Boston Celtics: 2 Cs who should be considered for starting roles

Boston Celtics player No. 2) Evan Fournier

As we already touched upon, the Boston Celtics were one of the most heavily talked about teams heading into the March 25th trade deadline and found themselves linked to big-time names including the then-Orlando frontcourt duo in Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic.

In the end, the front office did wind up striking a deal with the Magic, not for one of their bigs but, rather, their sharpshooter, Evan Fournier.

Though perhaps not the move fans had hoped for, the 28-year-old was still a solid grab for the shamrocks, especially considering the fact that the only two assets of real worth lost in the deal were two future second-round picks.

When coming to the Cs, Fournier was finding himself having arguably his best season as a pro. Through 26 games played, the wing was posting 19.7 points, 3.7 assists, and a steal per game on 46 percent shooting from the floor and 39 percent shooting from deep.

Adding the scoring wing to the struggling C’s lineup seemed like a solid idea, as some were under the impression that he could be something of a replacement for the scoring punch that Gordon Hayward provided just a season ago.

Though Fournier’s tenure with Boston may have gotten off to a historically bad start, going 0-10 shooting for zero points, as the days have progressed, soo too has his production.

Through four games played, the ninth-year veteran finds himself posting 11.5 points, 1.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and just shy of a block per game on 42 percent shooting from the floor and 48 percent shooting from downtown.

As time goes by and Fournier gets more comfortable within his new team’s scheme and with their playstyle, we at the Houdini believe his level of play could very easily go back to what it was during his first-half stint with the Magic.

Frankly, should this appear to be the case, we believe that it may be worth thrusting him into the starting lineup, where the man simply has always managed to play better.

A starting lineup consisting of Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Fournier, Jayson Tatum, and Robert Williams would emulate something similar to that of last year’s lineup with four legitimate scoring threats with a sound defensive at the pivot.

In turn, Marcus Smart would head to the bench to help lead the team’s underwhelming unit while also serving as that much-needed spark plug to come in off the pine.

With the team’s obvious struggles this season, something certainly needs to change within the rotation.

Perhaps putting Fournier into the first five would help boost the wing’s confidence while also adding yet another scoring threat to strike fear in opposing teams right off the bat.