Brad Stevens snagged a couple heralded 23 year old collegians in this this week's 2024 NBA Draft. Baylor Scheierman was picked #30 out of Creighton and Anton Watson #57 out of Gonzaga. Stevens' hope is that this pair of more mature rookies may be able to contribute much sooner in their NBA careers, which would help to balance out the rotation with some low salary rookie contracts in addition to the big money starting 5.
Here is what Stevens had to say about Scheierman and Watson courtesy of the Boston Celtics: