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Celtics making 11 NBA teams look foolish thanks to Hugo Gonzalez

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During the 2025 NBA Draft, 11 NBA teams could have reasonably selected Hugo Gonzalez, but he fell all the way to the Boston Celtics at pick No. 28.

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The Boston Celtics selected Hugo Gonzalez with the No. 28 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. At the beginning of the draft cycle, he was projected as high as the top five. But after failing to consistently crack the rotation at Real Madrid, his draft stock plummeted.