Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Early Look At Lottery Picks

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Ray, do the math. You got 14 "will nots" with the Cs picking at 15. 
Therefore, if you are rating these guys as the top 14 guys available,  the probability 
is real high that you will be wrong and at least one guy will slip down (not 
even considering your "may nots"). Also, with two extra picks, the probability 
increases a decent amount. 

You also didn't include Humphries in your list...

DJessen33


<< It's early yet, but a projected list of possible Lottery Picks, so you
 can mourn the players that won't be available when the Celtics are 
 drafting . . .
 
 - Emeka Okafor won't be walking through that door. However, they could
 trade up for him. I'd want more than Okafor, if Pierce was involved.
 And a package deal of the promising but quite replaceable Marcus 
 Banks, Perkins,
 and Davis may be very intriguing to Center/PG-lacking Orlando.
 
 - Dwight Howard isn't walking through that door, but does fit into 
 Ainge's
 concept of a big mobile scoring PF.
 
 - Shaun Livingston isn't walking through that door, but apparently an 
 Ainge favorite.
 
 - Josh Smith isn't walking through that door.
 
 - Luol Deng, if he declares for the draft isn't walking through that 
 door.
 
 - Ben Gordon isn't walking through that door and is a more advanced 
 version of Chaucey Billups.
 
 - Martynas Andrieuskevicius isn't walking through that door, but a 
 very 
 promising 7-3 center prospect.
 
 - JR Smith isn't walking through that door, but maybe he should, if 
 he's Vince Carter with a jump shot.
 
 - Andre Iguodala isn't walking through that door and I wonder if he 
 can play point guard?
 
 - Kosta Perovic isn't walking through that door and seems like a 
 solid 7-2 
 center project.
 
 - Andris Biedrins isn't walking through that door, but once again 
 fits into Ainge's
 PF concept.
 
 - Rudolpho Fernandez isn't walking through that door, but drawing 
 rave reviews.
 
 - Devin Harris isn't walking through that door, but the Celtics 
 apparently love him.
 So, maybe a trade up.
 
 - All 7-5 of Pavel Podkolzine isn't walking through that door. He's 
 Diop raw,
 but a bigger upside.
 
 Other Players Who May Not Be Walking Through That Door
 
 - Sebastian Telfair: World of talent, but very unstable family life 
 (family
 in projects, brother up on murder charges) and three years away
 from contributing may scare off a lot of NBA teams. Still, it takes 
 but one
 LA Clippers-like PG desperate teams to draft him.
 
 - Ivan Chiriaev: He's all over the draft board and ultimate 
 placement will depend on his workouts. Competition bad in
 Canada; but passing, shooting, and height 7-1 intrigues a lot of
 teams.
 
 - Marvin Williams: Think taller Joe Johnson high-schooler; NC seems
 a strong draw, but says he's coming out if he's in the Lottery.
 
 -  Robert Swift is 7-1, has talent and genuine NBA Center skills - so
 someone couild nab him in Late Lottery.
 
 Ray >>