Overview

• Gonzalez was Boston’s only first-round pick in 2025, going 28th overall to bolster the wing position.
• He joined Real Madrid’s youth system at age nine and made his senior team debut at 16 in 2022.
• Scouts highlight his relentless motor and defensive versatility, with Jonathan Givony calling him one of the draft’s biggest steals.
• Questions persist about his outside shooting after a 28 percent three-point rate last season in Spain’s Liga ACB.
• Boston’s selection follows a week of trades that sent Jrue Holiday to Portland and brought in Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang.