Draft

The Celts had a great NBA draft. Gerald Green falling to pick 18 is even sweeter then when Pierce fell to 10. Simply amazing. And when Gomes slipped to pick 50, when the team was considering him at pick 18, well that's either good fortune, there's a lot of people who have differing opinions from ainge and co., or theyre's a lot of morons in draft war rooms.

So here's the roster, made up of 13 players plus Antoine and Payton:

1
Delonte West
Marcus Banks
Orien Greene

2/3
Paul Pierce
Ricky Davis
Tony Allen
Justin Reed
Gerald Green
Ryan Gomes

4/5
Al Jefferson
Raef LaFrentz
Kendrick Perkins
Mark Blount

So assuming that Payton and Walker are gone, which seems a safe assumption at this point, then your starters are West, Pierce, Davis/Allen, Jefferson, LaFrentz. The roster will shape out a lot more during the Shaw's Summer League, but at this point Banks and either Allen or Davis, whomever doesn't start, figure to get the most minutes off the bench.

Then of course there is the issue of trading Pierce. Without Pierce, the roster would be wide open, but we likely would get a player with a huge salary back, due to NBA trade rules. However, since there isn't a solid rumor regarding Pierce yet, I'm going to refrain from speculating as to what the roster would like without him. Either way, the team has young players who figure to play for a long time at each position on the court. The point guard position has the least depth, but that is likely true of most teams.

I'm excited for some NBA basketball. Let the summer leagues begin!