The Boston Celtics were busy Thursday night, making four picks in the 2019 NBA Draft in addition to multiple trades.
Two of the Celtics’ selections — 22nd overall pick Grant Williams from Tennessee and 33rd overall pick Carsen Edwards from Purdue — have gotten attention because they both are gritty, energetic players. Those two selections were preceded by Romeo Langford, who Boston chose at No. 14 overall.
During the draft, the Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett shared on Twitter an interesting text message he got from an unnamed coach about two of the Celtics’ choices.
Just got a text from a coach who described Celtic draftee Carsen Edwards as "hard as nails." … Wasn't as strong on Romeo Langford.
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) June 21, 2019
For Celtics fans who have grown to love Marcus Smart’s high-energy play, a guy that’s “hard as nails” probably will fit in with Boston.
Edwards gained some notoriety for his ability to hit seemingly any shot during the NCAA Tournament, so there was some understandable excitement with his pick. As for Langford, some concern had been expressed about the fact he wasn’t a great scorer in college, but the belief is there’s some untapped potential that the Celtics can get out of the young wing.
Drafting is a very unscientific process, so who knows how either player will pan out.
