2015 NBA Draft Thread

[celticinorlando]

I guess Danny wanted another E'Twan Moore on the roster. So glad we are adding value to an already average roster. This pick is going to surely attract free agents

You seem pretty bitter.  Maybe being a sports fan isn't good for you.  Try Yoga maybe.

Nope. Just tired of collecting picks that don't make the team any better.

[hwangjini_1]

saw this tweet...

Grousbeck on 16th pick: "We've targeted Rozier. He worked out for us twice. He's an athletic freak, a skilled two-way player." #CelticsDraft
8:29 PM - 25 Jun 2015

well, no one at 16 was a star anyway, so ainge went with bpa. the kid is athletic and plays like a bull dog. putting smart and rozier together might be fun to watch.

but i do no see how AB can stay on this team. they must be planning to peddle him someplace.

[Eja117]

Prepare yourselves for Jordan Mickey next, the undersized party will continue. Rozier is a solid player but there aren't enough minutes to go around unless someone gets traded.

I will not prepare myself for that. I won't I won't I won't.

[hpantazo]

Arturas Gudaitis at 28 is my prediction

[blink]

Must be some VERY advanced analytics on him. Also when you have so many picks like we do guess it doesn't matter where you draft whom.

Apparently he blew away the competition in workouts. C's brass said he was better at escaping the trap in a 2-on-1 drill, and also defending the PG bringing up the ball.

The only stat I am seeing is 41% shooting and 30% from 3 averaging 35 min a game in college.
Those are some seriously bad #s.  Literally it is a mini-Smart, just a bit smaller and faster.  Not a point guard, and not a shooter.  It just seems like a huge stretch.  We need more size with our guards, and we need guards who can shoot.  I am at a loss for how this helps us.

If you liked this guy as BPA, trade back for him, or if he is going get snagged up at 26 or 27 shouldn't we be really thinking about why we are drafting him at 16?  I like DA but this is head scratching material.  I hope I am wrong.

[Eja117]

Getting so tired of the phrase "wing span". What do they DO with that wing span!?

[Tr1boy]

Danny might be dreaming of Westbrook when he drafted Rozier.  Rozier is pretty explosive but not electric explosive like Westbrook.   The upside is there if he can put it all together. 

[cltc5]

I like the pick.
Rozier is an insane athlete with a super high ceiling on the offensive end, whilst also being a great defender.

Danny realizes he needs to swing big by skipping these role player types like Portis, Dekker etc...just sucks he couldn't get Winslow.

This guy wont help us win games next year and we'll stink...without Bass and an Evan Turner trade, we should pick top 8 next year.

Whatever helps you sleep at nite .  It's a horrid pick.  Period.

Who would you have taken at that position?
I like the balls it took to take this guy. Have you seen Rozier play?

He's swinging for the fences with pick#16
You may not agree with my top 8 pick in 2016 sentiment, but you don't know what you're talking about to call Terry Rozier a 'horrid pick' with #16. It's a great pick. High risk, very high reward.

Think of a point guard version of Monta Ellis (slightly smaller, but stronger and even more athletic), but who plays NBA caliber defense and plays hard on every play.

But we could have had him at #28. He's a borderline second rounder.

You want a high risk high reward player? Were probe my better off taking Upshaw at #16. At least he fills a need. Rozier is coming in on a log jam. If we do trade any of our guards, he has to be really impressive to take time away from Smart, Bradley and Thomas. If you think he can be much more special than those three, then please convince us why, because he's not getting time on the court with those three in the court, which makes this pick a total waste.

hes a combo guard with incredible hops and an enormous wingspan (like 6'8" wingspan?)
do you really think we are keeping all those guards?
is avery bradley the long term answer for us?

id say he wasnt available at 28 either.
nbadraft.net had him as the 4th best pg in the draft....
im saying its not a horrible pick as many of the impulsive reactions here are making it out to be...

http://www.nbadraft.net/ranking/positional

Two guys taller than him and with a better critique are on that list.  Your not helping your case

[SHAQATTACK]

Now I want Rondo back

And

Danny gone

[hpantazo]

Must be some VERY advanced analytics on him. Also when you have so many picks like we do guess it doesn't matter where you draft whom.

