Absent at the start of the season following knee surgery, Boston Celtics pivot Robert Williams III should return to the courts this Friday evening once morest the Magic (1:30 a.m.), announced insider Shams Charania.
This is news that will please Massachusetts fans, much less their opponents. While the Greens struggle in the absence of their titular pivot dominate the League head and shoulders (22 wins for 7 losses, best record in the NBA), the return of Time Lord might make the team coached by Joe Mazzulla even more formidable for the competition. We are talking regarding an ultra-athletic interior which, over the 2021-22 financial year, was running at averages of 10 points, almost 10 rebounds and above all more than 2 blocks per game, all at Martian percentages (73.6% in overall shooting). The perfect garbage collector profile to do the dirty work efficiently, contribute to the balance of the C’s collective, and highlight the fantastic Jay Brothers duo who have been carrying the Boston franchise for several seasons now.
Boston Celtics All-Defensive center Robert Williams will make his season debut Friday vs. the Orlando Magic, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 15, 2022
For its debut in 2022-23 therefore, Williams will have the opportunity to quickly get to the heart of the matter, since if Orlando is not the most efficient team there is (9 wins for 20 losses), Floridians are nevertheless on a good dynamic, and will especially have arguments to offer the Celtics on the athletic level. Indeed, challenging the frontcourt Franz Wagner – Paolo Banchero – Bol Bol without preparing to respond physically can quickly turn into the equivalent of making a five once morest a team composed of Thibaut Courtois, Ibrahima Konaté and Erling Haaland among others, namely an experience not at all pleasant. Even if Al Horford, Grant Williams and even Blake Griffin or… Luke Kornet have provided a solid interim, the return of number 44 thus comes at the right time for the outgoing finalists, who have repeatedly found themselves forced to play Jayson Tatum at the station 4 in his absence.
The return of Robert Williams will do the Celtics the greatest good who, even without him, are already rolling in the League. With the return of Time Lord, game over for the competition?
