Celtics 2008 Draft Picks

I am pretty happy about the celtics draft picks. Every one of them can play fairly well. I think it was very smart to get Semih Erden because we would of got a bad draft pick. From wibw.com: The Boston Celtics selected guard J.R. Giddens and center Semih Erden in the 2008 NBA Draft on June 26, 2008. The Celtics also acquired forward Bill Walker from the Washington Wizards in exchange for cash considerations.

Giddens, a 6’5, 215 pound guard from the University of New

Mexico was selected with the 30th overall pick. He is the first player from the University

of New Mexico to have been drafted by the Celtics. The former Lobo shared Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year honors as a senior when he averaged 16.3 points and a league leading 8.8 rebounds in 33 games played. Giddens earned First Team All-Conference honors as a senior and earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors as a junior. Giddens transferred to New Mexico after his sophomore season at the University of Kansas. The 23 year old was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week a record five times during his senior season.

Erden, a 6’11” 240 pound center from Turkey was selected with the 60th overall pick. He has played in his native Turkey for the majority of his professional career and averaged 7.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game for Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul last season in Turkish League play. Erden also averaged 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game in the Euroleague for Fenerbahce. The 21 year old earned Turkish League All-Star Game honors in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Erden made professional debut with Darussafaka in the 2003-04 season.

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