Boston Celtics: 3 players whose development will be disrupted

Boston Celtics: 3 players whose development will be most disrupted

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Romeo Langford

Unfortunately for Boston Celtics rookie Romeo Langford, injuries have not allowed the Indiana product to get much time in with the team that selected him 14th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. Now, he will get no time to develop his game after showing early hiccups in his game.

Langford has missed over half of the season with various ailments, but when he has played…the results haven’t been spectacular. In 11 minutes per game, he has averaged just two points and one rebound per game. He is averaging a putrid 21 percent from the 3-point line–which as an undersized guard makes him borderline unplayable.

Being the team’s sole lottery pick in the 2019 draft, Langford had higher expectations than his counterparts. So far, he has been out-shined by several of his fellow Celtics draft picks. Grant Williams has carved out a role in the C’s rotation, while Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters have been putting up gaudy performances for the G-League’s Maine Red Claws.

With the NBA’s season in suspension, Langford now has less resources to improve his game. While reps in the G-League could have helped him, what Langford needed was more time adjusting to the professional game.

That time is now on hold for the foreseeable future.

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