Apparently he blew away the competition in workouts. C's brass said he was better at escaping the trap in a 2-on-1 drill, and also defending the PG bringing up the ball.

The only stat I am seeing is 41% shooting and 30% from 3 averaging 35 min a game in college.
Those are some seriously bad #s.  Literally it is a mini-Smart, just a bit smaller and faster.  Not a point guard, and not a shooter.  It just seems like a huge stretch.  We need more size with our guards, and we need guards who can shoot.  I am at a loss for how this helps us.

If you liked this guy as BPA, trade back for him, or if he is going get snagged up at 26 or 27 shouldn't we be really thinking about why we are drafting him at 16?  I like DA but this is head scratching material.  I hope I am wrong.

Trade back for what though? We already have enough picks later in the draft.

[celticinorlando]

Would love to get RJ Hunter at 28..but expect it to be Mickey or a Euro

[Eja117]

Arturas Gudaitis at 28 is my prediction

Or Osman or the Guillermo guy.

I predict another Syracuse loser

[MBunge]

If you look at him athletically, you have to like what he brings to the court.  This is Ainge once again showing a weird indifference to shooting.

He's certainly the end of Pressey's days as a Celtic and may be the most out-of-the-box pick Ainge has ever made, but it sounds like everybody in the brain trust was in love with him.

Mike

[danglertx]

Regarding Mickey, he had 12 blocks combined in his two games at the combine scrimmages.  He, Rozier, and Connaughton with his shooting kind of stood out from most everyone else.  Tokoto was kind of a jack of all trades.  Rozier had 8 rebounds in 1 game and Mickey had 8 blocks.

[Trifecta]

I like the pick.
Rozier is an insane athlete with a super high ceiling on the offensive end, whilst also being a great defender.

Danny realizes he needs to swing big by skipping these role player types like Portis, Dekker etc...just sucks he couldn't get Winslow.

This guy wont help us win games next year and we'll stink...without Bass and an Evan Turner trade, we should pick top 8 next year.

Whatever helps you sleep at nite .  It's a horrid pick.  Period.

Who would you have taken at that position?
I like the balls it took to take this guy. Have you seen Rozier play?

He's swinging for the fences with pick#16
You may not agree with my top 8 pick in 2016 sentiment, but you don't know what you're talking about to call Terry Rozier a 'horrid pick' with #16. It's a great pick. High risk, very high reward.

Think of a point guard version of Monta Ellis (slightly smaller, but stronger and even more athletic), but who plays NBA caliber defense and plays hard on every play.

But we could have had him at #28. He's a borderline second rounder.

You want a high risk high reward player? Were probe my better off taking Upshaw at #16. At least he fills a need. Rozier is coming in on a log jam. If we do trade any of our guards, he has to be really impressive to take time away from Smart, Bradley and Thomas. If you think he can be much more special than those three, then please convince us why, because he's not getting time on the court with those three in the court, which makes this pick a total waste.

hes a combo guard with incredible hops and an enormous wingspan (like 6'8" wingspan?)
do you really think we are keeping all those guards?
is avery bradley the long term answer for us?

id say he wasnt available at 28 either.
nbadraft.net had him as the 4th best pg in the draft....
im saying its not a horrible pick as many of the impulsive reactions here are making it out to be...

http://www.nbadraft.net/ranking/positional

I'm with you on this one, Chambers. I'll guarantee that at least half of the people whining about this pick have never seen this Rozier kid play. He gets all of his own offense, plays great d, is athletic and doesn't turn the ball over. He's nothing like E'twaun Moore or Phil Pressey.

The summer isn't over. No need to panic.