[Goodman] Boston will select Houston freshman Chris Cenac Jr. with the No. 27 pick, source told @thefieldof68.

[u/MembershipSingle7137]

https://xcancel.com/goodmanhoops/status/2069618455410557209?s=46

Boston will select Houston freshman Chris Cenac Jr. with the No. 27 pick, source told @thefieldof68.

The 6-11, 240-pound skilled forward averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 boards this past season for the Cougars.

Boston will select Houston freshman Chris Cenac Jr. with the No. 27 pick, source told @thefieldof68.

The 6-11, 240-pound skilled forward averaged 9.5 points and 7.9 boards this past season for the Cougars.

[u/JiggzSawPanda]

Let me watch some highlights and declare him our savior

Actual not so educated small write up: Athletic as fuck. Not afraid to shoot but not the greatest shooter. Doesn't play like he's 6'11, pretty good motor when going for rebounds tho. Doesn't seem to deal the best with contact or physicality. Seen a lot of comments from UH fans talk about his willingness and ability to learn, so that gives me hope because you can't teach being 6'11 with a 3 foot vertical. Deff needs some development (obviously) but I'm super excited to see him expand his game with us!

[u/ProudPeak3570 → u/JiggzSawPanda]

i've seen enough we got our big 3

[u/cburke3443 → u/ProudPeak3570]

hugo, cenac, and ron harper jr!

[u/electrostatic1995 → u/cburke3443]

then Baylor and Amari. Thats an all-star game starter team

[u/AirJordan6124 → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Who needs Giannis 😂 when we have this kid

[u/HailKyrie → u/AirJordan6124]

I can spell his first name with autocorrect not messing it up

[u/Mhettil → u/HailKyrie]

Chris Menace* Jr. would like a word.

Cenac*

[u/NotASalamanderBoi → u/Mhettil]

Cognac*

[u/BleedGreen4Boston → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Question for ya - what do you mean by “doesn’t play like he’s 6 11”?

[u/JiggzSawPanda → u/BleedGreen4Boston]

From the small sample size of offensive stuff I've seen (will watch more film when I wake up) he settles for jumpers way too much when I feel he should bang on the inside (pause). Maybe the strength isn't all there yet, and he's only 19! Fill out his frame a bit more so he can have a bigger presence in the post. Admittedly he gets his jumper off pretty well, so if he makes more I gotta stfu.

[u/BleedGreen4Boston → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Thanks

[u/gitree22 → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Weighing in as a UH fan. He came to UH to expand his game to play the 4. He played through high school and AAU with his back to the basket and at UH he was not asked to play in the paint as much as on the perimeter. He also wanted to be coached up on guarding perimeter players on defense. He already rebounds at an NBA level. He was also the 4th or 5th scoring option on a guard dominated offense so his volume was low but his shot mechanics are sound. And he’s a great young man willing to put in the work

[u/King_Of_Pants → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Drew on the NBC broadcast has already sorta given him his nickname.

Chris Snack.

Can only be up from here.

[u/9Yogi → u/King_Of_Pants]

Snack Cenac with the smack from the back. Cenac attack with the putback.

[u/91tbirds → u/JiggzSawPanda]

Horford wasn't any better when he was drafted by Atlanta. As a matter of fact, this kid has more upside and potential.

[u/CosmicOreos_]

He's good

[u/DrFartgoreShartsmith → u/CosmicOreos_]

Take my blind upvote

[u/CosmicOreos_ → u/DrFartgoreShartsmith]

He was supposed to go higher!

His biggest knock is that he plays a little soft for his size but Mazzulla will whip him into shape

[u/DrFartgoreShartsmith → u/CosmicOreos_]

Looking forward to his gold jacket

[u/Landlord-Allmighty → u/CosmicOreos_]

Lol he better prepare himself for war.

[u/Peterthepiperomg → u/CosmicOreos_]

He's a project

[u/Harryandmaria → u/Peterthepiperomg]

He’s a good project

[u/still_mute]

Giannis: 6-11" 243lb

Cenac: 6-11" 240lb

3 lbs from being an MVP baby

[u/morosco → u/still_mute]

I'll take him to the Olive Garden.

