Here are nine things to know about JD Davison, the Celtics‘ newest draft pick.
1. Early Thursday evening, the Celtics made their intentions for draft night fairly clear.
In other words, don’t expect fireworks. The team that made a run to the NBA Finals isn’t breaking its pace by dealing a rotation player just to move up in the draft.
“The costs for moving up was just too, too much for where we are,” Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said.
2. Still, the Celtics picked up an interesting player in Davison.