Boston Celtics: 3 bench players that could play massive roles for Cs

Boston Celtics player No. 3) Aaron Nesmith

Last, but certainly not least we have Aaron Nesmith who, after having a rather up-and-down rookie campaign, comes into 2021-22 looking to prove he was worthy of the C’s lone lottery selection from last offseason.

Despite a rather inconsistent 2020-21 season, towards the end the wing did show glimpses of him developing into a quality role player at the next level.

During the final nine games of the year, Nesmith posted averages of 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game on 53.6 percent shooting from the floor and 45 percent shooting from deep while dropping 15 or more points on four separate occasions during this span.

Now, while it was a rather small sample size, it was enough to have us at the site believing that a big leap could be on the horizon for the 21-year-old and, with his stellar Summer League showing this offseason — 17.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and 36 percent shooting from deep while also seeing 33-point outing along the way — the expectations keep on climbing.

Heading into year two, we expect a much more confident and efficient Aaron Nesmith will take the court for the Boston Celtics which, in turn, could wind up translating into these types of numbers.