5 players that the Boston Celtics could bring home

Player No. 4 the Boston Celtics should bring home: Darius Bazley

Darius Bazley was born in the city of Brockton, MA and he has gotten lost in the shuffles of an Oklahoma City Thunder team as his development stalls out. I’ll refer to him as a bargain bin version of Jayson Tatum with a similar lanky frame at six-foot-eight and a solid athlete with a smooth offensive repertoire and two-way upside.

The Boston Celtics could use the 21-year-old forward as added depth behind the ‘Jays’ should one of them get hurt or need some amount of rest down the stretch. In-game four of the previous series with the Nets we saw Tatum foul out and it is just a reminder of the lack of quality reserves behind the stars at all positions.

The third-year player has started over 117 games with the Thunder playing heavy starter-level minutes. With the increased volume, his efficiency seems to take a dip, averaging a career 10 points a game on 41% shooting and a measly 31% from distance.

In a small sample size down in the 2020 postseason bubble, Bazley played all of his minutes coming off the bench and shined in a more reduced role averaging 6.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game on 42% shooting overall but a scintillating 50% from downtown and an insanely hot 90% from the free-throw line in seven games.

Just imagine him with these incredible intangibles of raw athleticism and length that cannot be taught shining in an eighth or ninth man role with the C’s. He’d give the Cs a chance to make the depth at the wings elite behind their shining stars.

Sometimes players need to be put in the right role for them to maximize their success. Bazley could find that role in Boston.