Daniel Theis entered the 2018-19 season with fairly low expectations. The German big man was meant to spend a significant portion of his sophomore year regaining his form after suffering a season-ending meniscus tear during his rookie campaign.
Boston eased Theis back into game action accordingly, and he ultimately proved to be essentially the same player he was a year prior, putting together nearly identical box score stats to those he posted in his inaugural season. Theis’ advanced metrics suggest a slight improvement that the stagnancy of his raw production belies.
The Celtics outscored opponents by 5.