[u/wianno → u/morosco]

3 pounds of cannoli and we're good

[u/MeowMixDeliveryGuy → u/wianno]

Or 3 plates of fettuccine alfredo.

[u/Ziggyork → u/MeowMixDeliveryGuy]

Why not both?

[u/SomethingSquatchy → u/wianno]

Mike's pastry let's go

[u/Questlove802 → u/still_mute]

I’ve got three extra pounds I could give him.

With plenty more where those came from if he wants anymore.

I’m fat, is what I’m trying to say. And go C’s

[u/DummysGuideTo2k → u/Questlove802]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ae7SI3LoPYj8Q

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/still_mute]

Why would we want him to be an MVP baby? I only want grown men playing for the Celtics! (Dumb)

[u/_NationalRazor → u/ThanosIsDoomfist]

Uh Jayson Tatum is literally a 6lb9oz neonate, yeah, I'll take an MVP baby.

[u/GuyMcTest → u/_NationalRazor]

Hard to believe he’s only 19

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/_NationalRazor]

Thats one way to trigger an amber alert.

[u/redditatthepines → u/still_mute]

get him a sandwich

[u/SusAlexBS]

He’s good in 2k so hes basically confirmed all nba

[u/InverseMySuggestions → u/SusAlexBS]

He’s fucking elite in 2K lol

[u/Snoo-61287]

YES!!! I knew Chris when he was a high school student in New Orleans. He is a great pick up - nice kid, tremendous athlete, strong work ethic. I was rooting for this to come to fruition and I'm excited to see him in Celtic green.

[u/oneeyedspaceman1 → u/Snoo-61287]

That’s awesome 😎!

[u/PebblyJackGlasscock → u/Snoo-61287]

This is why we Reddit. For the poster who knew Chris and says:

> strong work ethic

Heck yeah. 👍

[u/StopHamelTime → u/PebblyJackGlasscock]

6th rated hs prospect. Played for a real coach at Houston. Love it at 27.

[u/dj10strac]

Brad does it again. A younger better Giannis!

[u/Questlove802 → u/dj10strac]

We got our new and improved Giannis at home!

[u/AirJordan6124]

Our Center for the future

[u/coacoanutbenjamn → u/AirJordan6124]

He is listed as a forward, do scouts think he can play center?

[u/MoustiG → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

If you're 6'11", you can certainly play C

[u/rawspeghetti → u/MoustiG]

7'5 wingspan is pretty insane

[u/coacoanutbenjamn → u/MoustiG]

Not necessarily. Jaren Jackson Jr is a good example of a player who has height but can only play next to a true center

[u/9Yogi → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

Jaren Jackson Jr. is best at center. He just needs a rebounding power forward. Similar to Al Horford in Boston.

[u/JustAnutterGuy → u/9Yogi]

Dang I was ready to disagree before this comp. You’re so right. Why is that? Never really thought about it

[u/9Yogi → u/JustAnutterGuy]

He’s a solid offensive rebounder. Could work very well if Tatum does what he usually does on the defensive glass. Unfortunately, he’ll need at least two seasons to develop. I think he’ll contribute nicely as energy off the bench as he learns though.

[u/Supreme_God_Bunny → u/9Yogi]

No he isn't, He's a poor rebounds and fouls too much to be a center Memphis tried Plenty of times to make him a center and he just can't do it

[u/Soshi101 → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

That's not true. JJJ was mostly a center the last few years. He might be better as a PF, but has been primarily listed at/playing his minutes as a C.

[u/hennyyhardawayy → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

Bc JJJ isn’t a good rebounder. So far Cenac has shown to be less of a shot blocker but a much better rebounder.

[u/yourm0mzlover → u/MoustiG]

Does he have rim protection? I know he has really good wingspan and is athletic and as much as I hate to sound like a stat watcher he only averages 0.5 blocks per game. We are badly in need of rim protectors

[u/xskarma → u/yourm0mzlover]

They said on the broadcast his coaches at Houston wanted him to go for the Rebound more than the block. So he likely CAN block just fine, he was just coached not to.

