Marquese Chriss

[Sketch5]

No, I want Brandon Ingram if he's still available at #3!!! 

I'm pretty sure that if Ingram is there at 3 DA will do a back flip and call it in.

[alldaboston]

No, I want Brandon Ingram if he's still available at #3!!! 

I'm pretty sure that if Ingram is there at 3 DA will do a back flip and call it in.

Or he will take his favorite type of player in Jaylen Brown.

[ThaPreacher]

Tyrus Thomas.

Tyrus Thomas had the potential to be great, but his attitude got in the way.
What is Marquese Chriss work ethic?

Presently, 3 would be a real reach. Likely, he is there at 8 or 9.

[walker834]

Makes me wonder if Bender's lack of lift scared off Ainge a bit.  Bender is fluid but isn't exactly leaps and bounds better than KO as far as explosion.  Ainge likes to throw curveballs sometimes and throw people off.  Chriss is no sure thing either imo. He's not Dwade here or a guy who's like wow who's this guy.  He's sort of that but I think there is a lot of parity this draft where Chriss has that explosion Bender lacks though.  I think there are more questions about Bender over Porzingis that way.  He doesn't have the same bounce Porzingis did.

[mmmmm]

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/nba-2016-draft-marquese-chriss-celtics-kings-danuel-house/kpclm4abewqj1qeggmjxycbyv

With Chriss being a rare player who might actually WANT to play in Sacramento, could the Kings covet him even more than he should be?  Could our interest in him be to try to get them to bite on a cousins trade involving the third pick?  Could be interesting...

I was just wondering the same thing.  A WCS deal might also be what's in consideration.

[Boris Badenov]

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/nba-2016-draft-marquese-chriss-celtics-kings-danuel-house/kpclm4abewqj1qeggmjxycbyv

With Chriss being a rare player who might actually WANT to play in Sacramento, could the Kings covet him even more than he should be?  Could our interest in him be to try to get them to bite on a cousins trade involving the third pick?  Could be interesting...

I was just wondering the same thing.  A WCS deal might also be what's in consideration.

That makes more sense to me, assuming the guy Danny wants is still available at #8. Maybe Murray? DX has him at #8 right now. Or Hield?

I wouldn't be surprised if Danny ends up having trades lined up with several teams in the #4-8 range, by draft day. And then just selects from the best option as things unfold.

I said this before, but given the ambiguity in that #3-8 range, there are likely more than a few teams who really like someone and want to move up - and likely a chance that Danny could get someone equally good a few spots lower. If there's a bidding war for the #3 pick it might make trading down worthwhile.

[TwinTower14]

Just read an article from basketball insiders that Isaiah is a mentor for Chris. They workout together when he is on their campus is he is giving him advice. Just thought I would throw that out there...

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Just read an article from basketball insiders that Isaiah is a mentor for Chris. They workout together when he is on their campus is he is giving him advice. Just thought I would throw that out there...

I feel like Thomas is connected in some way to every single possible acquisition. That guy is awesome.

[walker834]

Chriss reminds me a bit of a young Mcdyess without the rebounding the more I watch him.  He's really a pretty poor rebounder and passer right now.  I think Ainge was pretty high on Mcdyess though if I remember correctly.  He loved Amare and would have drafted him. 

Chriss is definately interesting just because of his athleticism alone.  All of these guys at 3 are fairly negligable where it's about getting the right guy or trading it.

Sac does like players like that. So does Denver.    I think he was rumored to go there.  Sac tried this with Jason Thompson as well.  They are pretty loaded with big men right now. 

So do we.   He looks like a better version of jason thompson and a lesser version of Mcdyess to me.

He'll get you putbacks on the offensive end because of his athleticism at least but is a really poor rebounder right now.  He'd more be a project and energy guy for us right now with a good amount of upside.   He isn't Aldridge though.

He definately has more spring to his step than Bender. Good option if Ainge is weighing that.   I like Brice this draft too.  And Jaylen. Chriss is in that same mold a bit might be the best combination as far as if we take him or trade the pick or trade down.  We have KO and Jerebko right now who aren't the most athletic guys in the world.

The way the NBA is now having forwards who can bring it that way is kind of a nice asset to have.

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Tyrus Thomas.

Tyrus Thomas had the potential to be great, but his attitude got in the way.
What is Marquese Chriss work ethic?

Presently, 3 would be a real reach. Likely, he is there at 8 or 9.

Tyrus Thomas couldn't shoot. And shooting has become, ya know, kinda important in the NBA these days....

[walker834]

Yeah I don't see the Tyrus Thomas comparison either.  Chriss looks better than that to me.  He has a lot of athlecism and really moves and bounces around.  He can also face up and shoot in the post like Amare, Mcdyess, Thompson etc..  People underrate Ainge as a drafter this way too.  He finds these guys that develop sometimes.  He's an Ainge type of player.  I don't see him necessarily as good as Mcdyess or Amare, but Bradley was that and just had to develop.    He's probably somewhere between those guys possibly.  Better than Bradley maybe but not as good as Amare or Mcdyess.

Ainge may trade this pick for all we know right now.  I like Chriss though.  He's got weaknesses to his game that he has to develop. But as far as upside potential sometimes players with holes get overlooked. 

3 seems a bit high but it's about getting the right guy ultimately.  I would rather take someone I like vs what some expert tells me I should.  Maybe we can trade down though and still get him.

All these guys are kids.  Some have to develop moreso than others.  People underrate upside though.  How a player fits etc..  When drafting, upside is kind of important vs taking the wrong guy.

There's a difference between Thomas and Chriss that way. I was never a fan of Thomas.  Being limited is different than having holes you can develop and upside.

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I'd be interested to know more about the Thomas <> Chriss relationship. Does anybody have further deets there?

[TwinTower14]

I'd be interested to know more about the Thomas <> Chriss relationship. Does anybody have further deets there?

I read that Thomas is advising him and they workout together when he is in town.

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TP to ssspence for starting this thread back when Chriss was a late lottery prospect.  Now he's top three?

Well done, sir.

Thanks -- right back at you.

[TwinTower14]

Wasn't it ainge that said they want to get more athletic across the front line? Chris's shooting ability should open things up for IT. You would think the C's culture would really benefit Chris and would help him max out his potential.