It’s time for all of the Fultz/Jackson/Dunn/Bender/Hield believers to stand up. And also the people who wanted to trade the picks as well.
I was a huge Tatum guy so I was very happy we drafted him. But with the Brown pick, I definitely wanted a trade for either PG or Jimmy. I liked Brown but I also thought Hield was gonna make a bigger impact early and translate better to the league. It’s a good thing I’m not the one making the decisions.
by ECviews
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I’ve come to terms with the fact that I have no clue what I’m really talking about and they get paid tens of millions of dollars to do their job. I just sit back, drink beers, root for the Celtics cause their the bawlz
I always wanted Tatum . But in 2016 I wanted Jamal Murray over brown
Fultz, Jamal Murray. This is why I’m not a GM.
I wanted Jamal Murray
I wanted Josh Jackson
Fultz and Hield, I was a hypebeast back then
I wanted nobody else but Dunn back then 😂
Always said when they took brown was just wondering who wanted them to pick for them but damn it’s worked out great
I wanted Fultz over Tatum, and I wanted Kris Dunn or Dragan Bender over Brown.
And this is why I’m not a GM, lol.
I had tatum 3rd going into the draft. I’m not gonna lie and say I thought he was a better prospect than fultz and ball, which was pretty much the concensus top 2. But I did like tatum a lot and certainly a lot more than fox, markkanen, isaac, and josh jackson.
As for brown, well.. I didn’t hate the pick but I remember having maybe 3 or 4 other guys ahead of him. I remember loving Hield and really wanting him the most. And I also thought if we were gonna draft a huge project that’s gonna take 2-3 years to become a contributor why didn’t we just trade down a couple spots and take thon maker then? And he was kg approved so i also really liked thon maker too. Lol
I usually just want the UCONN guys to go to Boston, but I never really complain about our picks. I have the comment history to prove it. I’m either ELATED or mildly excited about our trades or picks.
2016 Buddy Hield, 2017 Jonathan Isaac thats why I’m not the gm
Everyone wanted Kris Dunn.
Dumb fucks, 🤣
I wanted Fultz, but once we traded down to 3 I assumed Danny knew something I didn’t and I was all aboard the Tatum train and glad we picked him over Jackson.
For Brown, I wasn’t excited about anyone in that draft and i think wanted us to trade the pick. Ainge didn’t have a great track record with project picks and I thought it was a huge risk to take such a raw player at number 3.
I remember really wanting Jaylen 2016 cause all you heard at #3 eas Kriss Dunn, and that didn’t make any sense to me with Marcus on the roster. Also remember wanting Fultz and, embarrassingly so, calling Jayson Tobias Harris 2.0 lol. I really wanted the athlethic-as-FUCK backcourt of Fultz and Jaylen, but it all worked out in the end.
Did this mf head change size?
I wanted to trade the pick for jimmy butler. In a vacuum I still think it would be a good move but the more I think about it if we had jimmy we probably wouldn’t have been in a position to draft tatum. So it’s not as simple to think we’d have a tatum butler duo
I actually heard quite a bit of hyper for Murray. I thought it was a big possibility. If that had happened it definitely wouldn’t have aged poorly, but I think Jaylen still works super well for this current iteration of the team
Thought Tatum was gonna be a star, but I didn’t think he’d be yearly First team All NBA good
Jamal Murray
I remember at one point I really wanted us to draft Lonzo 💀
I didn’t know anything about JB when he got drafted, by once I saw him play in his rookie season I knew we had struck gold, Jayson I loved the pick because I loved how he played for Duke the year prior
Been seeing a lot of Dunn answer. Is he that phenomenal in college? Didn’t we had Smart already that time?
our fanbase does not know ball and wouldve picked neither
In 16 I wanted Kris Dunn, in 2017 I wanted to trade the first pick and whatever else necessary for Paul George
At the Celtics season ticket holder draft party, at the td garden, fans booed jaylen over wanting kris Dunn and dragon bender. Our fans are morons
I have never watched enough college basketball to feel like I’m entitled to an opinion on draft night. It’s always a surprise and I will hope for the best no matter what.
Not only did I like them…I called both picks somehow!! Obviously had no idea they’d be good. I watch zero college bball outside of the tourney
Jaylen I didn’t pay attention to the draft honestly. I saw someone was named Dragon so would have been cool to get him.
Jayson I just assumed we were drafting Markelle Fultz and started watching his highlights. Was bummed we didn’t pick him, learned to just wait until these guys are in the league until getting invested
I’m pleased to say in 2016 my big board was Ingram, Brown then Bender. In 2017 (after we traded back) it was Tatum, Fox then Smith Jr. I would have done ok in Ainge’s shoes 😂
I also really really wanted to trade 16 and 23 to move up for Sabonis. I loved watching him and Poltl go against each other in college.
I wasn’t particular to anybody in 2016. 2017, being a lifelong Seattle-ite, I wanted Fultz. Not mad how it turned out, obviously.
the draft wasn’t quite the same then. I didnt know as much about the other players. I had no preference on who to pick
When we took Jaylen – i loved his post draft speech and he became my favorite player immediately. “boston , lets go to war” . HAH! I was such a sucker for this I loved him.
When we took Jayson – I thought his post draft speech about single moms was weird and that he was a bit aloof or a womanizer, or both. Now I see how much he respects his single mom and that it’s just good charity work.
2016 I wanted us to get hield and trade for Jimmy butler
2017 I was high on Markelle fultz but a month or so before the draft I was in my evening intermediate accounting class reading a scouting report on Tatum being the most offensively polished player in the draft but not having the “highest ceiling” and a “shaky jumpshot” . I think on like the 4th article I read he was draining shots in the Celtics workout and shot 34% on 3s in college with a good FT percentage so his jumpshot had potential and he was getting Melo/PG13 comps and I saw a sports science video of him dunking with the armor on. From there I was like he would be a cool pick up but he would need to gain some muscle .
I wanted Jaylen but would’ve been ok with Bender. Just didn’t really want Dunn or Buddy. For the record I was at the garden that night and was shaking my head at people booing-booing draft picks never ages well but people wanted the pick traded.
I was pretty annoyed Ainge traded down in ‘17 because Fultz was a consensus top pick and seemed like a can’t miss prospect. After coming to terms with the third pick I wanted Tatum over Jackson no question because he had such a better offensive game and I didn’t want to take a chance on another athlete developing a shot like Jaylen was able to.
Dragon bender, of course
I wanted us to draft Dragan Bender so badly that I was actually upset when we got Jaylen instead.
In the Tatum draft, I was upset when we traded back. I believed that Fultz was going to be a Harden/Westbrook hybrid and be an All NBA level player. Thankfully, I am not the GM, and Danny is great at drafting high in the draft.
Nothing I think matters because I was dead sure that Josh Jackson was going to be a superstar
I wanted Jamal Murray.
I also thought we were going to take Tatum since I assumed we were not going to win the lottery (cuz our luck sucks). When we won the lottery, I simply wanted them to pick the best player available.
I was so high on Fultz, especially since at the time IT clearly really wanted him. But I was happy with Tatum. In 2016 I wanted Dragan Bender so lucky for all the fans I am not the GM