Boston Celtics: 3 former players the C’s dropped the ball on

Player Boston Celtics dropped the ball on No. 3) Garrison Mathews

The latest mess-up in a long string of bad moves when evaluating young talent comes from Garrison Mathews not making the Boston Celtics final roster spot over the likes of Jabari Parker to start the season.

To make matters worse, Houston we do have a problem because he has become a lights-out bucket getter on the Rockets, and the guy we elected to keep over him played himself out of the league.

Mathews moves with incredible fluidity without the basketball, shoots a career 38 percent from deep on over four attempts a game, and thrives in catch-and-shoot opportunities in transition, off of well-placed screens, and off the dribble.

Mathews is a full-fledged 3-point felon from outside the arc averaging a career-high 10.5 points per game and does the little things defensively like getting those coveted 50-50 balls.

The reality is having someone who is even a threat to hit shots from outside is valuable–it’s good to have that Duncan Robinson-type sprinter on the wings making the right reads off the ball.

He’s a problem once he gets to his spot.

It’s an absolute abomination that the C’s elected to keep Parker who could not guard a parking spot and was pretty much a black hole offensively with no desire to play within the team over this young and blossoming prospect.

As Mathews is an effortless floor spacer and a gritty plus defender who would precisely slide into this current incarnation of the Boston Celtics, one that is headed for a deep playoff run.