C's High On Nick Young

by Jeff Clark on Jun 27, 2007 3:25 AM EDT in Boston Celtics Rumors

Katz is reporting the C's are very high on Nick Young.

The Celtics could throw a curveball at the rest of the lottery. They are working out USC junior guard Nick Young on Wednesday morning at their practice facility in Waltham.
Young, who has been projected by most NBA personnel to go as high as No. 13 to New Orleans, is a personal favorite of Celtics' assistant general manager Leo Papile. Papile wants Ainge and Rivers to see Young before Thursday's draft and decide if he is a viable alternative for the Celtics at No. 5 if the team decides against going with China's Yi Jianlian. Young, considered one of the top shooting guards in the draft, could displace Green, Noah or Brewer as the Celtics' Plan B.
A surprise Young selection that high in the draft would obviously change the entire complexion of the lottery.

I hope they are thinking of trading down for Young, because it doesn't sound like anyone else would pick him between 1 and 12.

Shira reports:

The following players are scheduled for predraft workouts today at the Celtics' practice facility in Waltham: Southern Cal guard Nick Young, Fresno State guard/forward Quinton Hosley, Portuguese professional forward Joao Gomes, and Loyola-Chicago guard Blake Schilb.
It is an interesting mix for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that three are shooting guards. Young, in fact, is rated among the top two shooting guards in the draft and is projected to go anywhere from No. 11 to No. 22 in tomorrow night's draft.

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Is it still possible we pull off a trade with Philly? I know Ainge and Billy King were sharing a workout recently for Hawes and were talking. We then could grab Young at #12.

by Tradetime on Jun 27, 2007 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

“I want Forte”!! This draft can’t get over soon enough, it has disaster written all over it.

by halfman/halfoyster on Jun 27, 2007 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

look at this: another kid with a movie about him.

Are the celtics scouts INSANE????

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/25/sports/s122146D80.DTL

by wahz on Jun 27, 2007 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

I guarantee if we pick him it will be for someone else. No way we take another SG.

by Timdawgg on Jun 27, 2007 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

it sounds like he is big for a guard and a fine shooter.Maybe a very good big guard soon enough. If we are dumping Wally and West, keeping Telfair, comfortable Rondo can run the show for 36 minutes, and trading PP, hey it make sense….funny aren’t I >:(

by wahz on Jun 27, 2007 11:03 AM EDT reply actions

Do we really need another shooting guard?? >:(

by Bleedgreen on Jun 27, 2007 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

This is great news. I think Nick Young is gonna be a great player, and if they can trade the #5 down to get a couple draft picks and pick up Young with one of them, even better.

by CelticsWhat35 on Jun 27, 2007 11:11 AM EDT reply actions

Do we really need another shooting guard??

Maybe…

by Edgar on Jun 27, 2007 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

Is Dany thinking ahead? Trade down, take Young and move Pierce? Sounds like a plan to me.

by PACF on Jun 27, 2007 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

Pierce and the 5 to Atl for the 3 and 11. Atl won’t do it but I would. If they love Young so much hey, we get rid of PP, have a ton of cap room, draft Horford and Young, and show up like this next year: Perk, Al, Horford, Tony, Gomes, Gerald, Young, West, Rondo, Wally, Telfair. Crazy huh? Thing is, if RR quicky becoes as good as some think he could, that team will do ok, and the value of the talent will rise

by wahz on Jun 27, 2007 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

If we do go with the current Shooting Guards and shooting Forwards they include Wally, Green, Pierce, West, Allen and Ray the only way I could imagine picking Young is to trade one of the young guys and possibly the 32nd pick to move up in the draft with a team possibly Detroit in the 1st round pick. The Celtics might want to do this in case Pierce wants to be traded. The Pistons need youth and we have plenty of players.

by CelticsWin on Jun 27, 2007 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

WE may need indeed a shooting guard unders a totally diferent scenario. Who will bet his home that a different scenario is impossible? With these “brains” running this team, nothing is impossible.

by Reyquila on Jun 27, 2007 1:25 PM EDT reply actions