With the 2023 NBA draft lottery finally having come and gone, the Boston Celtics know where it is that they will be selecting with their sole pick of the 2023 NBA draft, a second round pick that came to them by way of the Portland Trail Blazers thanks to a complicated set of pick protections related to moves made in the 2022 offseason.
That pick will likely be used for a player able to contribute in the deep rotation immediately or to fill the third two way slot opened up for all 30 teams in the league in the new collective bargaining agreement adopted by the Association recently.
And with the lottery being set comes a fresh set of projections of who Boston and other teams might select — let’s take a look at what the folks at HoopsHype believe the Celtics might elect to use that No. 35 overall pick on using their aggregate mock draft and known workouts.
A new round of prospective Celtics have worked out for Boston ahead of the 2023 NBA draft. https://t.co/SOYhFJK35X
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) May 15, 2023
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Age: 22
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 195
Position: Point guard
Strengths: 3-point shot, defense
Weaknesses: Age, rebounding
James Nnaji, Barcelona
Age: 18
Height: 6-foot-10
Weight: 225
Position: Center
Strengths: Rim protection
Weaknesses: Mediocre rebounder, no jumper of note
Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
Age: 21
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 208
Position: Shooting guard
Strengths: 3-point shot, rebounding
Weaknesses: Defense, passing
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Age: 19
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 190
Position: Shooting guard
Strengths: Defense, age
Weaknesses: Scoring, turnovers
Noah Clowney, Alabama
Age: 18
Height: 6-foot-10
Weight: 210
Position: Center
Strengths: Rebounding, defense
Weaknesses: Overall offensive efficiency
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