With Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon busy reassessing the draft orders of the last several decades over the last few years, there are always a number of Boston Celtics alumni on the move in their re-drafts as a result.
In the H/H duo’s reassessment of the NBA’s 2019 draft class, a total of five Celtics alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift considerably with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this duo get their flowers, too.
Let’s take a look at which Boston alumni landed where.
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Undrafted - Luka Samanic (originally 19)
Undrafted - Romeo Langford (originally 14)
No. 19 pick: Max Strus
Actual position: Undrafted
Career earnings: $2,395,844
Career stats: 10.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 43.1 FG%, 37.4 3P%
“Max Strus … overcame a torn ACL early on in his NBA career to become a solid rotation piece for the Heat, a 3-point threat with some transition scoring ability,” writes H/H.
No. 17 pick: Bol Bol
Actual position: No. 44
Career earnings: $4,298,960
Career stats: 6.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.5 apg, 55.9 FG%, 38.5 3P%
“It took a while for Bol to prove doubters wrong, as he didn’t truly break out until this season,” suggests H/H.
No. 13 pick: Grant Williams
Actual position: No. 22
Career earnings: $7,496,400
Career stats: 6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 46.1 FG%, 37.9 3P%
“That Williams was an important role player on a Boston Celtics team that made it to the Finals in 2021-22 goes to show just how impactful he can be without averaging double-digit points,” notes H/H.