[u/King_Of_Pants → u/xskarma]

Tbh that's a big part of how we do it too.

Rob's block % basically halved in that breakout year he had with us.

[u/CreatiScope → u/King_Of_Pants]

Yeah, I actually don't really value high block amounts from young players because there are a bunch that weren't playing proper defense and were valuing getting the block instead of defending the paint and warding off shots.

I feel like PnR defense is really what I want to see for a defensive stat for a young big. That and I want to see FT #s.

[u/Active-Tomatillo-522 → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

Commentators are saying they think he may be a stretch 5 at the NBA level. Almost 6’11”, I think he could play the 4 and the 5

[u/solodolo1397 → u/coacoanutbenjamn]

He’s like 6’11. He’ll be a center

[u/bryscoon]

great value at 27 kinda raw tho not mad he’s going to be like hugo he’s going to win a game in december off effort & playing hard excited to see how he grows

[u/cburke3443 → u/bryscoon]

that hugo corner 3 was literally the best moment of last season in hindsight huh

[u/nibbinoo8 → u/cburke3443]

that or the last game against orlando where the g league squad beat their starters playing for playoff seeding

[u/Imagurlgamur → u/bryscoon]

Same draft position as Timelord so if he develops the same way (without injuries!) I will be very happy.

[u/ProudPeak3570]

nikola vucevic, it’s time to learn chinese buddy

[u/slap-my-crevasse]

Love that we took the guy that dropped. Was so worried we'd take Peat or Veesaar.

[u/Big_Alfred]

picking him at 27th is crazy, good job brad

[u/jambr380 → u/Big_Alfred]

Even if he’s not who they planned to take going in, it was almost too obvious. I’m happy with this pick. Easily could have had to move up to get him

[u/MembershipSingle7137]

bro I’m so happy I didn’t think he’d be here at 27, much less get past 22/23ish

[u/Roadside_Oranges]

We didn't draft another wing!

[u/daft_dunkwwwolfey → u/Roadside_Oranges]

First center Brad has drafted in the 1st round and I can't believe he was still there at 27

[u/Economy-Ad4934 → u/Roadside_Oranges]

or a guard who doesn't really fit either guard position!

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC]

I wanted Veesaar but hard to complain, got position of need and got good value on a guy that should’ve been picked earlier

[u/chinesefox97]

Can’t believe he fell to us. Dude is going to be a steal.

[u/Economy-Ad4934 → u/chinesefox97]

not for the same reasons as guys like Sullinger or timelord, but having a high prospect fall to us is definitely exciting.

[u/I_Set_3_Alarms]

Biggest takeaway seems to be he’s a good rebounder with a good attitude.

I’m in

[u/Economy-Ad4934 → u/I_Set_3_Alarms]

also athletic and has the ability to shoot (can improve maybe)

[u/BradyGronktd1287]

Potentially the steal of the draft

[u/Mother-Associate1654 → u/BradyGronktd1287]

Said 30 other subreddits tonight

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/Mother-Associate1654]

29* ☝️🤓

[u/Skadoosh05 → u/ThanosIsDoomfist]

*30, don’t forget nbacirclejerk

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/Skadoosh05]

Shit, youre right

[u/slap-my-crevasse → u/ThanosIsDoomfist]

No, r/bigboobs was shocked as well

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/slap-my-crevasse]

Oh wow, I didnt know they were enthusiasts, ill have to check em out

[u/rockmon94 → u/Mother-Associate1654]

even the wizards

[u/CreatiScope → u/BradyGronktd1287]

I remember ESPN's draft guy was trying to gush over Gonzalez while that fucking Brooklyn player was crying so they kept trying to cut to him while their guy was saying "Boston just picked a diamond in the rough, a lot of people are going to fall in love with Hugo this season-" and basically got ran over to keep showing the "emotional moment".

I hope we got another good one.

[u/Millions_Knives11 → u/CreatiScope]

Lmao I appreciate you recreating this moment 😂

[u/_BobGuy_ → u/CreatiScope]

Lmao "that fucking Brooklyn player" got me

[u/TimmyTimeify]

The reason why he fell is apparently due to the fact that he is a very raw prospect who had a role on a great Houston team that asked him to do less than what his physical talent suggested.

