So Who Might Ainge Draft With The Picks

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Scenarios and possibilities, there be a plenty, but unless the Celtics are in the
Lottery; Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor, Martynas Andriuskevicius, Andris Biedrens,
Josh Smith, Shaun Livingston, Luol Deng, Pavel Podkolzine, Andre Iguodela,
Tiago Splitter, Damir Omerhodzik, Kosta Perovic, Predrag Samardizki, Ivan Chiriaev,
Ben Gordon, Johan Petro, and  Sebastian Telfair likely won't be walking through that door.

Of course, not all of the above players will declare for this draft,
or their stock could drop somewhat, or there will be a fast riser,
ala Marcus Banks in the 2003 draft.  So, their spots in the Lottery 
could be taken by the likes of Paul Davis, Devin Harris, LaMarcus 
Aldridge, Robert Swift, Andrew Bogut, Marvin Williams, Dorell
Wright, David Harrison. Kris Humphriesm and Rafael Araujo.

Now that the parameters have been established, on with the Draft Scenarios . . .

SCENARIO I - Potential

15 or 16 - Roko Leni Ukic  - Ainge gets his big PG.

23 - Dorell Wright - Ainge gets his future star.

27 - Randolph Morris - Ainge gets a Kevin Willis type, high school 
big man to be developed.


SCENARIO II - Big and Little

15 or 16 -  Ivan Chiriaev - Ainge gets his 7-1 Russian Toni Kukoc.

23 - Al Jefferson - Ainge gets an Inside Scorer/Rebounder.

27 -  Jameer Nelson - Ainge gets a drifting PG.



SCENARIO III - Future

15 or 16 - Jarrett Jack - Ainge gets a DJ-like point.

23 - Dorell Wright

27 - Uros Slokar - Ainge takes a sleeper Euro Combo Forward.


SCENARIO IV - Raw

15 or 16 - Marvin Williams - Ainge gets a bigger high school version 
of Joe Johnson.

23 - Sergei Monya - Ainge gets a Russian Kirilenko type.

27 - Torin Francis - Ainge gets a very raw athletic big man.


SCENARIO V - Sleepers

15 or 16 -  Andrew Bogut -  Ainge gets a big Australian rebounder.

23 - Dorrell Wright.

27 - Jaeson Maravich - Ainge surprises with William Carey Jr. College
sleeper Maravich.


SCENARIO VI - Caucasian Persuasions

15 or 16 - Rudy Fernandez - Ainge takes the best Spanish prospect since Gasol.

23 - Robert Swift - Ainge takes a high school center to replace Blount.

27. Jaeson Maravich


SCENARIO VII - Say What?

15 or 16 - Hakim Warrick - Ainge gets an athletic forward tweener.

23 - David Lee - Ainge gets another tweener.

27 - Paul Davis - Ainge gets a non-rebounding big man.


SCENARIO VIII  - Star Quality

15 or 16 - Kris Humphries - Great Frosh Numbers.

23 - Roko Leni-Ukic

27 - Luke Jackson - The force is with Ainge on this pick.


SCENARIO IX - Pretty Good

15 or 16 - Sheldon Williams  - Ainge gets a Boozer type from Duke.

23 - Dorell Wright

27 - Drago Pasilic - Mobile PF splits from KK Split.


SCENARIO X - I Like It

15 or 16  - LaMarcus Aldridge - Ainge gets a Bosh type high-schooler.

23. Roko Leni-Ukic

27. Dorell Wright


SCENARIO XI - Center Forward

15 or 16 - Rafael Araujo - Ainge gets a solid, hard-working NBA center from
Brazil.

23 -  Robert Swift

27 - Anderson Varejao - Ainge takes high-energy, long term contract PF Varejao.

Ray