Celtics rumor roundup: Paul George trade talk got "serious, ' then 'stalled": As the Celtics drafted Jayson Tatum third overall, trade talks were reported again regarding Paul George. When the Celtics settled in with the No. 3 pick, Jackson was back in play, and he said Wednesday the weekend trade made it a "little too late" to adjust his schedule and fly to Boston for a workout. The Celtics could also decide to move further down in the draft or trade the pick for a star.
STRENGTHS: The 6-8 Jackson shot roughly 30 percent on 3-pointers through his first two seasons, but set UNC's single-season record for made 3s a year ago to go with a solid midrange game. "And those teams who didn't draft me, one day they will be sorry." . Now they add Fultz to a promising young core that includes Rookie of the Year finalists Joel Embiid and Dario Saric, plus Ben Simmons, the top pick from last year who sat out all season with a foot injury. "I refuse to fail, period".
KU coach Bill Self, who was with Jackson at the draft at Barclays Center in NY, said No. 4 was "probably the flawless landing place" for the former KU freshman given how everything unfolded in the last week. President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said before the draft Thursday night that point guard was the team's biggest need, and the club chose to address it. Smith will get a strong chance to start with the Mavericks believing that Yogi Ferrell is better-suited to a backup role even though he made a splash that earned him a two-year deal after the undrafted rookie joined the Mavericks on a 10-day contract.
"You know, I was surprised because they had the No. 1 pick but they know more than I do so when they called me for a workout I was like, 'sure.' I was excited". Jackson told ESPN reporter Allison Williams.
"People say he was the best two-way player", general manager Ryan McDonough said. There isn't much projection left to his game, except maybe becoming a better defender and becoming a more consistent 3-point shooter (34.2 percent as a freshman).
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Jackson's most spectacular college performance came in a road victory at Texas Tech. He averaged 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
"He has a Kobe Bryant-like mentality", Williams said.
For Mason, the selection represents the payoff of a remarkable transformation from Rivals.com's No. 76-ranked recruit in the Class of 2013 to collegiate national player of the year to NBA Draft selection.
As a freshman, Tatum average 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.3 steals in 33.3 minutes per game. "I promise you won't regret it". Phoenix can not go wrong with either option. Like Brown, Jackson will have to work for his playing time. "It was moments like that I got to showcase my skills to the world and now I get to do that at the highest level".
Former SMU star and Ottawa native Semi Ojeleye was picked by the Celtics with the 37th pick. Kennard averaged 19.5 points a game in 2016-17, then turned pro.
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