Boston.com · Jun 21, 2019
5 things to know about Celtics top pick Romeo Langford
Indiana's Romeo Langford shows off his jacket lining, with Indiana colors, after the Celtics selected him as the 14th pick overall in the NBA Draft on Thursday.Once considered a likely top-five pick, Romeo Langford’s draft stock slipped in the past year, and the Celtics ended up taking him 14th overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft.
Langford, who was ESPN’s No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2018 and Indiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year, played one college season in his home state at Indiana University before declaring for the NBA Draft. With the Hoosiers, he started 32 games and averaged 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists but was limited by a lingering thumb injury.