NBA Mock Draft: Boston Celtics Select Gorgui Dieng From Louisville

SB Nation's NBA Network conducted a mock draft with bloggers from each team site making or trading their "team's" pick. We continue with the sixteenth pick in the 2013 NBA Mock Draft with CelticsBlog selecting Gorgui Dieng from Louisville.

Andy Lyons

NBA Mock Draft Pick #16 -- Gorgui Dieng, Center, Louisville

SB Nation's Celtics blog CelticsBlog explains the pick:

After weighing several offers to trade down or out of the draft, we felt that the best value was sitting right there at pick 16. Dieng is a favorite of staff because he offers a lot of growth without being too raw from the start. He joins Fab Melo as another defensive minded project big man that will have time to develop (hopefully under the watchful eye of Kevin Garnett). Dieng adds depth at a need position and could win time from Doc by standing out on defense. If he continues to develop his elbow jumper, he could be an excellent addition to the rotation.
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