Boston Celtics: 3 biggest strengths for Cs in 2021-22

Boston Celtics strength No. 2) Sixth man

Though the official rotation for the upcoming season has yet to be officially set, for this preseason the Boston Celtics will experiment with a few different lineups to see what works and what doesn’t, there are a few aspects to the rotation that are all but likely to happen.

One is that all three of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart will be found within the starting five.

The other is that free agent acquisition, Dennis Schroder, will serve as the team’s spark-plug sixth man off the pine which, to us, makes this specific role within their rotation one of their strongest.

Despite the fact that his 2020-21 season is widely perceived as a dissapointment, he still put up per-game averages of 15.4 points, 5.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals. While this may not have been the type of production the Los Angeles Lakers wanted to see out of their starting point guard, the Cs would have been absolutely enthraled to have had this coming off their bench.

Now, heading into his first year in Boston, many are expecting to see similar, if not even better numbers whilst serving as their main scoring option in the second unit.

Let us remind you that, though he may have had an underwhlming campaign last year, he is only two years removed from putting up 18.9 points and four assists on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 38.5 percent shooting from deep while finishing second in the running that year for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.

Still only 28, the combo guard is heading into the year with a rather large chip on his shoulder, and, on top of this, is currently one of only 16 in the league to have logged 6,000 points and 1,500 assists since 2016.

With him in tow, sixth man is certainly one of the team’s biggest strengths and, because of this, we’re expecting big things from the ninth-year pro.