Boston Celtics: 4 Cs takeaways from the 2020 NBA draft

Takeaway No. 2) Brad Wanamaker may be on his way out

Right behind their center rotation, perhaps the second biggest weakness on the roster for the Boston Celtics is the backup point guard position.

We’ve been saying it seemingly all season long: the Cs need to look into replacing Brad Wanamaker. 

While we did go about bringing up a few notable prospects Boston could target this year, on draft night they managed to bypass all of them and still brought on a quality player who could serve a Kemba Walker‘s backup come day one.

At 26th overall Danny Ainge opted to take Payton Pritchard, the four-year stud out of Oregon.

In his senior season, the firey point guard put up stellar averages of 20.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game on 51 percent shooting from the floor and 42 percent shooting from deep.

With his production, the 22-year-old was named Pac-12 Player of the Year and won the Bob Cousy trophy (coincidence?), which is bestowed to the top men’s collegiate point guard every year.

While there were other prospects available that some viewed as “better talents”, it appears that Boston wanted a player that could come in right away and be somewhat of a plug-and-play backup at the one, leaving the odds of a return for Wanamaker reletively slim with the team’s decision to nab Pritchard.