When you're being compared to the greats at 18? Man, Green said. LeBron James was compared to the greats at 18, and he outlived it. Mack has that thing, and I think to be compared to the greats at 18, whatever people's hopes are or thoughts of what he will become, he'll outdo that.
Green said he's known Celebrini for years, as Macklin's father, Rick, joined the Warriors in 2018 as the team's director of sports medicine and performance. Celebrini is a special talent at 18 years old.
After a standout season last year at Boston University, where he became the youngest-ever winner of the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's top player, Celebrini was selected first overall by the Sharks at the NHL Draft in June.
I had a conversation with him and was like, Yo, you're going be the No. 1 pick, and to see that come to fruition, and to know the work that he's put in... what a special talent to be 18 years old, and there's nights where he's the best player on the ice.
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