DraftExpress mock draft is fantastic for Celtics

[greece66]

 Has us taking

 Dragan Bender #3 4-5
 Caris Levert #20 1-3
 Buddy Hield #22 two guard
 Isaiah Briscoe #31 two guard
 Aj Hammond's #35 5
 Tyler Ulis #47 PG
 Danuel House #51
 Buza #57

 Just staggering that we have 8 picks, and five in the top 35 overall. Has anyone ever had more than five out of thirtyfive?

 The first three picks would be fine with me, doubt Hield last that long though. I found his flaw, he's listed at 6'4.5" with shoes, so he's probably around 6'3" without them.

 Aj Hammond's would be nice at #35. The rest of the picks make little sense though.

 I would either draft Brice Johnson aka the new Matrix, or package the picks up and grab Sabonis JR.

 If we could score

 Bender
 Hield
 Levert
 Brice Johnson
 Sabonis

 That would be an outstanding draft. We could wait on Bender for one year if necessary. Either retain Amir, resign Sully, or grab a free agent big man.

I appreciate what DraftExpress is trying to do - they don't make trades in their mocks - but this becomes one of those times a mock for the Cs is worthless. This simply can't happen. It's an impossibility because the Celtics don't have that many roster spots open. Trades have to happen and therefore predicting any actual draftees (with the exception of the Nets' pick) in a non-trade mock is basically a non-starter.

 Granath, I here you that's why I consolidated to  five draft picks in my example we technically could have six open roster spots.

 Amir and Jonas declined.
 Sully gone free agency.
 Turner gone.
 Lee gone.
 Zeller gone.

 Add to that we can draft and stash.

This is where I disagree with ppl getting overexcited with the draft.
If we do the above we ll be back to year of 1 of rebuilding.

Just to give an example, Tyler is a nr 17 pick that is now approaching his peak; why let him go to give playing time to a nr 20 (our pick) or  21 (Dallas) draft pick rookie?

What we ll do with all these picks given the roster limitations is a serious and important question. But having a roster with 10 first/second year rookies is not the answer.

[mef730]

Hield is going top 10 - book it!

I have to agree. I'm not sure there are 6 or 7 guys I'd rather have than Hield. His ability to score looks like it will translate well to the NBA.

He's become one of my favorite college players to watch. Amazing player.

Something about Bender worries me...

I totally agree about Bender. I just don't get it. He looks awful in the paint.

Mike

[KG Living Legend]

 Has us taking

 Dragan Bender #3 4-5
 Caris Levert #20 1-3
 Buddy Hield #22 two guard
 Isaiah Briscoe #31 two guard
 Aj Hammond's #35 5
 Tyler Ulis #47 PG
 Danuel House #51
 Buza #57

 Just staggering that we have 8 picks, and five in the top 35 overall. Has anyone ever had more than five out of thirtyfive?

 The first three picks would be fine with me, doubt Hield last that long though. I found his flaw, he's listed at 6'4.5" with shoes, so he's probably around 6'3" without them.

 Aj Hammond's would be nice at #35. The rest of the picks make little sense though.

 I would either draft Brice Johnson aka the new Matrix, or package the picks up and grab Sabonis JR.

 If we could score

 Bender
 Hield
 Levert
 Brice Johnson
 Sabonis

 That would be an outstanding draft. We could wait on Bender for one year if necessary. Either retain Amir, resign Sully, or grab a free agent big man.

I appreciate what DraftExpress is trying to do - they don't make trades in their mocks - but this becomes one of those times a mock for the Cs is worthless. This simply can't happen. It's an impossibility because the Celtics don't have that many roster spots open. Trades have to happen and therefore predicting any actual draftees (with the exception of the Nets' pick) in a non-trade mock is basically a non-starter.

 Granath, I here you that's why I consolidated to  five draft picks in my example we technically could have six open roster spots.

 Amir and Jonas declined.
 Sully gone free agency.
 Turner gone.
 Lee gone.
 Zeller gone.

 Add to that we can draft and stash.

This is where I disagree with ppl getting overexcited with the draft.
If we do the above we ll be back to year of 1 of rebuilding.

Just to give an example, Tyler is a nr 17 pick that is now approaching his peak; why let him go to give playing time to a nr 20 (our pick) or  21 (Dallas) draft pick rookie?

What we ll do with all these picks given the roster limitations is a serious and important question. But having a roster with 10 first/second year rookies is not the answer.

 I here ya Greece, just saying that that's a hell of a draft Haul, who knows who could be flipped and how soon.

 I'm Salty that last year's hual wasn't Portis, Hunter, Mickey I'd like out future frontcourt if we had Portis.

[KG Living Legend]

Hield is going top 10 - book it!

I have to agree. I'm not sure there are 6 or 7 guys I'd rather have than Hield. His ability to score looks like it will translate well to the NBA.

He's become one of my favorite college players to watch. Amazing player.

Something about Bender worries me...

I totally agree about Bender. I just don't get it. He looks awful in the paint.

Mike

 Mike, you gotta see his strong suits though. 7 feet with a two guards skill level. He can handle, shoot, pass, in today's NBA he could be great.

[chambers]

It's the Celtics turn to get the #1 pick and we are getting Simmons.