Even though I have never seen him play, I dont want Jason Thompson just for one reason:
According to Draftexpress: Best case "Mark Blount"
LOL, I've never seen Mark Blount with ups like that or move like that. So I wouldn't worry about the player comparisons.
Here's another idea. How about Chalmers at #30? He's pretty fast, a good defender, and can also shoot the outside J pretty well, 51% from the field and 46% from 3 point range. He'd be a nice guy to rotate with Rondo. And let's face it, Cassell is probably going to retire after he gets another ring. and who knows anything about Pruitt?
Here is NBAdraft.net's evaluation. They give him a score of 91. He also had a sensational NCAA tourney, so I think he's worth looking into.
http://nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/mariochalmers.htmlHere are some blog notes on Chalmer by Draftexpress. They project Chalmers to go #28 in the draft now.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mario-Chalmers-278/The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a young PG duo featuring Rondo and Chalmers. Pitting the opponent against two PGs that can both play relentless defense, steal the ball/cause turnovers could really wear down the opposing PG. And their games are different enough, with Rondo being more of a drive and dish guy, and Chalmers more of a step back and launch it guy, that they can compliment each other. I think part of the Celtics' success is predicated on their marked improvement in defense this year. Chalmers would be more of the same, with an outside jumper to boot. And more of the same, could be a good thing.
And I'm sure nobody can forget this shot... but let's see it again. Chalmers = clutch? Oh yeah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEkk_Ot2xwo&feature=related