What does reserve forward Georges Niang bring to the Boston Celtics?
Some of that ire may be tied to his scrappy play against now teammate Jaylen Brown, but that same play could win him some fans when it is for the Celtics. A very self-aware rotation player with no illusions about where he stands in the team's current and former pecking order, Niang did himself a favor with his words about his new home. But what does he bring to the court for Boston next season if he does not get dealt again before the start of the 2025-25 NBA season?
The hosts of the CLNS Media "The Big Three NBA" podcast, A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani Lunis, linked up with Cleveland Dot Com Cavs beat writer Ethan Sands to talk it over on a recent episode. Check it out below!
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