Boston Celtics: 3 C’s who were negatively impacted by offseason moves

Boston Celtics player No. 2) Grant Williams

Over the last two seasons, Grant Williams has managed to establish himself as the primary backup big within the rotation for the Boston Celtics, specifically at the four. In this role, he has established himself as one of the team’s go-to shooters as well as an efficient second-unit scoring option along the way.

Now, for quite some time, it has been the belief of many that the opportunities Williams has received has been due more to their lacking of other weapons within their arsenal rather than a result of his specific skill set.

With the addition of Danilo Gallinari, this theory could wind up being put to the test, for the veteran, despite Grant delivering quite well in his role since joining the ball club, is a clear upgrade at the backup power forward position for a myriad of reasons.

From his proven scoring prowess–career averages of 15.8 points on 38 percent shooting from deep and saw averages north of 18 points per game on 40.5 percent shooting from distance just three seasons ago–to simply his height advantage measuring in at 6-10, Gallo is going to warrant a considerable amount of playing time within the front court which, in all likelihood, will severely eat at Grant Williams’ minutes.

The only question now is how much of it will be wiped out.