2020 Celtics Offseason

I’d take McDaniels at the end of the first round.

I doubt they go that crazy at 14, too many guys with high ceilings and much higher floors. Yet I wouldn't be surprised by a very upside type draft. You don't have playing time, so go for the raw upside guys. Stick them in the g-league and see what happens. I'd rather that than going after guys like Grant Williams. A guy I bet slides to second round if Danny didn't pick him. You want those guys, trade back for a 2nd and future first. Which is something he might do.

It was great at the college level. Very good one on one on the perimeter and always in passing lanes but I question how good it can be at the NBA level. He’s just under 6’3 and has a 6’4 wing span. His frame is pretty small. You look at a slimmer guy like Kriss Dunn he has a 6’9 wing span.

Sure but those other guys bring offense. I don’t have a problem with Jones being picked by the Celtics. If he learns to shoot consistently then he could start in the NBA possibly.

www.theringer.com/nba/2020/9/14/21435542/nba-mock-draft

Here's the full mock. If they draft falls that way a trade up to nine could be in play. That seems like a team that would want more guys and picks. A trade up from 26 or a trade down from 26/30, as there are a bunch of guys I like falling into round #2. So basically anything is in play.

I still love Maxey, yet Cole Anthony fits Danny's MO as the Ringer points out he loves former top rated high school guys. I'd probably say Danny picks Anthony, I'd go Maxey, yet like both guys. Yet Anthony has those red flags that he could be an Irving type guy. Is Anthony okay being a backup? Yet he's also likely the highest floor highest ceiling guy on the board at that point. I do have big doubts he lasts to 14 though.

www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2019/order/true

Well Anthony was #2, Maxey was 14th, Green 8th.

Tatum was #3, Brown #4 and Langford #5. For whatever that means.

NOT A RUMOR BUT . . .

Bleacher Report's Jon Wasserman's latest mock draft (including 3 trades) AND an ESPN roundtable discussion both pose the idea of trading all 3 1st rounders to Detroit to move up to 7. Wasserman mocks Ty Haliburton and Givonny (ESPN) talks about Haliburton and Okongwu as appealing prospects (also mentions Toppin, Avdija and Okoro).

The rationale for Detroit would be that their need for players (only 2 under contract following next season) would have to outweigh any difference in value between a guy they get at 7 and one they'd get at 14.

Boston would have to believe there to be a significant difference in the players available at 7 vs 14.

I GUESS this could be that kind of draft (where 2 teams have a VERY different opinion on the players in that range).

Makes sense to me. I'm all on board if their guy is there.

What's the talent difference from pick 7 to pick 14? Heck what's the talent difference from pick one to pick 14 if Anthony or Maxey are pick 14 guys?

That trade would be a lot easier if Detroit had it's second round pick to throw in. I'm not against it if Danny thinks one guy is worth it. Yet I don't see it from a value point of view, those guys all seem to be in the same tier.

www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2013.html

In 2013 to move up from 16 to 13 it cost two second round picks and they weren't high second round picks either, they were mid second round picks. I bring this up because the drafts are similar. No tier one guys, no obvious first pick type players. That draft had a lot of international guys, this one has a lot of freshman. This draft is deeper in my opinion, yet second best player went 27th. That could literally happen in this draft.

In regards to this trade idea, I can absolutely see one team thinking the talent level is flat and one team thinking it's different. The thought process makes sense. Detroit getting more players and Boston targeting one better one, the same thing applies for Washington in my opinion.

The real question is how do you grade the players in tiers and what is the cost to move up a tier. I'm not an expert, yet I don't see a tier one guy and I only see a few tier two guys, then I see a fairly large tier three group that lasts into the mid first round. Yet you could debate when it goes from tier three to tier four, then I see a rather big tier four group. That's the strength of this draft the tier three and tier four. The potential NBA starters and maybe starters/high level role players. How you rate these guys really determines this draft and how you'd make trades. You need to determine who you can get at seven vs 16, 26 and 30.

If Detroit thinks it can still get a tier 3 guys at 14, with a good chance at some tier four guys at 26 and 30 it's a no brainer type trade. If Danny thinks he's getting a tier 4 guy at 14 and can get a tier two guy at seven, you make that trade all day long.

What doesn't make sense is trading two late firsts in a deep draft to just pick the best tier three guy. So it's really about ranking and they are all over the place much more than normal. Let's hope the Combine which starts in a few days will start making these rankings easier. Yet with a bunch of international guys and tons of young freshman this will never be an easy to grade draft.

Example RJPs guy Stanley from Duke. He's currently a tier five guy or tier six guy based on his draft position. Going in the 40s of a lot of mocks. Yet I think you can make a good case he's closer to a tier four guy with starter or high level rotation guy upside. High level athlete that can play D and shoot the three.

The draft used to be a lot easier because guys stayed in school, so you had a lot more information. Now guys declare even if they aren't locks to get drafted because of the 60 two way contracts teams have. You have guys like Dort go undrafted to starting in the playoffs as a rookie dropping 30 points. In drafts like that I prefer more chances. I'll take the three chances at raw players over the one better one unless Danny thinks a tier two guy drops and he can get him.

I would trade Hayward (expiring contract) and maybe Langford with 3 or 4 first round picks for Joel Embid.

The 76's just fired their coach and are souring on Embid. I think they could rebuild or completely retool here. Expiring contract gives them options to sign future max contract players. 4 first round picks builds for the future.

The Celtics need another real big.