Five 2020 second-round guard prospects for Boston to consider

The Boston Celtics don’t just have three first-round picks in the 2020 NBA Draft – they also have a pick in the middle of the second round, and these are five guards they should consider.

Joel Ayayi — guard — Gonzaga

Ayayi is a 20-year-old, 6-foot-5, 180-pound combo guard originally from Bordeaux, France.

Joel Ayayi (11); Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

His combination of size, defense and rebounding for a backcourt player (he averaged 6.3 per game as a sophomore project well at the next level. He’s a decent distributor and solid finisher when he attacks the cup.

His biggest issue, however, is he rarely does. With just 1.9 attempts per game last season, it’s easily the area of his game to clean up — and he connects 82.5 % of his shots from the stripe.