The Boston Celtics wrapped up their slate of 2020-21 NBA preseason games with a 121 – 100 blowout loss to the Miami Heat that might not mean very much in terms of regular season record or even what we can expect from the team when games do count, but there are some things to be gleaned from the player’s play on a more granular level of analysis.
With the team’s season opener against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden coming on Wednesday, Oct. 20, which players at the end of rotation helped themselves in earning a bigger role? Did anyone do enough to likely secure their position on the roster? How do we feel about the heavy-minutes players?
Let’s give some grades to those who were on the floor long enough to warrant a closer look.
Walker claimed it took him by surprise despite rumbles he’d been angling for an exit from the Celtics earlier in the month. https://t.co/scIOeKuuzm
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 16, 2021