At the end of the 2020-21 NBA season, the Boston Celtics were the 25th-worst team in the NBA in assists per game.
On the court, that led to the team underachieving, given the level of talent on the team. But after head coach Brad Stevens yielded the reins to his successor, Ime Udoka, and make the leap to team president, the Celtics’ assists rate jumped to 14th by the end of the 2021-22 Celtics season.
The creativity and effectiveness of Boston’s ball movement caught the attention of the folks in the league office as well. They included the Celtics in the NBA’s “Top 50 assists of the 2021-22 NBA season” clip they recently released to keep us occupied in the dog days of summer.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to see which dimes from Boston’s players were worthy of the honor while we wait for preseason basketball to arrive in October.
Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
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