Will the #6 pick determine the #17th pick

[CM0]

In theory, a team like the current Celtics should always intend to get the best available player regardless of position. As Danny has noted, position would take precedence if two guys are considered relatively equal otherwise.

In reality, all kinds of factors must be considered when drafting: a guy's ability to stylistically gel with the existing roster or any likely version of it (through trades, etc), a guy's ability to get real playing time and develop, etc.

It goes without saying that only so much playing time can be given to each prospect and that the Celtics should avoid doubling up at a certain position. Ideally, it would be great to get two guys that at least have the potential to gel together and compliment each other's game (assuming the individual value is there at each pick).

In this sense, what is your realistic big board at #17 for the following #6 picks (assuming that there isn't a non-reach big available)? Would you prefer certain trade ups for complimentary players? I would personally love a trade up for McDermott if Smart is taken at #6.

Marcus Smart

Dario Saric

Aaron Gordon

Noah Vonleh

[libermaniac]

I hope Ainge keeps that in mind. BPA is not always the best strategy if we end up with 4 young PFs for example because you won't get fair value when trading your surplus. For that reason Vonleh, Gordon and Randle scare me. I think I'd like to go with Smart. Then go Sf like Rodney Hood or Cleanthony Early with 17.

[slamtheking]

#17 will be BPA regardless of who's taken with #6

[badax33]

Of course it depends on whether we can trade for KLove prior to the draft.

I do like Smart at 6.
At 17 PK Hairston (SP), James Young or KJ McDaniels.  I think 17 is too early for Early.

One thing I'd like to see them do, if we can't get Love, is trade the 6th pick to Phoenix who seems to be in love with Gordon.  I would take the 14 and 18 for the 6th - I would try for all 3 of their picks, but settle for 14 and 18.  That would give us 14, 17 and 18.

I then take any play who might fall,  McBuckets or Saric could fall to 14 or Stauskas.  I then try to corner the marker on players like Hairston, Young, Hood, McDanield, Anderson or even Early or maybe the big Euro Center Nuric.

One weak are the Celts have is a lack of athleticism and shooting.  These picks would upgrade this area, although it would extend our rebuild.  This option would require a lot of player development and use of the  D-League.

[Smokeeye123]

#17 will be BPA regardless of who's taken with #6

so if we take aaron gordon at 6 wed draft another pf at 17 if he was the bpa? Uhhh no.

[saltlover]

#17 will be BPA regardless of who's taken with #6

so if we take aaron gordon at 6 wed draft another pf at 17 if he was the bpa? Uhhh no.

It depends.  If there was a PF who they ranked really highly, such that he was several spots above the next player on their board and was still there at 17, I think they would.  Or if the PF was an international player, such as Capela, whom they didn't expect to come to the US next year, I think they would.  Or if it were someone who they thought was a 4/5, compared to Gordon being more of a 3/4, they might.  But if they pick a PF at 6, and they're considering a specific guard or power forward who are ranked next to each other overall, they probably go with the guard.