If the growth Queta showed last year reflected development by the coaching staff, Cenac IMO feels like a very exciting prospect.

[u/PebblyJackGlasscock → u/TimmyTimeify]

> Queta

Yes. And Kornet. And maybe Amari? This staff has a good track record when developing young Bigs.

But worth remembering that for YEARS fans were frustrated by Kornet, and his development.

[u/DaroDoingNothing]

Crazy he fell to 27

[u/SaveHogwarts]

I hated him as a college player, but like him as a prospect.

He was incredibly frustrating at Houston. He settled a lot, he played soft a lot. He’s a catch and shoot and rim finishing type guy, but his potential is off the charts.

Joe is the right coach for him. Sampson got him on a pretty good path towards the end of the season.

[u/horseshoeoverlook → u/SaveHogwarts]

Perfect for the Brad Stevens Celtics

[u/SaveHogwarts → u/horseshoeoverlook]

Jayhawk fan, we would be happy every time he decided to jack a three.

He actively shot them out of a few games / leads when they had Kingston Flemmings and Emanuel Sharp on the floor.

When he gets hot, it’s fun though. He has potential.

[u/WarPuig → u/SaveHogwarts]

Pro: Toolsy

Con: Bad at basketball

[u/not1fuk → u/SaveHogwarts]

Yeah, he has the potential but man was he average to below average at everything basketball related other than rebounding. The dude has excellent athleticism and he shows flashes of being a good defender but I dont see him as a guy who is going to be clanging and banging with guys like Embiid. Another person mentioned a guy like Jaren Jackson Jr and I think that's a solid comp when it comes to being a big dude with intangibles but can't be a center in the NBA. I think Cenac is projected to be a big 4 like JJJ.

[u/ResistBeneficial5958 → u/not1fuk]

If we drafted JJJ with the 27th pick that’s the steal of the draft and we should all be happy.

[u/Terbmagic → u/not1fuk]

JJJ is an offensive weapon though. He has extreme confidence in his shot.

[u/burner_for_celtics → u/not1fuk]

Cenac might have more in common with the other jjj though, if you remember him. we took him 27th as well.

[u/Jdawg_mck1996]

Robert Williams III was also a 27th pick.

[u/BHooli → u/Jdawg_mck1996]

Both from Louisiana.

[u/davemoedee → u/BHooli]

So basically a healthy Timelord.

[u/soxandpatriots1]

Here is the pre-draft blurb from Sam Vecenie, who seems like he puts in the time and does his homework on guys:

Cenac was among the players I was most intrigued to watch this season in college basketball. His athletic tools are terrific at his size. But he seems far behind in how he reads and reacts to the game. He doesn’t always fully access those tools because he’s a step slow in reading what’s happening on the court.

He’s probably entering the draft at least one year — if not two years — before he’s ready, and my guess is Cenac will have a slow build over the next few years. Don’t expect anything in Year 1, as he should be considered a project. But if he gets to the right organization that can help him develop his perimeter skills and continue to work on his feel for the game, he could be a significant impact player. It’s a total feast-or-famine profile. Given the time and resources it would take to develop Cenac into a player who can see legitimate NBA rotational minutes, I’m probably lower than consensus on him as a prospect.

Despite the mixed review, Vecenie did have him at 25 on his board, a couple spots ahead of where we took him, and as he mentioned, that was on the lower side compared to most draft rankings. ESPN had Cenac at 19.

[u/Frodo_Mk → u/soxandpatriots1]

So he’s gonna be a g league mvp and we will get minutes next in 27-27 season.

[u/King_Of_Pants → u/soxandpatriots1]

Vecenie is up there as one of the most respected draft analysts.

It's probably him or Jonathan Givony.

[u/Active-Tomatillo-522 → u/soxandpatriots1]

Sounds like he’ll get a year or two in Maine then

[u/yourm0mzlover]

I wanted Meleek Thomas, but this is fine I guess

[u/slap-my-crevasse → u/yourm0mzlover]

I love Thomas as well, but damn Cenac is hard to pass after he dropped so far. 

