![]() ![]() #RICHARDSON JUMP STARTERS PLUS#That’s a big plus for him being on the roster. Taylor: I can see the point of Richardson providing the experience needed. The Celtics clearly haven’t abandoned the development aspect of roster building, but Tatum and Brown are already at a stage where they need as known of a commodity as they can get alongside them. He has 30 career playoff games under his belt. Is the 21-year-old suddenly ready to step into the starting lineup for a legitimate playoff team? Boston’s future would certainly be brighter if that was the case, but I’m a bit hesitant to hop onto the bandwagon just yet.Ĭonversely, Richardson will be entering his seventh NBA season in October. Nesmith lit up Summer League, but he played less than 700 minutes as a rookie and made just one start. But with young guys, there’s always going to be that question of if they’re ready to take the next step. ![]() Lubofsky: I certainly wouldn’t hate seeing Nesmith in the starting lineup for the reason you just mentioned. He’s under contract for longer and the minutes with higher-level players would force him to continue raising his game. Both offense and defense suffered when the second unit was on the floor, and by running Richardson with the second unit, he can get the touch’s he needs to be effective and provide the defense that unit needs.įor me, Nesmith makes sense to take the starting role. I also agree that he’s currently an unknown commodity (in terms of what version we’re getting), but I think the Celtics' biggest issue last year was the bench. He put up a decent amount of points as a focal point of Miami’s offense during his last season in South Beach (16.6 a game) but he wasn’t efficient doing so, shooting 41.2 percent from the field.Īdam Taylor: I like Richardson, and think that he will be a valuable piece in the Celtics rotation. That being said, I do think his best work will come playing next to better players in the starting lineup. Then he played on that mess of a 76ers team with negative spacing then contracted COVID-19 fairly early into his lone season in Dallas. He was on a very encouraging track as a surprise second-round pick with the Heat. Today, two CelticsBloggers will debate who plays at the 2.ĭaniel Lubofsky: I’ll start by saying that it’s really difficult to get a read on which Josh Richardson the Celtics will be getting. Shooting guard and center are up in the air. Three out of the four starters seem locked in for next season: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum. ![]()
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