Victor Wembanyama’s arrival to the NBA was just one of several notable moves made Thursday at the draft.
The Nets are miles from contention, making it an ideal time to take a chance in the draft — especially with two late-first-round picks., selecting Alabama big man Noah Clowney at No. 21 — one of the picks acquired in the trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns — and Duke wing Dariq Whitehead at No. 22.
Wembanyama may go down as the most uniquely gifted player basketball has ever seen. But he is not wholly original. 7-foot-something European unicorns have come before..Phil Jackson said of his choice to draft Kristaps Porzingis in the first round in 2015, “The risk is great, but the reward is great, too.”Eight years later, the Celtics are gambling that Porzingis can help bring the team its first title since 2008.
Bolstering a frontline with an aging Al Horford, 37, and a rarely healthy Rob Williams, Porzingis will provide a much-needed interior presence for the Celtics’ defense. On offense, he will attract less attention than ever — as the team’s third option, if Jaylen Brown returns — and receive a steady stream of uncontested looks on the perimeter for a team infatuated with 3-pointers.
Porzingis played in 48 games that season and missed the entire 2018-19 season. Since then, he has played in an average of 54 games per season. His 65 starts with Washington this season amounted to the most games he had played since his second season with the Knicks .
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