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Celtics’ Aaron Nesmith using defense to grow his role: ‘He’s ferocious” – MassLive.com
The Celtics have outscored opponents by 42 points during the 99 minutes Aaron Nesmith has played in the past week despite Boston going 2-2 as a team during that…
Aaron Nesmith remained a bit of a mystery for Celtics fans for the first two months of the regular season.
The No. 14 overall pick played just 111 minutes total in December and January, with the majority of that floor time coming in blowouts wins and losses. The 6-foot-5 rookie had been a sharpshooter at Vanderbilt but it was evident his shortcomings on the defensive end in these limited early-season stints had kept him on the sidelines most nights.
Brad Stevens had plenty of other more experienced…
