Celtics Draft Needs

Who knows what the Celtics are going to do draft wise, they are fortunate to have 2 picks in the early 20s which is great in an extremely deep draft class. Their is bound to be some great talent that is around there or falls to them.

The Celtics needs are pretty obvious, Rebounding and scoring.

It seems like everyone in the national media has Royce White from Iowa state pegged as one of the potential future Celtics. Bob touched on it last week and I agree, he's a hell of a prospect and would be a top 15 pick if not for an anxiety order. Unlike other players who have legal problems or disinterested we could just chalk it up to Doc will fix that, but an anxiety order is a complete different animal. We all just have to hope he gets over it. But as for Royce White the player 6'8, 270 and can play 2-4, he dribbles like a guard, but plays power forward. Averaged close to 10 rebounds a game, but brings a complete different dimension with his skill set.

Fab Melo, you remember him from getting suspended from the Tournament for being a shit head, but he would be a perfect fit for the Celtics. Melo is 7 foot and 260. He is a very raw center that will need some time for 2 things, getting his head straight and focused, and 2 to get adjusted to basketball at this level. Melo is somewhat new to basketball and is extremely raw, this is something you can chalk up to, let Doc figure this out.

Quincy Miller. If not for an injured knee Miller could be a lottery pick. He's 19, 6'9, 200 pounds. The first thing he needs to do is hit the gym and gain muscle, but the second thing is that he needs to get his head rung to stay focused. He can score at will and has been called a poor man's Kevin Durant. Anyone who has a Kevin Durant comparison with them is a guy you should probably draft. He was on the Baylor team that was overshadowed by Perry Jones III, but I believe he can be just as effective.

Arnett Moultrie. He's a 6'11 PF from Mississippi State. I don't know if he will drop this far, but he has a chance to be a double, double machine in the NBA. He's not as defensive minded as a Fab Melo or Festus Ezuli, but can be a great big man at this level.

Obviously others to watch,
Jeremy Lamb, Terrnece Jones, Austin Rivers I would love to fall, but I don't see it.

Royce White An Interesting Draft Prospect

ESPN recently did thier latest NBA Mock draft. One guy that was really interesting is Royce White...

Ford writes: "White, on talent alone, is a top-10 pick. But he's slipping a bit as teams worry that his anxiety disorder could disrupt his development. At pick No. 30, he's worth the risk."

From what I have been reading he freaks out when he has to get on a plane. He says it's not so bad once he is one, but the entire day before he has like a mental breakdown. I wonder if this is something that can get under control, because the Celtics have back to back picks and these are the kind of high upside guys you have to at least take a look at.

They call him kind of a point forward. He can rebound, score, but is also a great passer. Might be a nice replacement if he lose Bass this offseason.

NBA Draft Is A Joke

As a referenced before the NBA Draft lottery was last night, and not surprisingly the team owned by the NBA got the first pick. Really, it was so obvious who it was going to that it was hard to watch.

According to HOOPSWORLD, the NBA required the new owners of the Hornets to be in attendance of the NBA Draft Lottery. It does seem like the NBA already knew who the winner was before the show started.

If you're going to do something like this do it out in the open. Show us that it's not fixed. Don't just read cards, show us that this was how it was picked, that it was random, because between the horrible officiating, one ref already caught for fixing games, and the NBA Draft it's hard not to think this is all just one big predetermined scam.

Anyways, here is the draft order for the first round...

1. New Orleans Hornets
2. Charlotte Bobcats
3. Washington Wizards
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Sacramento Kings (from Bucks)
6. Portland Trail Blazers(from Nets)
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Detroit Pistons
10. New Orleans Hornets(from Wolves)
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. Milwaukee Bucks
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Houston Rockets
15. Philadelphia 76ers
16. Houston Rockets(from Knicks)
17. Dallas Mavericks
18. Minnesota Timberwolves(from Jazz)
19. Orlando Magic
20. Denver Nuggets
21. Boston Celtics
22. Boston Celtics(from Clippers)
23. Atlanta Hawks
24. Cleveland Cavaliers(from Lakers)
25. Memphis Grizzlies
26. Indiana Pacers
27. Miami Heat
28. Oklahoma City Thunder
29. Chicago Bulls
30. Golden State Warriors(from Spurs)

Wilcats Go Pro

Five Kentucky underclassmen expected to declare for the NBA draft will announce their decisions at a Tuesday afternoon press conference, according to Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com. Barring a surprise, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague, and Doron Lamb will all officially declare for the NBA draft.

I like it. This is pretty awesome and I don't know if Darius Miller will be a 1st round pick but these 5 should. Anthony Davis is going to be a monster, MK Gilchrist will most likely go number 2, Terrence Jones will be a lottery pick and Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb will go later in the 1st.

Just to reflect, it's pretty awesome to see how this Wildcats team was so good, basically everyone went pro. This will go down as an all time historic team.

Is anyone else as excited as I am to see Anthony Davis as a pro?

Couple Of Huskies Going Pro

Both C Andre Drummond and G Jeremy Lamb have decided to leave UConn early and go pro.

Andre Drummond is making a mistake. He wasn't good last year, in fact, he wasn't even memorable. He averaged 10 and 7 last year but UConn but for the type of recruit he was he fell well short of expectations and needs more seasoning in college. I am normally a guy that wants these kids to jump immediately to the pro but Drummond has bust written all over him.

I could be wrong and he can live up to his top 5 pick, but he is really raw and will need time to turn into the hype surrounding him.

Jeremy Lamb on the other hand is ready, he's done everything he needed to do and probably should have left last year.

With those 2 leaving and Alex Oriakhi transferring, UConn is in for a long year next year.