It may be too soon for most to consider the 2021 NBA Draft when we still don’t know the date of the 2020 draft, but team-building never sleeps — not even in quarantine.
And with that in mind, The Celtics Wire continues its analysis of 2021 draft prospects, moving from guards to bigs who the Boston Celtics ought to be keeping an eye on for when that draft finally rolls around.
With the early entry deadline more than a week behind us, we finally have a solid idea of who will actually be in the mix for the summer (we think) after next, which lets us take a closer look at a more defined field of prospects.
We’ll be working off of our sister site’s recent article “2021 NBA Draft: An early look at the top 60 prospects” as a guide to compliment our own analysis of these potential future Celtics.
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And possessing just one 2021 first-round draft pick likely to be towards the end of the last third of the draft, we have a good idea of the range of players likely available to Boston, barring big movements in either direction.
So, with all that said, let’s take a look at some of the best big men potentially in the Celtics’ reach.