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Originally Posted by Exothermic
If Celtics wanted to get somebody who can switch on D & play great defense to add to their scheme they could just Nerlen Noel, don't need to trade assets. Pretty sure Brad would save Noel's career, no reason he shouldn't be a great defender in the nba.
I think they want someone who can switch on defense and play good, not necessarily great, defense and who can pass the ball well. Shooting the ball well enough to spread the floor is a plus.
If Noel is just a one-way defensive specialist, he might get the same level of playing time that Greg Monroe has been getting. He'd eat up minutes to preserve Al Horford in the regular season and get garbage time in the playoffs.