The Celtics don’t have a first round pick this year and are picking at 35, but in my eyes we already have a player on the roster that would be in consideration for a first round pick if he had stayed in college. JD Davison.
Two different players profiles and stats in the g-league:
**Player A:**
Age: 20 245d – Height: 6’1″ – Weight: 195 lbs
12.5 ppg, 8.7 ast, 4.2 reb on 50.6/31.7/73.2 splits
**Player B:**
Age: 19 122d – Height: 6’2″ – Weight: 196 lbs
16.5 ppg, 6.8 ast, 5.3 reb on 42.9/27.5/76.4 splits
Player A is JD, who was taken with the 53rd pick last year and Player B is Scoot Henderson who’s projected to go in the top 3 this year. I know that Scoot is definitely the better prospect, but they have similar production in the G-League, with JD being a superior playmaker averaging 8.7 ast/g which puts him at #4 across the whole G-League, but Scoot takes the edge as a scorer.
Looking at his production coming from college, the shooting percentages have roughly stayed the same, with his overall FG% being the biggest climber from 46.3% to 50.6%. The biggest change is his AST/TO ratio which doubled from 1.48 to 2.96 which is crazy improvement on one of his biggest weaknesses. He just needs to be able to hit an open 3 and I think he’s already ready to contribute as a guard off the bench who could bring some energy to the Celtics lineup when it gets stagnant.
I think the player archetype of JD is very hard to find, having a highly explosive slashing guard who can also playmake(37″ vertical and regularly catches bodies). Off the top of my head I think of Russ, Fox, Morant I think ideally Pritchard gets moved and maybe even one of Brogdon/White for a forward so that JD can get into the rotation. His athleticism and ability to push the ball opens up the floor for his teammates. Putting him on the floor with JT,JB, and Rob would be a nightmare to defend for other teams from an athletic standpoint. I hope he is a part of the Celtics plan this season and doesn’t get shelved and eventually moved like Pritchard.
Some highlights from this season in the G-League:
by JB7FTW
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Gimme yam madar
I watched a few g-league games this season and JD def stood out as one of the best players on the floor most games. I’m just not really optimistic he’ll get a real chance with us when guys like Pritchard couldn’t get more than fringe minutes and even Grant started to get DNP-CDs
I remember when they drafted him watching him play and just thinking that they struck gold with this pick. He definitely has holes in his game but for a 53rd pick he will make a really good playmaking role player. In high school he was a flashy scorer but it seems like in the g league he has adapted well to his true role of an elite playmaker. We’ve seen in the summer league last year that he even has the potential to just go crazy and carry games out of nowhere. His high energy play and hustle are the type of thing that could really get a team going again coming off the bench. I really hope we hold onto this guy and develop him into a key piece in our rotation.
And we got the secret weapon BEGARIN
Nikola Jokic was 41st pick so 35th who knows 🤞🏻people develop and different rates ☘️
Oh my gosh. I’ve seen JD play in person 5 times…please don’t compare him to scoot Henderson
JD is a reason they are definitely trading Pritchard
He sux.
I remember seeing him in the summer league last year and thinking we might have struck gold. Same with Kabengele, who may not be quite as young but reminds me an awful lot of Rob. I think one of these two is going to carve out a legitimate role in the NBA someday.
I kind of want to trade Brogdon and Pritchard for non guards. Then give JD a roster spot.
Watching JD and Timelord play together could be fun
This kid is never gonna get run with the current roster