Once again, Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon of our sister site Hoops Hype have another re-draft, this time around of the 2010 NBA draft. And as has been the case in each of their prior endeavors to, as they put it, reorder the draft the “way it should have been,” there have been a number of Boston Celtics on the move in their revaluation of the draft class from that year.
In fact, a total of six Celtics alums saw their draft position shift up or down the order they were actually taken in all those years ago in a relatively thin cohort when it came to star power.
Let’s dive into which former Celtics were re-drafted where.
No. 28 – Jordan Crawford
Nov 11, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics shooting guard Jordan Crawford (27) passes the ball around Orlando Magic shooting guard Victor Oladipo (5) and center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the fourth quarter at TD Garden. The Celtics won 120-105. Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 27
Career earnings: $7,468,316
Career stats: 12.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 41.1 FG%, 31.7 3P%
“Scoring wasn’t much of a problem for Jordan Crawford as he once dropped 41 points in an NBA game,” writes H/H.
“He was certainly not lacking in confidence, though he wasn’t very efficient with his bucket-getting and didn’t offer much outside of high-difficulty buckets off the bench.”
No. 13 – Al-Farouq Aminu
Feb 4, 2018; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics forward Al Horford (42) shoots the ball past Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8) during the second half at TD Garden. Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 8
Career earnings: $72,262,285
Career stats: 7.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 42.0 FG%, 33.2 3P%
“A 3-and-D role player, Al-Farouq Aminu knew his role and didn’t try to do too much, which helped him stick it out in the NBA for 11 seasons despite his lack of reliable shooting touch, dribbling ability or playmaking,” offered H/H.
“Aminu was a solid slasher and rebounder off the wing,” they add of the Celtics short-timer.
No. 12 – Evan Turner
Dec 9, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Evan Turner (11), forward Jae Crowder (99) and center Kelly Olynyk (41) react after a play against the Chicago Bulls in the second quarter at TD Garden. Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 2
Career earnings: $98,227,016
Career stats: 9.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.5 apg, 43.4 FG%, 29.4 3P%
“In many other re-drafts, a player with Evan Turner’s NBA career would have fallen out of the Top 20 but this class struggles so mightly with regard to high-level talent that Turner still goes in the lottery,” suggests H/H.
“Turner was underwhelming considering the expectations placed upon a No. 2 pick, but he was a decent role player off the bench for some time in the NBA, a big guard that could rebound and create some.”
No. 11 – Greg Monroe
Feb 8, 2018; Washington, DC, USA; Boston Celtics center Greg Monroe (55) grabs a rebound during the second half at Capital One Arena. Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 7
Career earnings: $76,550,511
Career stats: 13.0 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 51.4 FG%, 70.3 FT%
“A star in college at Georgetown, Greg Monroe was a solid scorer and rebounder in the NBA with some playmaking ability out of the short roll, but he was never the star he was in college,” opines H/H.
“Still, Monroe was a solid big man for many years, one who fell out of the NBA as the league went on to favor quicker, more athletic big men who could space the floor, none of which were strengths of Monroe’s.”
No. 8 – Avery Bradley
Nov 12, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) and center Kelly Olynyk (41) celebrate against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half at TD Garden. Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 19
Career earnings: $64,128,563
Career stats: 11.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 43.4 FG%, 36.5 3P%
“Another relative five-star bust from the 2009 class (ESPN had him as the No. 1 player in the country and Favors as No. 2), Avery Bradley never developed much in the way of scoring or playmaking,” writes H/H.
Still, “he was a top-level guard defender in the NBA for many years, one who could hit open shots and suited up for various contenders.”
No. 4 – Gordon Hayward
Sep 19, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward (20) reacts during the first half of game three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2020 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Actual position: No. 9
Career earnings: $209,347,778
Career stats: 15.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 45.4 FG%, 36.9 3P%
“Gordon Hayward got hit with a brutal injury right at he was hitting his apex, though at least Hayward’s happened after he signed a big contract in free agency,” notes H/H.
“Prior to the injury, Hayward was one of the league’s best swingmen, a three-level scorer with playmaking and rebounding ability on the wing.”
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Story originally appeared on Celtics Wire
