The Celtics can solve their Center problem with one draft pick
maxine Reo oh Maxi boy um so you can see as as my stupid thing is blocking it um average 20 10 and a half and 1.4 blocks per game this year uh Max is a center senior center out of Stanford um he’s legit center he is a legit center size he’s 7 foot without shoes in the combine so that means his like playing height’s going to be 7’2 probably 71 and a half 7 foot one wingspan like he is a big big dude um so for me the primary cell on Reo is that he’s got some of Luke Cornett’s offensive IQ in passing like he does a lot of the handoff stuff the screen the rescreen he’s a I I wouldn’t say he’s like a great passer but he is a very solid passer so he’s got that aspect of Luke Cornett’s game although he is not as good of a screener as Luke Cornet we will talk about a guy who’s almost as good of a screener as Luke Cornet and it is not Max but he’s fine he can set a solid screen but I think what makes him interesting is like you’ve seen me complain oh here he goes that’s a perfect clip that he just caught the ball on a spot up pump faked and drove the close out for a dunk he has some to his game like if he catches in the short roll he can take a couple dribbles get all the way to the rim and dunk it or finish with a crafty layup like he not only does he have Luke’s sort of handoffy set a screen keep going set another offball screen to his game he also has the ability to put it on the floor um and his handle is really good for a 7-footer and he can shoot 35% from three on a really solid number of attempts his finishing right now is kind of a problem uh 53% from two-point range but I think a part of his inefficiency from two-point range is how much he was asked to do on like a pretty mediocre Stanford team honestly like their record looked okay but they’re not that good he is third among all 93 prospects in usage rate he is a freaking center uh that is absolute insanity for a guy to be that high of usage a as like a dude that’s not a straightup like primary ball handler like it’s nuts for him to have that high of usage uh I think like offensively he can be a roll man he can be a pick and pop guy most likely um his shots a little slow takes him a while to load it up but I I really think he’s going to be a plus shooter for a big man in the NBA and he’s got all this kind of extra stuff to his game that to me is really intriguing maybe he’s not good enough at it in the NBA to really actualize putting it on the floor and being that type of player but I think he might be i mean it looks really good when he puts it on the floor for a seven-footer like he is a really interesting prospect and then defensively for his profile I think you expect like slow kind of plotting drop only center and I think that’s what he is right now but he does not move his feet bad for a sevenfooter um he really doesn’t like I I was watching him really closely in the draft combine scrimmages and like he was kind of getting out to guys and like really in a stance and just making really good plays i I just loved or not loved but I really liked his defense a lot more than I anticipated and like he’s not an elite rim protector below average block percentage for a seven-footer at 4.6 but he is a very very good defensive rebounder and I think just like he can play drop he’s totally fine at playing drop i think can be a neutral defender and like a legitimate positive offensive center um and he is like he might be available at our 32nd pick and I think he would be an absolute home run at 32 um so I I love him i love Reo um I think he has a clear role even if the shooting’s not like amazing as sort of a Luke Cornet type uh Luke Cornet with worst screens and then we’ll be fine defensively so I would be fine with him at 28 i would be fine with I think it’d be a home run at 32 [Music]
Wayne Spooney breaks down why Maxime Raynaud might be the perfect late first / early second-round draft pick for the Celtics to replenish their talent at the Center spot.
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6 Comments
Ooooh Maxi Boy! I've heard enough.
We better not draft Kalkbrenner over this guy.
Love big dudes
Was a swimmer, I believe. Only been playing hoops seriously for a few years.
I love these little looks. I never know much about the draft guys before we get them and it's nice to see a few options around our picks.
The Celtics have generally been really good about teaching their bigs how to screen and also have done a good job at getting guys to give their best effort on defense so Raynaud is someone who intrigues me a lot if the C's stay at 28/32 and he's still there.
He's pretty clearly not gonna be a star level player, but I can see a world where he's 80-90% of Kornet on defense while being Kornet with a decent enough 3 ball for a big man on offense, and I think that's a low-level starter/high-end bench big which would be amazing value for a late 1st/early 2nd.