1) There is no one I will be cheering for more than Jimmy Butler. You may have already seen his story by now, but if you haven't, it is must read material:
The Hope of Jimmy Butler
2) Grantland.com did a great (and extremely thorough) job of previewing the lottery picks and making their projections:
Lottery Preview and Projections
3) Looking at the Celtics options with the 25th pick, I would love for them to select Taylor (even if it is a reach). It may just be wishful thinking, but I would be thrilled to see Bismack Biyombo or Kenneth Faried in green next year as well if they happen to still be available. For the second round pick, I think the Celtics should just look to get the best player available who has potential to contribute. I feel like Nolan Smith and Travis Leslie have been undervalued and either one would be a low risk, high reward candidate in the second round if they slip that far.
4) Expect trades. I'm tired of hearing about the lack of talent in this draft. There will be no basketball played tonight, so to me the draft has always been more about the movement of established NBA players than the drafting of potential contributors. There are usually more trades on draft night than there are at the trade deadline so that should be reason enough to tune in.
5) Finally, we can always look forward to picking up some fashion tips:
Hakeem Olajuwon- 1984 Draft
Erick Dampier- 1996 Draft
Drew Gooden- 2002 Draft
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