Xavier Tillman is a good player who helped the Celtics run at the championship last year and will help them this year. However, Boston has a crowded center room so what kind of role will Tillman have this season?
First let’s go over Tillman as a player.
Tillman is a limited offensive player. He is not a pick-and-roll player. In Memphis last year, they scored just 0.67 points per possession when Tillman was the screen setter in pick-and-rolls. That number was 2nd worst on the team, with only Luke Kennard being worse. As a result, Boston did not use him in their pick-and-roll game after the trade.