If the season were to end today (and sometimes I wish it would), the Celtics (13-23, 8th worst in league) would have a 2.8% chance of winning the draft lottery.
ESPN has launched a 2014 Lottery Mock Draft and Insider Chad Ford surveyed scouts or executives from teams projected to be in the lottery to determine order and team needs.
The take on the Celtics:
Likely selection with No. 1 pick: Jabari Parker
If the Celtics somehow manage to land the No. 1 pick, I think it will be hard for Danny Ainge to pass on Parker. He’s a fan and while Ainge loves to draft upside, Parker is a great long-term fit for them. He can pretty easily trade Jeff Green and get more assets back, which is a bonus. The dark horse is Embiid. The Celtics need a big man and Ainge is intrigued.
I won’t argue with this prediction. Ford says Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid are the heavy favorites to take home the No. 1 pick.
On my first crack at the Lottery Mock Draft, I got this result:
Boom!!
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