Marcus Smart Joins Prominent Draft Prospects in Waltham Friday

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June 13, 2014

Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart is among a star-studded list of draft prospects set to work out for the Celtics Friday.

Loaded Celtics workout Friday: Julius Randle, Marcus Smart, Nik Stauskas, Gary Harris and Zach LaVine.

— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) June 12, 2014

Smart joins Michigan State’s Gary Harris, UCLA’s Zach Lavine, and Michigan’s Nik Staustas as backcourt possibilities for the Celtics, Kentucky power forward Julius Randle (profile here) is also working out Friday, but he’ll do so on his own. Randle is rumored to require surgery on his foot after the draft.

Update, 9:14 a.m.

The Celtics just sent along their complete workout list just now:

Group 1
Julius Randle – Kentucky

Group 2
Jordan Clarkson – Missouri
Gary Harris – Michigan State
Zach LaVine – UCLA
Elfrid Payton – Louisiana-Lafayette
Marcus Smart – Oklahoma State
Nik Stauskas – Michigan

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