Sports Illustrated releases mock with backcourt focus for Boston

Sports Illustrated released a new mock draft that sees the Boston Celtics taking three prospects, including two guards.

Speaking of the final pick of the first round, Woo projects the Celtics to take Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu.

A 6-foot-10 center, who at 20 years old is mobile, strong and able to shoot (36.5 from deep on 1.8 attempts per game), the Golden Gopher is perhaps the most tantalizing of the three players the analyst sees Boston selecting.

While a bit turnover prone, Oturo scores well and with variety, defends the rim, and rebounds at a high clip (11.3 per game in 2019-20) for a surprisingly complete game for a player projected to go late in the first round onwards.