Baylor Scheierman’s first expertise of NBA basketball has been difficult, however anticipated as soon as the Creighton product was chosen within the first spherical by the Boston Celtics on this previous summer time’s draft.
Scheierman joined a loaded Celtics roster recent off a championship and hungry for a repeat. Practically everybody — apart from Oshae Brissett and Svi Mykhailiuk — returned for the re-run, leaving little-knowns like Scheierman within the backseat. Boston initially assigned Scheierman to its G League affiliate in Maine on Nov. 5, the place the 24-year-old has the chance to play constantly, develop and develop.
Granted, it’s not a simple journey and the staff understands that.
“I believe the toughest factor for younger guys is having an understanding of enjoying each evening,” Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned throughout Friday’s staff follow, per CLNS Media. “I believe that’s the factor that’s underestimated for youthful gamers is the vets and the blokes; the Jayson’s, the Jaylen’s, the Jrue’s, Al’s, Derrick’s. You need to convey it each evening. It’s not only a as soon as per week or one thing like that.
“So getting on the G League schedule having to peform each single evening, having to compete each single evening. Simply getting these reps of like, ‘I did it final evening. I gotta do it once more.’ And that may be actually exhausting so simply good to see him do this after which clearly proceed to execute the issues on each ends of the ground which are vital for Celtics basketball.”
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Scheierman has already logged two G League appearances, to date, averaging 28.5 factors, 9.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists whereas capturing 57.1% from the ground and 52.2% on 3-pointers — trying 11.5 per recreation. Throughout Maine’s season opener, Scheierman dropped 31 factors on 8-of-14 capturing from the sector, together with 6-of-10 from three. He adopted up that debut efficiency by draining a 60-foot buzzer beater to finish the third quarter, ending up with 24 factors, 10 rebounds and 5 assists on Monday evening.
Jordan Walsh, a first-rounder two seasons in the past, underwent the identical path Scheierman’s at present on. Walsh’s rookie appearances with the Celtics scattered randomly, however the Arkansas product spent most of 2023-24 in Maine, given the liberty to re-tool earlier than getting an opportunity to now contribute night-to-night with Boston’s squad.
Mazzulla already has exterior capturing specialists Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser working in tandem off the bench, leaving little room for Scheierman to showcase himself. It doesn’t imply Boston doesn’t envision Scheierman carving out a job within the close to future, however like Hauser, Walsh, Neemias Queta and JD Davison, it takes time.
If Scheierman maintains his spectacular offensive output in Maine, maybe the wait gained’t be too lengthy for the southpaw snipper.
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