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3 Boston Celtics that were negatively impacted by the NBA trade deadline

By Mark Nilon

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 29: Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics stands on the court prior to the start of an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on January 29, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 29: Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics stands on the court prior to the start of an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on January 29, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Celtics may not have gotten off that highly coveted blockbuster at this year’s trade deadline but, by all accounts, they managed to make several savvy moves to better fill out their roster to, in turn, help continue their impressive run up the Eastern Conference’s totem pole.

With Thursday’s transactions headlined by the likes of Derrick White, this team went on to shore up several areas within the rotation that needed to be addressed and, while these moves may have had quite a positive impact on some, others didn’t manage to make it out so nicely.

Today, we at HH discuss 3 players that we believe were negatively impacted by this year’s NBA trade deadline:

Boston Celtics player No. 1) Grant Williams

Over the last two seasons, third-year pro, Grant Williams, has turned himself into a trusty role player within the rotation for the Boston Celtics, serving as a tweener big who can provide solid defense and efficient floor-spacing abilities.

In the midst of a career year, the 23-year-old finds himself providing sound per-game averages of 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and just shy of a block on 48 percent shooting from the floor and 43 percent shooting from deep in a rather sizeable 22.8 minutes a night.

It has been his production, coupled with his versatility (can slot in either at the four or, on some occasions, a small-ball five) that has bled into having him see such a role within Ime Udoka’s system but, now with Daniel Theis back in the picture, said role could easily get diminished due to his own versatility coupled with his more desirable size and proven track record of excelling in green and white.

Last we saw the German-born baller in Boston, he was predominantly serving as the team’s focal point big man and, per 75 possessions, was posting 14.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks on 55 percent shooting from the floor and 35 percent shooting from deep.

Being able to provide similar abilities all while being nearly three whole inches taller than him, it’s safe to say that Daniel Theis could start to eat into Grant Williams’ playing time as we begin to descend on the 2021-22 regular season.

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