Boston Celtics: 2 surprise players who could be left out of playoff rotation

Boston Celtics player No. 1) Daniel Theis

Acquired at this year’s deadline in the Dennis Schroder deal with the Houston Rockets, Daniel Theis‘ return to the Boston Celtics was met with a ton of praise from the franchise’s faithful followers, with some even going as far as to say that his return would further cement the team’s status as being legitimate title contenders.

Fast forward a few weeks later, however, and the initial positive reactions have seemingly all but subsided, as we’ve seen several games with him in the lineup and, to this point, he has yet to do anything truly noteworthy for the ball club.

Now yes, we understand that he’s only managed to muster 11.9 minutes per contest during his return stint thus far, but in these minutes, outside of his monstrous four-block debut performance, he hasn’t shown to be all that impactful, not enough to warrant a consistent rotational role in the postseason anyway.

Through eight total games played since his acquisition, Theis finds himself posting 3.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and a block on just 33 percent shooting from deep.

Considering just how great the trio of Robert Williams, Al Horford, and Grant Williams have been playing this year, it’s rather hard for us to believe that, baring an unfortunate injury or two, Daniel Theis breaks his way into a substantial rotational role within this year’s playoff push.

While it may be more of the result of exceptional play from his fellow cohorts within the frontcourt rather than anything he’s done, don’t expect the 29-year-old to be found on the hardwood all that often come late April and beyond.