Amari Williams

Williams is a throwback passing big with a modern twist, and Boston clearly saw the vision — the Celtics acquired his draft rights at No. 46 in 2025 and handed the British center a two-way deal he played his way onto a standard contract with. His college arc is unusual: four grounding years at Drexel, then a polished lone season at Kentucky where he posted 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists, the kind of playmaking line centers rarely touch. At 6-foot-11 with a 7-foot-6 wingspan, he defends space and operates as a hub from the elbows. His rookie minutes were thin behind Boston's established bigs, but the profile is a coach's kind of project: high feel, real size, a pass-from-the-nail skill that ages well. Perimeter foot speed is the question the film keeps asking.