Celtics Select Vanderbilt’s Nesmith, Oregon’s Pritchard In First Round of 2020 NBA Draft

14th overall pick Aaron Nesmith on what he adds to the #Celtics.

"Absolute sniper. A guy who's gunna make life easier for the creators of the offense in Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker. A guy who's always gunna be there, work hard & earn his stripes." @ABC6 #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/l8ZXDP4eq0

— Nick Coit (@NCoitABC6) November 19, 2020

26th overall pick Payton Pritchard saying he didn't think the #Celtics would be the team to draft him in the first round, and he hasn't formally met Danny Ainge, but he's happy to be coming to Boston.

"The Celtics organization is…the best." @ABC6 #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/f6SUU67ksy

— Nick Coit (@NCoitABC6) November 19, 2020

Danny Ainge on Wednesday's #NBADraft for the #Celtics: "We were just trying to take the best players available. We felt like we got two really good players."

On Nesmith & Pritchard: "Didn't want to add four rookies…I think two is about the right number." @ABC6 pic.twitter.com/HAexeRYsWV

— Nick Coit (@NCoitABC6) November 19, 2020

Danny Ainge says there was a lot of trade talk before the draft, but not so much during the draft: "It was not as eventful as we thought."

Ainge says they saw Nesmith could be available at #14 and stayed in that spot: "We were fortunate we got our guy." @ABC6 #Celtics #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/lfiX24XZ83

— Nick Coit (@NCoitABC6) November 19, 2020