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Brad Stevens’ Big Man Rotation Beginning to Take a Finer Shape

The minute distribution among the big men on the team has always been a subject to argue, especially when David Lee was here. After Lee’s departure, it opened up minutes for Tyler Zeller and gave even more minutes to Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk. It left us Celtics observers to wonder, how much time should Amir Johnson spend on the floor? Not to mention the unstoppable force, which is the Jordan Mickey hype train.

Injuries to Olynyk and Jae Crowder freed Zeller to run up and down the court like some sort of gazelle, for about 2o minutes a night.