Long time lurker infrequent poster but i felt the need to comment.
Cleveland is obviously the class of the East but to build a team this good with only 2 players that are top 10 picks is pretty incredible. I know there were missed opportunities in the draft with the Greek Freak, etc., but DA and the FO staff are an impressive group. It's all the more impressive when you consider the team will have a top 4 pick and the opportunity to sign a max free agent.
Regardless of the outcome of this PO series, well done.
It's downright crazy, unheard of, isn't it ? I've never seen a good team setup so perfectly.
The draft is a crap shoot. Greek Freak or not, smart scouts & GM's miss every year with top 5 picks even. No exact science here. What I like about Ainge is that he tries and gets "at bats" during the draft. If you have a lot of picks, you're bound to hit on one.
Coach Brad Stevens, Brown, Rozier, Bradley, Olynyk, Smart.....Ainge hand picked his coach & drafted all the others who have been key players in all of this. That's freaky in itself.
Now, he's setup to add to it all.
I feel like he's getting Griffin in free agency, & not Hayward (back with Jazz). On top of that, he's adding a top 4 pick to boot & developing him the right way.
Crazy setup.
IT4
Bradley
Crowder
Griffin
Horford