Celtic new players have a chance to compete for starts, but powerful pitchers may also become potential contenders?

According to MassLive reporter Brian Robb, the Boston Celtics signed power forward Chris Boucher, the team's number one candidate for the starting power forward before training camp, and he also has a great chance to gain a lot of playing time for himself in the new season. Boucher is 206cm tall. The inside partner he and Neemias Queta have very obvious advantages in terms of size, and the team will also perform better in defense and rebounding protection.

However, Robb also said that another starting four position choice may be the team's powerful pitcher Sam Hauser. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla relies heavily on outside shooting tactical, and arranging Hauser as the starter can also maximize the team's advantages in outside shooting, but this may also lead to greater problems for the Celtics in other aspects. In addition, Robb also mentioned that the team's forward star Josh Minott, who just signed this summer, may be a wild card option in the fourth position, and he may be reused in the new season and get a stable playing time and chance to enter the rotation.

In the NBA regular season last season, Boucher was affected by injury and played 50 times in 82 games, with averaging 17.2 minutes per game, averaging 10 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, 0.6 turnovers and 1.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 49.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 78.2%. In the NBA regular season last season, Hauser played 71 games in 82 games, averaging 21.7 minutes per game, averaging 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.2 blocks, as well as 0.3 turnovers and 1.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 45.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 41.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 100%. In the playoffs, Hauser played 8 games in total, with averaging 13.5 minutes per game, with averaging 3.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 1.4 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.7%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.3%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 100%.

Boucher and Hauser are two players with completely opposite styles, and their roles on the court are also completely different. By contrast, Boucher is a basic salary player, and Hauser's new contract will be officially implemented from the new season. I don’t know how the Celtics will make the choice next. Which player will they arrange to become the team’s starting fourth position? Under normal circumstances, Boucher is of course an ideal candidate for this position, but perhaps Hauser is really more in line with the team's playing style?