Pick Numbaah 32

With the hopeful/dreaded lottery making time move like molasses, I turn my head towards what's certain. Since the season has officially ended and the Celtics finished with the second worst record in the league, they are given the 2nd pick in the second round aka numbaah 32. In a draft as loaded and deep as this one, the 32nd pick could give the Celtics a first round caliber talent. What it also does is create the possibility of trading for a quality veteran. Of course, using the pick is much more interesting. One player out there who absolutely nobody is talking about (and currently the Celtic's choice in a mock draft), is Rodney Stuckey out of Eastern Washington. He has officially declared for the draft as a sophomore and even though I've never actually seen him play (did I mention he attended Eastern Washington?), after doing some research he got me pretty excited...without furthering the suspense another minute, let me tell you why.
Ronald Stuckey is 6'5", 205 pounds, and can play the point or the two at the NBA level. Stuckey averaged 24.6 points a game which was 7th in the country; putting him in front of Alando Tucker, Chris Lofton, Nick Fazekas, Al Thornton, Jared Dudley, Tyler Hansbrough, Acie Law, and Nick Young. I know that this means nothing to you because...

(wait did I mention he played at Eastern Washington?)

I'll dispel that theory shortly, but first more eye popping statistics.

Stuckey dropped 30 or more points NINE times including 31 against a 5-0 University of Washington squad. He put up 25 against UNLV, a very talented team that made it to the sweet 16, and 29 and 10 assists against conference champion Weber St. He's stroking 85% from the charity stripe and finished 4th in the country in FT made, ahead of Hansbrough and Kevin Durant.
As a freshman, Stuckey won the Big Sky Conference player of the year award (the first freshman to do so).

With a name like Ronald Stuckey, you just know he's good at defense. He averaged 2.4 steals a game last year which was 17th in the country and puts him ahead of Mario Chalmers, Mike Conley Jr., Darren Collison, and Corey Brewer (11 more in 2 fewer games).

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but the biggest knock on Stuckey is that he played for Eastern Washington.

Let me assure you that basketball skills aren't what kept him from enrolling in a big name school, coming out of high school his grades simply didn't measure up. University of of Washington Head Coach Lorenzo Romar is on record saying he would've loved to have Stuckey, same goes for Washington State Head Coach (of the year) Tony Bennett.
What makes Stuckey such a great NBA prospect is his ability to finish in traffic. He's able to shift his body in mid-air, twisting and turning before putting the ball through the net. With that being said, it shouldn't surprise you that his favorite player is walking Sportscenter highlight clip Dwyane Wade.
The possibility of landing a player like Ronald Stuckey with the 32nd pick is what makes it such an appealing situation. Now if only we can win the whole thing and get KD or GO, then we'll really be in business.