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Daniel Theis showing he is the answer at center

Daniel Theis is adept at doing the little things for the Boston Celtics. He has become a master at the art of the seal, and it has made things easier for all of his teammates to get open looks…Tatum included.

Following yesterday’s victory in Utah, Tatum lauded Theis’ screening ability and gave perspective on how important his contributions have been:

"…Especially for me, he opens the game up so much with getting me easy buckets. That opens the game up for me and he does it for everybody. That’s a thing that doesn’t show up in the stat book. Theis is that dude.”"

More importantly than the team’s emerging star player, Theis is getting recognized by head coach as well:

"“His screening angles are great. His rolls are great. And he’s very unselfish,” Stevens said. “He does a lot of unselfish things.”"

With Walker and Tatum serving as the team’s stars and Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward occupying the tier right below, there was long thought to be a void at the center position. However, Theis is perfectly fine doing the little things to bring value to the 5-spot.