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NBA prospect analyst thinks the Celtics might struggle to trade up in the draft

Published May. 14, 2015 10:48 a.m. ET

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Chad Ford has been "The Draft Guy" about as long as Bill Nye has been "The Science Guy." In a recent dot com chat, ESPN's prospect analyst commented on the potential of the Celtics moving up in the draft to target Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein.

The Celtics will select 16th in June's draft. The first 14 selections obviously won't be finalized until Tuesday's lottery takes place. 

If Boston does get lucky and makes a deal to pick higher, prioritizing Cauley-Stein, who recently changed his middle name to "Trill," is something that would make sense. Boston plays capable defense because of its schemes and abilities on the wings, but it has been in dire need of rim protection all season. Cauley-Stein provides that and more, while acting as a rebounder and finisher around the rim who could be an intuitive fit next to one of the Celtics' three-point shooting power forwards.

Ford's latest mock has Boston taking Arizona wing Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with the 16th pick.

(H/t to MassLive's Jay King for the find.)

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