Fantasy Basketball Team Preview: 2012-13 Boston Celtics
by Jason on Sep.10, 2012, under Team analysis
It’s Rondo time. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Depth chart:
| PG: | Rajon Rondo | Keyon Dooling | |||
| SG: | Courtney Lee | Jason Terry | Avery Bradley | Dionte Christmas | Jamar Smith |
| SF: | Paul Pierce | Jeff Green | Kris Joseph | ||
| PF: | Brandon Bass | Jared Sullinger | |||
| C: | Kevin Garnett | Chris Wilcox | Jason Collins | Fab Melo |
Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft round (PDR) and per-game stats:
| Name: | Position: | PDR: | FG%: | FT%: | 3PTM: | Pts: | Reb: | Ast: | Stl: | Blk: | TO: |
| Rajon Rondo | PG | 2 | 47% | 60% | 0.2 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Kevin Garnett | C/PF | 3 | 50% | 85% | - | 14.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Paul Pierce | SF | 4 | 45% | 85% | 1.5 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Jason Terry | PG/SG | 7 | 45% | 85% | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Brandon Bass | C/PF | 8 | 47% | 80% | - | 11.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Courtney Lee | SG/SF | 10 | 43% | 85% | 1.3 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Avery Bradley | PG/SG | 11+ | 50% | 80% | 0.8 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Most likely to surprise:
Lee
Sleeper:
Bradley
Most likely to disappoint:
Terry
Category specialists:
- Steals: Rondo
- Threes: Pierce, Terry
Storylines:
- the continued emergence of Rondo, especially with No. 20 out of the picture
- if age will finally slow down Garnett and Pierce
- how Garnett will fare in a full season at center, where he thrived at last season
- how the glut at SG plays out
Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2011-12:
- Pts: 26th
- FGM: 23rd
- FGA: 30th
- FG%: 5th
- FT%: 5th
- 3PTM: T-21st
- Reb: 30th
- Ast: 2nd
- TO: 17th
- Stl: T-16th
- Blk: T-5th
- Pace: 22nd
- Offensive Efficiency: 24th
- Defensive Efficiency: 2nd
Fantasy-friendliness for 2012-13: B
Bonus:
Rondo’s post-tip antics:
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Quotes McGoats:
If you can score on the drive against Todd MacCulloch, you can do anything! - Bill Walton
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