Do the Boston Celtics need more rebounding? According to Bleacher Report NBA analyst Zach Buckley, it should be among their priorities. Buckley notes Boston is at a size disadvantage against some teams in the league: “Only backup big man Luke Kornet” stands above 6-foot-9.
“This lack of size might explain why this group often struggles on the glass. The Shamrocks have only collected 49.7% of available boards, slotting them 17th in rebounding percentage,” the analyst cites.
We would counter that the bulk of those stats have come with veteran starter Al Horford having missed nine games and with bouncy big man Robert Williams III having played five games this season — on a minutes restriction at that.
However, the absences of Horford and Timelord and the struggles Boston has had against some of the league’s more imposing frontlines has us interested in bringing on a 7-ish-footer to help match up against said big frontcourts as much as to have another option to lean on both in the regular season and in the playoffs.
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So while we might not be quite so concerned about the rebounding on paper, games are not played there, and Buckley has a point if the Celtics don’t want to find themselves still rebounding at the 17th-best rate percentage in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals.
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