While most people are starting to focus on the 2022 NBA Playoff picture starting to come into focus in recent days, a certain subset of NBA draft fanatics are already looking past that to the next big news item on the Boston Celtics‘ teambuilding agenda — the 2022 NBA draft.
And though the Celtics will not be anywhere near the letter or even the first round of the draft without making some fairly substantial trades to pick up draft assets for this year’s big event, they do have a second-round draft pick that could be used to pick up a steal in what is seen as a fairly deep if not especially talented draft class.
There won’t be any “plug and play” prospects in the latter third of the round where Boston is likely to be selected, but Boston could find talent able to move the ball and shoot at potential future positions of need with the right eye to find it.
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And to that end, we brought on HoopsNBA draft expert Bryan Kalbrosky to talk about what value can be squeezed out of such a late pick, as well as if they happen to still be in the NCAA Tournament for Celtics fans to get a look at in the coming week.
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Check out this pod with hosts Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as we talk all things big dance, draft and even get into the Great Batman Debate among other recent Boston news nuggets.
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