Monday, June 20, 2011

WRG 2011 Mock Draft - #25 Boston Celtics

The reality of our situation is this - we have six players on our roster and we are over the cap.

That isn't a bad thing, of course.  We won a championship and were an elite team for several years, and that comes with a price tag under the current CBA.

Plus, our core is still capable of competing at a high level and may even be able to make noise in the playoffs with health and a little luck.

However, that won't happen if we don't add players that allow us to carefully monitor our starters' minutes and keep us in games while they rest.

So this pick is very important for us.  The player we add has to be an instant contributor.  No projects, no risks.

Position isn't a concern, since even if the new CBA allows us to sign our free agents we have a need at every spot.

That said, we were kind of resigned to taking one of several versatile combo forwards that we think are the strength of this draft.  In fact a few we thought would be gone by now have fallen.  But we see an opportunity here to take a guard who can do a lot for us and we never thought would make it to our pick.

Marshon Brooks is a pure scorer with a big body who we feel can play immediately.  He can take on a lot of the scoring load (something we don't think any other player available could) while we sit our aging stars longer and longer to keep them fresh and healthy.

And if we do that, we think we can extend the season well into June.


Remember when Kobe ate his finger? I can do that, too!

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