If the Boston Celtics decide they need a big man in tonight’s 2020 NBA draft, the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy has heard two prospects the Celtics are reportedly high on.
Those would be Maryland’s Jalen Smith, and Memphis’ Precious Achiuwa, two strong big men who have been tied to the Celtics ahead of the draft.
Smith made waves among Boston fans after revealing he models much of his game on Celtics icon Kevin Garnett, telling the Celtics Wire that he feels like he’d “fit in well [with Boston]; being a versatile big, being able to affect a team on the defensive end as well as the offensive end.”
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Achiuwa, a mobile, strong forward/center who is raw but has a high motor evidently impressed the Celtics enough that they made a faux “job application” for the team along with several other high-profile prospects such as Smith and top prospect R.J. Hampton.
Murphy notes “Smith, a tough rebounder, and … Achiuwa, an active big w … are said to be high on the list” of Celtics big man targets.
In just hours, we’ll find exactly how high.
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