Rookie Baylor Seaerman is buried on the Boston Celtics depth chart, but he could be one of the best players in the 2024 draft class.
The 2024 NBA Draft class has several layers with star potential, but the majority of rookies could be role players at best. It is generally a consensus about the class even before the season begins, with only five players averaging double digit points, which seems to be enduring.
As the defending NBA champion, the Boston Celtics had the final pick in the first round and chose Baylor Seaerman from Clayton. As a fifth-year NCAA player, his ceiling is expected to be far higher than the ones he flashed at college, and he is buried in the Celtics depth chart behind a more established player.
The 6-foot-6 guard is excellent for the G-League Main Celtics, averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 25 games. In the NBA, he only plays during garbage time. On March 18th, he played over 15 minutes in his second win over the Brooklyn Nets, setting fire.
Thanks to his extremely limited playing time, Seaerman will not win a Rookie of the Year, but when he plays, he looks like the best player in the draft class.
Against the net, he went 7-6 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points, overtaking everyone except Kristaps Porzingis, who praised the rookie after the game.
“He was great, honestly, I can say that early in the season he wasn’t that comfortable yet. It’s completely normal. You can come to a team like this and get that first chance.
“But he gets more experience, he’s in Maine, plays in the G League, then he gets back and gets another shot. One thing I can’t say about him is that he doesn’t play hard.
Boston fans are known to be one of the toughest (and sometimes the cruelest) fans in the NBA, and Scheierman took the opportunity to take the opportunity.
“A game like this is like a pretty offensive and beautiful to watch,” the center continued. “And it was a beautiful, beautiful game for him. He’s getting more and more comfortable. And today, you can say, as he just kept rolling, his confidence was empty and his mood was good after he continued to grow.
Earlier this season, in a victory against the Philadelphia 76ers, Seaerman was given 29 minutes off the bench, and he made the most of it.
In his first actual playing time of his NBA career, he scored 15 points with three shots from the deep and 50% shooting. He has the frame and strength to compete with real NBA players, but the Celtics simply don’t need him on his roster.
With gorgeous taxes rising this offseason, Boston may trade some of its more expensive role players in favor of cheaper options.
With Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum on the roster, the Celtics will remain candidates even if they cut their pay, and Seaerman will be given the opportunity to play winning basketball next season, even winning the best player title that drafted Jaylen Wells, Stephen Castle and Alex Searle in 2024.