Ojeleye and Sterling Brown were both drafted to NBA teams in June. Ojeleye went to Boston with the 37th overall pick and the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Brown with 46th pick before dealing him to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Ojeleye has been an impact player for Boston already, but not in the way that he was at SMU. While Ojeleye earned himself the AAC Player of the Year award with his scoring, the Celtics saw him as someone who could thrive on the defensive end of the floor.
“When we drafted Semi we knew that obviously he’s physically ready to play,” Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said.