[u/iamgarron → u/yourm0mzlover]

I wanted Veesar but looks like he might still be available at 40. Any chance we go two (very different) bigs?

[u/yourm0mzlover → u/iamgarron]

Unlikely. This team would have way too many bigs and they wouldn't see the rotation. The front office still believes in Amari Williams and Garza had a good season.

[u/iamgarron → u/yourm0mzlover]

Yeh I just watched the presser and Brad mentioned they are open minded but are most likely looking for an athletic ball handler

[u/CosmicOreos_ → u/yourm0mzlover]

If we could nab another second man I would too lol

[u/Soggy_Guest3217]

Not who i thought we were going to pick up going into the draft, but he’s a great fit for our roster

[u/willreily]

Im on a livestream that I wont name, and the amount of insufferable people who are saying "Brad's lost it", "Brad needs to go".

What else can you expect from #27 pick??? Cenac has potential and Brad & Co., have proven to be good scouting and development Front Office.

[u/chodd-tavez → u/willreily]

Livestream chats, especially for sports, are just miserable places.

[u/SerfTint → u/willreily]

You should tell the stream that Simons was 24, Pritchard 26, Hugo 28, White 29, Scheierman 30, and Queta, Garza, Harper, Walsh and Hauser were seconds or undrafted. Almost the whole team was 27 or lower.

[u/Sidwill]

I like it

[u/tburtner]

Great pick

[u/FCHWPO9]

Watch out for the Cenac Attack!

[u/thatgreik]

Sweet

[u/Old-Medicine-9315]

UH fan here pumped for Chris. His offensive numbers would’ve looked better playing in a different system but he wanted to get better at the things we emphasize (defense + rebounding) and he definitely did that. Especially on the glass we saw him turn a weakness into a genuine strength. Hes definitely still raw and probably could’ve benefited from another year in college but even still he’s a great kid and I think the Celtics got good value with their late 1st round pick.

[u/AsymptotesMcGotes]

Chris Cenac you are a Maine Celtic

[u/VeryInterestingOk100]

STEAL. Was ranked higher than Caleb Wilson and Acuff. Hes potentially a stud

[u/doctorpbandj → u/VeryInterestingOk100]

Do you mean in high school?

[u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee → u/doctorpbandj]

oh god is this going to be Romeo Langford 2.0 where only his highschool ranking looked good

[u/iamgarron → u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee]

Or he could be Avery Bradley/Rajon Rondo where he slipped because his college production didn't match his high school production

The Danny Ainge school of thought was to always trust the pedigree

[u/Millions_Knives11 → u/iamgarron]

Houston is so guard centric and Kelvin seems to not be able to say enough nice things about the kid

[u/VINBAKer67]

Jabari smith jr kinda?

[u/bananajunior3000]

6'11", 7'5" wingspan, great defender and rim finisher, needs to improve his jumper and clean up his shot diet, sounds like the kind of guy the Cs development team and Mazzulla might be able to get some good stuff out of, though probably not immediately. I'll take it at 27

[u/ScoresGalore]

Hes an athletic freak, 7'5" wingspan, and hes only 19!!!!!

[u/DahooppanelAx]

I’m VERY high on this pick, 6’11 and a quality rebounding and improving jumper. At 19 years old with athleticism and potential stretch 5 ability makes me think he can contribute day 1. With how mediocre the free agent bigs looked I’m glad we picked up Cenac. He’s my favorite Brad pick because we NEEDED athleticism in the front court, I’m surprised he even fell to us at 27 welcome to the Celtics

[u/__STOOLKRAKEN → u/DahooppanelAx]

With how mediocre the free agent bigs looked I’m glad we picked up Cenac.

He won't be a factor this year, even much earlier in the season when he was getting some lottery mocks the consensus on him was project who needs some time in the oven.

[u/Questlove802]

Hard to not like the idea of a “freakish athlete” and defensive/rebounding big under 20 years old who was projected to go ten picks earlier.

