NBA draft team grades

Celtics got an A.

Boston Celtics – They only got one player, but it was C Robert Williams (27) and many people, including me, are calling him the potential steal of the draft. And with Greg Monroe and Aron Baynes unrestricted free agents, the Celtics met a need without screwing up an already great team. Bravo.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-draft-team-grades-082800905--spt.html

And there's this, from Sports Illustrated's Winners and Losers article:

Losers: Kings fans

There are reasons to be excited about Marvin Bagley III, Sacramento’s pick at No. 2: He’s a natural scorer with a great motor and a high ceiling. Most importantly, he actually seems excited to play for the Kings, unlike some prospects in recent years.

Nevertheless, Kings fans must be feeling déjà vu in the worst way. Bagley joins a long line of big men selected by Sacramento in the lottery over the past eight years, including DeMarcus Cousins, Thomas Robinson, Willie Cauley-Stein and Georgios Papagiannis. Robinson and Papagiannis were busts, Cauley-Stein has merely been serviceable and Cousins, a multi-time All-Star, was traded after years of losing seasons. Now, Sacramento has turned again to a frontcourt hope in Bagley, whose lack of shooting range and shaky defensive presence combine to make him a poor fit with the Kings’ existing personnel and raises questions about his place in the modern NBA.

Although it’s possible that Bagley’s talent will rise above his challenging circumstances, Sacramento’s fan base will be forced to endure second-guessing should Doncic develop into an elite playmaking talent. Passing on an exciting playmaking wing to draft yet another big man in need of serious development amounts to another twist of a familiar knife. It’s not entirely clear whether Sacramento over-thought or under-thought this decision, but Doncic would have been a more inspiring selection.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2018-nba-draft-biggest-winners-122120362.html

With Young, Huerter, and Spellman, the Hawks came away with shooting and scoring with their draft picks. These players are flawed though defensively and lack versatility. This would have been a great draft 10 years ago. Today, these are players who will struggle in the NBA.

Since Ainge did not trade his rights to the Kings 2019 first round pick, I certainly hope that the Kings just have another terrible season.

In a year that Sacto pick will be a ripe fruit ready for the...picking!