I know it's of course super early, but I think it's interesting to think about who the Celtics should be looking at for playing time over the rest of this season, as they will have some interesting decisions to make.
In the upcoming draft, the Celtics have:
Our own pick, call it #29 or so
Milwaukee's pick - top 7 protected, call it #28 or so
Memphis pick - top 6 protected, but looking a lot like it will convey
We also get the poorer of NY or BKN's 2nd rounder (which could be a decent pick, but likely not much room on the roster for another rookie)
Charlotte gets our 2nd rounder
There's a decent chance Ainge is able to trade ours or Milwaukee's pick for a future 1st. But, we're still likely trying to do something with 2 first rounders and a potential 2nd rounder (which could be a 2-way player). So, let's talk about fitting in 2 more players. Of course, if we're also adding in Waters or Fall, you need additional roster space.
Who goes from the current 15 man roster?
Javonte Green? He does some fun things in the open floor.
Vincent Poirier? Almost a complete non-entity, but the team is so desperate for bigs. Probably depends if they draft a big. He does have a guaranteed contract for next season.
Carsen Edwards? Seems like his stock has been falling as of late. We see other guys getting more minutes than he has been. But, could just be a fluke.
Brad Wannamaker? I feel like he has solidified his place on the team with his play so far this year.
Semi? Does seem to still be getting semi-regular rotation minutes this year, so probably safe.
In the upcoming draft, the Celtics have:
Our own pick, call it #29 or so
Milwaukee's pick - top 7 protected, call it #28 or so
Memphis pick - top 6 protected, but looking a lot like it will convey
We also get the poorer of NY or BKN's 2nd rounder (which could be a decent pick, but likely not much room on the roster for another rookie)
Charlotte gets our 2nd rounder
There's a decent chance Ainge is able to trade ours or Milwaukee's pick for a future 1st. But, we're still likely trying to do something with 2 first rounders and a potential 2nd rounder (which could be a 2-way player). So, let's talk about fitting in 2 more players. Of course, if we're also adding in Waters or Fall, you need additional roster space.
Who goes from the current 15 man roster?
Javonte Green? He does some fun things in the open floor.
Vincent Poirier? Almost a complete non-entity, but the team is so desperate for bigs. Probably depends if they draft a big. He does have a guaranteed contract for next season.
Carsen Edwards? Seems like his stock has been falling as of late. We see other guys getting more minutes than he has been. But, could just be a fluke.
Brad Wannamaker? I feel like he has solidified his place on the team with his play so far this year.
Semi? Does seem to still be getting semi-regular rotation minutes this year, so probably safe.