An athletic guard with excellent explosiveness, Bradley has a long wingspan which helps make up for his lack of height for a shooting guard (6'3 in sneakers) ... Bradley's biggest asset offensively is his ability to shoot from the outside ... He can hit from a catch and shoot position, and looks beyond comfortable pulling up off the dribble ... His high release and strong elevation, along with his quick first step allow him to create just enough separation to get off a shot ... He has basic ball moves when it comes to creating separation, but mainly uses his quickness/athleticism to get the room he needs ...What should make Bradley a late lottery to mid-first round pick is his ability to be a lock down defender ... He uses his long arms and persistent nature, constantly causing havoc for whoever is handling the ball... His off the ball defense is no different, and if you watch him follow his man around the court, you'll notice the focus and concentration he has on trying to prevent his man from getting the ball ... His defensive intensity shows he takes pride on this side of the ball, and makes it seem like he wants to be the best perimeter defender in the league, which he might have been his freshman year at Texas: NBADraft.net
The Celtics could have really gone any way in this years draft. They could have gone big, a wing player or secured the backcourt. They chose to support the backcourt in the first round and I believe it was the right move. Sure I wanted guys like Demarcus Cousins, Xavier Henry or Eric Bledsoe but with them all off the board, Avery was the right choice. He's a small SG with excellent on ball defense. People were comparing him to Rajon Rondo before the draft and if he is able to live up to that, the Celtics are going to have an extremely quick, defensive backcourt (though undersized) in the future. This probably means Nate isn't coming back and they are probably worried about Tony and Ray coming back also.
The 2nd Round was Luke Harangody
He was good for Notre Dame. He averaged 21 points and 9 boards for the Irish, but I'm not really expecting a lot from him. But hey, I could be wrong Danny Ainge normally finds gems in the 2nd round.
All in all, I give this draft a B with what they had to work with.
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