With the NBA’s draft lottery for this season now firmly behind us, the folks who make a living trying to project what the Boston Celtics and the other 29 teams in the league are going to do at the 2023 NBA draft. And with that draft lottery comes a bit of certainty for the Celtics in terms of where they will be picking in the second round.
Boston had made moves last offseason to use their first round pick for this year’s big event on a trade, getting back a set of complex pick protections that ensured that they would be selecting only in the second round. Now, with the draft lottery done, the second-rounder Boston will use falls No. 35 overall courtesy of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Let’s take a look at a sampling of recent NBA mock drafts to see what the experts are projecting Boston to take.
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ESPN - Marcus Sasser, Houston
ESPN/Givony
Age: 22
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 195
Position: Point guard
Strengths: 3-point shot, defense
Weaknesses: Age, rebounding
Yahoo Sports - Dariq Whitehead, Duke
Yahoo Sports/Krysten Peek
Age: 18
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 190
Position: Forward
Strengths: 3-point shooting, age
Weaknesses: Turnovers, rebounding
The Athletic - Bobi Klintman, Wake Forest
The Athletic/Sam Vecenie
Age: 20
Height: 6-foot-10
Weight:
Position: Forward
Strengths: Shooting, rebounding, basketball IQ
Weaknesses: Defense
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