What kind of a player did the Boston Celtics get in Hugo Gonzalez?
"He's really a true competitor and fans will love him because of that Marcus Smart-type of effort that he just goes out there," said Matkevicius of Gonzalez. "He guards multiple positions and dives on the floor. He just wants the ball more than anybody else."
And, per the Boston scout, it is not just the Celtics organization who are pleased with the selection of Gonzalez at where the team was selecting late in the first round. A number of other peers from organizations around the world let Matkevicius what they thought of the player that Boston was taking in the draft.
"I've never received as many messages after a draft as I did the next day from around Europe, from coaches and managers and scouts," said the Celtics scout. "There were a lot of messages I received that were just like, 'Man, great pick.' That was an indicator that usually doesn't happen, and it happened not only from Spain but from other teams as well. For value, for the range we picked at, we got lucky."
Even if the low minutes Gonzalez played for Real Madrid is a bit overblown in some corners, there will be a notably higher level of play the 6-foot-6 wing will face at the NBA level, but Matkevicius believes he'll be fine playing with the Celtics. "He can play around superstars easily," he explained. "He can fit in (...) He knows who he is, and he's very self-aware, and that makes him personality-wise a good fit also."
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