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Boston Celtics: 3 reasons team should rest stars as much as possible

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 10: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics dribbles past Cheick Diallo #13 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of the game at TD Garden on December 10, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 10: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics dribbles past Cheick Diallo #13 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of the game at TD Garden on December 10, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 10: Robert Williams #44 of the Boston Celtics. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

1. Gives new guys time to shine

The bottom of the Boston Celtics bench is stacked with new players. By resting your stars as much as possible you give these guys a chance to show what they can do.

A prime example of this is Robert Williams. It has been tough for Williams to find playing time with all of the great talents on Boston’s roster. Williams showed why he was the Celtics 1st round draft pick on Monday night.

Williams got a bump in minutes thanks to Al Horford, and Aron Baynes missing the game with an injury. Playing 26 minutes is like an eternity for the rookie. Williams scored 7 points and also added 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Clearly, these new guys enjoy playing some more and it will help them progress as a player. The Celtics signed these guys so they might as well play them some decent minutes and see what they paid for.

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