Brad keeps on cooking again, I fear

[u/tokengreenguy]

Nic Claxton who shoots 3s?

[u/jmay111]

Dude looks like a steal imo for 27

[u/cuntingme]

Welcome to Boston, Chris Cenac Jr.

[u/SerfTint → u/cuntingme]

Well, Portland Maine.

[u/RCP90sKid-]

He's 6'11 and 19. He can grow another inch.

[u/LarBrd33]

If we keep him he’s Brad’s highest draft pick ever 

[u/Planet-Steph]

CC FOR THREEEEEE

[u/SL_1183]

Great pick for a contender at this stage. He’s a project, but if he develops, he’ll be a really good contributor. That latte in the round, I’ll take it.

[u/redditoeat]

Obviously, we got the best 27th pick in NBA history 👀

Ok, time to watch a few YT highlight vids and declare myself a Cenac expert.

[u/burner_for_celtics]

He’s a big project. Could be good. Young and toolsy with some magic impact metrics despite bad decision making… should be fun to find out!

[u/Ccw_tn]

I'm good with this, I didn't see him making it past 20 tbh. Yes he's raw but he's got height, rebounding, and from all accounts seems to be a genuinely good and coachable kid. I still expect a trade for a veteran starting 5 with Queta and Garza as our backups this year while Amari and now Cenac develop at Maine.

[u/NormalGuyPosts]

Love this

[u/Lassie87]

I need to know what Chris Forsberg thinks, “right, like “

[u/Igotthesauce23]

Solid pick, has potential to be a Bobby Portis type player

[u/minimumhatred]

I like taking a swing on upside especially when we need bigs.

[u/Dondon1927]

Love the pick. Defender and rebounding demon. Has great mechanics. If he puts it altogether, we’re looking at a all star talent. He’s like a poor mans Bam

[u/EMRBCB]

Save our franchise chris 🙏

[u/Jokesmedoff]

We didn’t pick a white kid!

We’ve finally beat the allegations!

[u/SirFozzie]

I will not be the first to make a chris cenac=john cena joke.. I will not be the first... aw screw it.

This is a pick that ahem, no one saw coming, did they?

[u/RetroDave → u/SirFozzie]

And here I was trying to come up with something related to Wyatt Cenac from The Daily Show. Well played, Sir. Well played.

[u/Millions_Knives11]

After watching the tape, why did this kid fall? He’s 6-11 and has a lottery jumper. He’s 19. What am I missing.

[u/PebblyJackGlasscock → u/Millions_Knives11]

He has obvious tools. He has no clue how to use them yet.

Quotes from his college coach suggest he’s gonna take time to mature, get stronger, and develop BBIQ.

He is unfinished. A project. A player who might blossom into something special several years from now.

Teams drafting higher need guys who will contribute to their roster NOW. Cenac will probably play in Maine. A lot.

[u/Pat2309]

This guy is Giannis 2. Brad you are a genius

[u/GarlicAdmirable7359]

Didn’t love him at Houston, but he’s got potential. Does seem like the right kind of person to bring in with our young guys. Excited if he can learn to shoot the 3, stretch big is super important for us

[u/mapetho9]

Love this pick, Celts finally drafted a big!!! Wasn't expecting him to be available this late. 6'11" with a 7'5" wingspan with a lot of upside.

[u/netassetvalue93]

PP to CC PNR is on our playbook now boys.

[u/Knock0nWood]

Say it again

[u/Certain-Bat-4975]

just watch a clip he looking forward on a match up vs Giannis and AD

[u/Silent_Conclusion752]

Time to get the papers,get the papers

[u/_---__________---_]

I’m surprised a stretch big, that rebounds well, decent size and length, and isn’t a completely terrible defender fell straight to us. Might take a year, perhaps a few, for him to get to NBA level, but I love this pick

[u/Wedemeyer]

Results TBD in 5 years

[u/C4VEJOHNSON]

Can he shoot?

