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Boston Celtics: Romeo Langford ready for restart

By Sam Minton

PORTLAND, OREGON - FEBRUARY 25: Romeo Langford #45 of the Boston Celtics looks to take a shot against the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter during their game at Moda Center on February 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OREGON - FEBRUARY 25: Romeo Langford #45 of the Boston Celtics looks to take a shot against the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter during their game at Moda Center on February 25, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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As the Boston Celtics prepare to restart the 2020 season, Romeo Langford could help out the C’s with his improved shooting.

One of the most intriguing players that the Boston Celtics drafted in the 2020 NBA Draft was Romeo Langford. When he was drafted it seemed that he could become a key player for the team.

Langford struggled with injuries before the season even got started. Celtics fans didn’t get to see a lot of Langford prior to the suspension of the season.

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This season Langford only appeared in 27 games and averaged 2.6 points and 1.2 rebounds a game. Definitely not what Celtics fans were hoping for.

Langford was never able to find his rhythm. The long layoff might have actually helped Langford.

Ever since he was drafted, the Celtics coaching staff worked on his shooting form. It was one of the glaring issues in his game.

Thankfully Langford has a new shooting motion and that will hopefully help him when the Celtics start playing again. This new motion has been drilled into his head so much that it’s second nature. Fans shouldn’t have to worry about Langford falling into old habits.

"“I worked on it so much with Joe, it’s hard for me to fall back into where I would normally shoot,” Langford told reporters via Zoom on Friday. “I may shoot like one, two here and there like my old jumper but really it’s never a problem any more. It’s more fluid, it’s more natural to me now,  so it’s much easier.”"

Boston will need Langford to perform well. Especially in the first few games, Brad Stevens will go deep into the team’s bench. Langford, Grant Williams, and maybe even Tacko Fall should see some increased minutes.

Hopefully, we will see Langford scoring at a more consistent pace when games begin. It’s unlikely we see him averaging 15 points a game.

But if Langford can get close to 10 points and have a shooting percentage over 40 percent. This would show that Langford’s work on his form is paying off.

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When Celtics basketball returns we will hopefully see a more complete Romeo Langford. He needs to find his role and find where he belongs in the C’s rotation or else all of this hard work will be for naught.

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