With the passing of the 2021 NBA draft’s deadline for Early Entry prospects to pull out of the coming annual event and still retain their NCAA eligibility on July 7, a clearer picture of who will be taken where begins to come into focus.
Particularly later in the second round where the Boston Celtics will potentially make their only current selection of the 2021 draft, having dealt away their No. 16 overall pick in the deal moving on from starting point guard Kemba Walker. And with that clarity comes a crop of new mock drafts with a new group of players one of whom may well end up in a Celtics uniform on opening day next season.
Let’s take a look at the field of projected candidates for Boston’s No. 45 pick.
As the Celtics continue to reshape the organization, an internal and external candidate to work under new team president Brad Stevens have emerged. https://t.co/IBDXMJFFZJ
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 9, 2021