Celtics data inventory: Portuguese magic striker supports the inside alone? Do you still want to continue to throw three-pointers?

Celtics season preview player data chapter

1. Last season data review

1. Jaylen Brown: 63 appearances, averaged 34.3 minutes per game, scored 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 0.3 blocks and 1.2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 46.3%, a three-point shooting percentage of 32.4%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 76.4%. Brown played a bit last season, and his teammates were reduced to several levels in the new season. His environment and offensive and defensive tasks were arduous by several orders, and it was time to truly test his quality.

2. Derek White: 76 appearances, averaging 33.9 minutes per game, scoring 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 blocks, 0.9 steals, shooting percentage of 44.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.4%, and free throw shooting percentage of 83.9%. Like Brown, White was the only two left for the team's start last season. White's previous label was to play smartly around the stars, and he had a strong presence on the defensive end and some micro-jobs. He even joked that he was the real boss. After getting more ball rights and more defensive attention in the new season, can White still maintain the original efficiency?

3.Prichard: 80 appearances, averaging 28.4 minutes, scoring 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.2 blocks, and 0.9 steals, shooting percentage of 47.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 40.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 84.5%. The best sixth man last season, but there is no presence in the playoffs. In the new season, he needs to further solve his defensive limitations in order to get more opportunities in the high-end innings.

4. Anfini Simmons: 70 appearances, averaging 32.7 minutes, scoring 19.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.1 blocks, and 0.9 steals, shooting percentage of 42.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 90.2%. Simmons can score, but the league has the least lacking of a half-baked and inefficient scorer like him. In the new season, he needs to prove that he can truly contribute to winning.

5. Kota: played 62 times, averaged 13.9 minutes per game, scored 5.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.7 blocks and 0.3 steals, shooting percentage of 65.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 0.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 75.4%. He is almost the only center of the team in the new season, and Kota needs to bring his outstanding performance in the European Championship to the Celtics.

6 Boucher: played 50 times for the Toronto Raptors, averaging 17.2 minutes per game, scoring 10.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 blocks, and 0.5 steals, shooting percentage of 49.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 78.2%. Another Spider-Man produced by the Raptors has the opportunity to win a starting position in the Celtics in the new season. If he can contribute a stable outside projection at the No. 4 position, the starting position is likely to be his.

2. Projects that can be improved

Last season, the Celtics threw three-pointers to the extreme. The regular season three-point shooting accounted for as high as 53.6%, leading the league in a cliff-like manner (46.9% second in the Warriors), and the three-point shooting accounted for as high as 45.8% of the total score, and also leading the league in a cliff-like manner (45.8% second in the Warriors). This style of play also made them suffer from bad consequences in the playoffs, and they were reversed by the Knicks with a 20-point lead for two consecutive games, which is incredible. In the new season, the team no longer has the configuration of the five-pointer, and there is no pressure to compete for the championship. Mazula should polish his tactical system to make the offense more three-dimensional, and don’t rely too much on three-point shooting like before.

3. A inventory of player contracts

After sending away the two major contracts of Holiday and Porzingis, the team's salary structure is relatively healthy. The contracts of the team's core team Tatum, Brown and White have been extended to at least 2028-29 season, and the cost-effective contracts of Houser and Prichard are still at least three years left. Anfini Simmons' expiration contract is the most critical bargaining chip for the Celtics' next salary space management and lineup upgrade. If you want to return to the championship ranks later, you must strengthen your inside line.

·Long-term contract: Tatum (continued to the 2029-30 season, with 315 million left in five years), Brown (continued to the 2028-29 season, with about 250 million left in four years). White (continued to the 2028-29 season, with 28 years of player options, with 126 million left in four years). Hauser (continued until the 2028-29 season, with 4 years and 4 US dollars left). Prichard (continued until the 2027-28 season, with about 23 million left in three years).

·Rookie contract: Gonzalez (4 years left), Sherman (3 years left), Walsh (2 years left).

·Short contract: Anthony Simmons (27.68 million in 1 year), Boucher (3 million in 1 year), Tillman (2.55 million in 1 year), Ron Harper Jr. (2.38 million in 1 year), Minot (2.38 million in 1 year + team options), Kota (2.35 million in 1 year + team options), Garza (about 5.2 million in 2 years)

4. Players worth paying attention to in the new season

1. Jaylen Brown takes the lead: This is the first time that Brown has become the first core of the team. After all, he is also a maximum-paid player, and having the ability to lead the team alone is also a reasonable expectation for him.

2. Anthony Simmons' stay and leave: The Celtics' environment in the new season is more beneficial to Simmons in the contract year. If he can stay, he will be expected to get a lot of playing time and shooting rights. But his positioning in the Celtics is currently awkward, and rumors say the team has not decided whether to keep him. From the perspective of the team's further avoidance of taxes and adjusting the lineup structure (making up for the vacuum in the inside), he is almost the only bargaining chip that the Celtics can make at present.

3. Portuguese magic striker Kota: Last season, Kota was the fourth center after Porzingis, Horford and Connett, and will become the team's inside pillar in the new season.. Kota, who just shined in the European Championships in the summer, faces this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform. Can he firmly sit in the starting position?