Boston Celtics: 1 star, 1 role player, and 1 depth piece to pursue at SG

Boston Celtics depth target: Wayne Ellington

Something that the Boston Celtics have struggled with in recent years is having elite spot-up shooters, which is exactly what Wayne Ellington would provide off the bench.

While the veteran won’t provide a lot more than that, being a depth piece means he won’t be asked to do a whole lot, so giving the Celtics elite shooting at a cheap price is still significant.

Ellington has played 12 seasons in the NBA and is 33-years-old now, so it would be possible the Cs could get him for the veteran’s minimum, giving them a seasoned presence at a very cheap price.

Last season, the shooting guard converted on an incredible 42 percent from deep and had an amazing effective field goal percentage of 61 percent on about 10 points a game.

While he’s always been a great shooter throughout his long career, last season actually was one of the best shooting seasons.

That was while playing on a bad team like the Detroit Pistons, implying he probably had less space to shoot and less talented players to get him open shots, which makes his percentages even more impressive.

Even though Wayne Ellington isn’t a great defender, if he solely provides great spacing for the Jays in limited minutes while on a minimum contract, he is still well worth pursuing to provide some depth at the shooting guard position regardless of what type of team Brad Stevens wants to build.