Celtics Draft Options: Option #5: Festus Ezeli  Option #5: 
Festus Ezeli   Simply put, Festus Ezeli of Vanderbilt is a boy
among men.  In the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Harvard
was simply unable to keep Ezeli off the boards, and he
manhandled the smaller Harvard players as a guy who is 6’11″ 255
should.   Ezeli fills a big need for the Celtics, with his
strength and NBA ready body.  He has above average athleticism,
but can’t jump out of the gym, nor does he always beat defenders
down the court in transition.  Those things may come in time.
He doesn’t have a ton of upside, and that is what makes him a
late first round pick.  He mostly scores on dump offs around the
goal, but with Rajon Rondo that shouldn’t be a problem, as that
is one of the main things players have to look forward to when
playing with a great pass first point guard like Rondo.  His
face up game is completely absent, and opposing players that
have the strength to do so will push Ezeli away from the hoop
and out of his comfort zon