Boston Celtics: 4 players worth trading for John Collins

Boston Celtics player No. 3) Romeo Langford

Romeo Langford‘s time in green and white has been….disappointing, to say the least.

He has only suited up in 32 games out of a possible 114 (including playoffs) and has only scored 10 or more points in one game.

All this considered, however, coming out of college Langford was a pretty intriguing player. According to NBADraft’s scouting report of the, now, 21-year-old, the high school phenom is an aggressive two-way wing with excellent playmaking ability, having played some point guard in his high school days.

As stated above, the only real redeeming features of Langford’s game have been two things — his defense and his finishing at the rim.

His defense is a given, as he’s a highly athletic 6-4 talnt with a 7-foot wingspan and has all the tools to be great on that side of the ball. In his limited 11 minutes per game, he was an 88th percentile pick and roll defender, one of the best rates in the entire league, holding opponents to just 0.7 points per possession.

Romeo also had a staggering 40.6 percent defensive field goal percentage, holding opponents on average to nearly 5 percent worse than their field goal percentage on the season.

Langford has tons of potential, on both ends, but especially on defense.

With health and playing time on his side, I can see the second-year baller become a possible All-Defensive level defender — with his natural ability to cut off passing lanes, his defensive versatility, and his defensive IQ to be able to switch in rotation, and cover the PnR.

In terms of offense, his shooting has been….well, terrible.

He has only made five career triples on 29 attempts. In terms of his mid-range jumpers, he has taken just four and managed to make two.

The focal point of his offense has been his attack on the rim, for he is a very aggressive player with good touch when driving the lane. He has shot 55.6 percent at the rim in his career, but, with his build, that number should increase as he progresses in his career, in Boston or not.

Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens has always had high praise for the former Hoosier, stating:

"“He’s got touch, he knows how to score the ball. He’s a good player. The game comes really easy to him.”"

This quote is from the late offseason and was the tail end of an excerpt of Stevens giving love to Langford, saying how he has improved since the end of last year, even during the recovery process.

Many have given up on the young prospect, but that would be very premature.

Even when he comes back, the wing depth may be a little clustered in Boston, and, as of right now, given he has had no effect on the team, they can afford to deal him, largely based on the two-way potential he carries with him.

Hopefully that can translate to on the court production.