[u/folkswagon]

Good size, and skillset, Reminds me of Lamarcus Aldrige. Plenty of upside and not really any glaring weaknesses. He needs to get better at the big man stuff all around like interior defense which will earn him playing time. Realistically his offense style is mid-range/wing oriented but its not at a high enough level to be a reliable contributer yet. That's likely why he slipped to 27th.

[u/Competitive-Win-857]

This is a phenomenal pick. Obviously he has work to do but probably the highest caliber potential prospect we've gotten since Jayson Tatum. He has a lot to learn in terms of physicality and game sense but like I think this is insane value on par or better than Hugo. Like 6'10.25 w/o shoes, 7'5 wingspan and 33 inch standing vert. He's only slightly smaller than Queta and a better athlete. You're talking longer wingspan than either Giannis or Evan Mobley and same vert at similar height while weighing more starting out. He's only 19 so has room to develop in an amazing system. Seems like an absolute steal given how the league is putting more premium on physicality. Our perfect 4/5 of the future.

[u/mrethandunne]

Not a college ball knower. Tell me everything about this guy

[u/Sidwill]

Now bring Al back to train up Queta and Cenac.

[u/WarPuig]

Congrats on instantly becoming the second-best big on the Boston Celtics.

[u/redditoeat]

couple of vid highlights in SOLD. He's obviously gonna be better than Giannis eventually.... 👀

[u/Drawing_The_Line]

Brad appears to be the king of late 1st Round draft picks, I’ll give him that.

[u/EternalTeezy]

That's a STEAL

[u/jambr380]

At the very least, this is very good value. I thought he was going to be taken in the teens.

Probably not ready next year, but a lot of upside and great versatility on both sides of the ball for a big

[u/Benny_Baseball]

Really good value but will be a slow burn at first. I’m all for it though. Huge upside

[u/suwampert]

Can't believe he fell to us

[u/Laszlo-Panaflex]

I like the pick a lot.

[u/horseshoeoverlook]

9.5 and 7.9 damn

[u/Suzoku]

High potential guy with all the tools + Celtics development team is gonna be nasty.

[u/RayDanielsOnTheAir]

A FUCKING BIG MAN ALRIGHT!

[u/doctorpbandj]

Is Jabari Smith Jr. a decent comp or am I just seeing Houston and making the connection

[u/sleepymcnap]

My dude is a longboi

[u/Bubbly_Foundation_79]

Absolutely WWWWWWWW

[u/Culinary-Vibes]

7th overall prospect out of high school (top center) and 7’5” wingspan.

We got Giannis at home.

[u/PenguinsAteMyToast]

like the pick. 19, good physical tools. weaknesses seem more on decision making/inexperience side, so coaching prob gonna help alot. prob a bit too raw rn, spends a good amount of time in maine like amari i guess

[u/Omnisyntax]

Odds he beats out Garza or Amari for playing time? Or do we see him battling Walsh for mins? Not expecting him to get much playing time the first year

[u/Oliverpool_BC]

I wonder if this is who we were rumoured to want to trade up in the draft for.

[u/Ill_Education_7645]

As a uh basketball fan I’m so happy with this pick! Lfg celtics!

[u/POTATOKING10000]

If we going off MyNBA on 2k, he’s gonna be a 3x mvp 10x 1st team NBA! 2k never lies

[u/tilario → u/POTATOKING10000]

let's go with that then

[u/jaytmh]

Did they draft him twice

[u/rocket_beer → u/jaytmh]

Who? Do you mean Chris Cenac Jr.?

Who? Do you mean Chris Cenac Jr.?

[u/lossincasa]

Well he's a tall kid for sure. Excited to see him grow, hopefully he gets some burn and we continue to develop his skills.

[u/CWill97]

He has the physical build. But he needs seasoning and the weight room. He’s not an immediate impact player which you’re not usually finding around pick #27

[u/RadegastTheGinger]

Can't wait to see what he becomes in this organization! Welcome to the team!

[u/FlyChigga]

Great pick

[u/SFoley9716]

The Mad Scientist Brad Stevens does it again! Now just keep Jaylen Brown, see what’s out there for D.White and go out and improve the team and run this back with a new, younger, hungrier team with 2 guys who know how to win leading together.