Brad Stevens made his first choose within the first spherical throughout his tenure as Celtics president of basketball operations on Wednesday evening choosing Baylor Scheierman out of Creighton with the No. 30 general choose.
Scheierman is likely one of the extra seasoned gamers within the draft and he ought to slot into Boston’s depth chart immediately on the wing behind Sam Hauser as one other scoring menace off the bench.
Boston now has 12 gamers below contract for subsequent season pending a few workforce choices due this weekend. Boston additionally has the No. 54 general choose to make use of throughout day two of the NBA Draft on Thursday.
Scheierman, 23, comes into the NBA ranks with loads of collegiate expertise. He spent 5 whole seasons in faculty, profiting from the additional 12 months of eligibility afforded to gamers due to the pandemic. Notably, Scheierman suits the Celtics’ workforce as he was a stellar shooter all through his profession, ending 39.0% on 3-pointers.
Scheierman spent the primary three seasons of his profession at South Dakota State. He then spent the ultimate two years of school at Creighton, serving to the Bluejays to an Elite Eight look in 2023.
Scheierman developed his means all through his faculty profession. He averaged 6.0 factors as a freshman however stored bettering his recreation. Scheierman’s numbers dipped a tad after transferring to Creighton, however he completed sturdy as he was a vital a part of their roster within the Huge East. The guard will now look to stay with the reigning NBA champions, although the C’s will look to develop him right into a rotation participant.