NBA Mock Draft: Timberwolves at No. 1 bring order to chaos

The Celtics are in the advantageous position of selecting in the lottery with a contending core already in place. Other than Kemba Walker their core is also incredibly young so their focus doesn’t need to be on chasing the highest ceilings. An ideal scenario in the draft is landing upside but also someone who could complement Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and potentially replace someone like Gordon Hayward down the road.

Williams didn’t start for Florida State as a freshman but his per-36 minute stats were impressive — 16.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks — and hint at considerable and versatile upside. He has the size and quickness to defend 3s and 4s and enough rim-protection instincts to conceivably work as a small-ball 5 in certain matchups. The biggest questions are how much better he can get as a shooter and creator but he made some solid pick-and-roll reads as a ball-handler and he shot 32.0 percent on 3-pointers and 83.8 percent from the free-throw line.

Learn more about Patrick Williams with our full scouting report.