What do the Boston Celtics need from the 2023 NBA draft?
Per The Ringer’s Michael Pina, not much.
Given they have only second-round picks to work with, that’s probably a good thing. However, Pina has thoughts on what Boston ought to seek once the draft’s first round has come and gone.
“Their rotation is an All-Defensive team,” he explains. “They bring Malcolm freaking Brogdon off the bench. All that said, Al Horford turns 37 in June and Rob Williams III is injury prone.
“Finding a center who suits their switch-everything defensive scheme and can protect the basket, who is also able to stretch the floor or make quick reads out of a short roll won’t be easy.”
“But that’s the type of player they may look to add, even after the trade deadline acquisition of Mike Muscala (who’s an ideal depth piece),” suggests Pina.
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If not a big, “anyone who can create shots for himself and others while Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are on the bench, preferably with downhill verve” ought to be on Boston’s radar.
A few names to consider for the Celtics, should these prospects still be on the board are Dayton’s DaRon Holmes II, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner or Purdue’s Zach Edey.
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