It’s NBA Draft night and hope springs eternal. All Things
are Possible and none of the draftees have had time to screw things up yet.
Oops ! My bad. #3 pick Joel Embiid is already injured
with a broken foot that will keep him out for the next 4-6 months. This on top
of the back injury that kept him out of part of his college year as well.
But hey ! He’ll recover and be the next Olajuwon – and we won’t whisper the
names of Oden, Bowie and Walton. Even though foot and back injuries have a
particularly bad history for 7-foot centers in the NBA.
My personal interest in NBA Draft 2014 is focused on
Trader Danny Ainge – the head of the Celtics brain trust. The man who’s done it
before and the man entrusted with doing it again – bringing the glory days back
to the Celtics. The man who would trade his own grandmother if it could improve
the Celtics.
It’s not personal, it’s just business. But Danny will be
nice about it. And he may not like trading you – in fact, it may even be
breaking his heart. But he’ll put his arm around you and commiserate with you
and assure you that it wasn’t personal even as he’s ushering you out the door. But
Danny’s a nice guy, really ! And classy too.
Anyways, with picks #6 and #17, the Celtics draft …………
Smart & Young !
this is Smart
One transition season after Danny blew the whole thing up
with the Pierce and Garnett trade, Danny cashes in his first chip. Probably
after trying his very best to trade away the self same draft picks. But time
expired and Danny was still holding his goodie bag, so he drafted Marcus Smart
and James Young. And he’ll ask Brad Stevens to develop them and find a way for
Smart & Bradley & Rondo to co-exist in the backcourt.
And rumours will abound about Rondo trades now that Danny’s
drafted a point guard. Just as rumours about Rondo trades have abounded for the
past few years. And Danny will deny it all.
But then again, this is the guy who hired college
basketball’s hottest young coach without any reporters suspecting it. Not even
a Twit ! In this day and age when everybody’s got a smartphone and camera ..……
It’s NBA Draft night. Hope springs eternal and the Celtics look to Smart
& Young.
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