1-2 years.  Looking down the line (2 yrs), we could definitely use some offensive talent like him.

[LarBrd33]

who dat bum?  I don't even see him on the mock draft.  Maybe the Lobsterclaws can sign him.