P.J. Dozier to spend rest of regular season with Boston Celtics

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Former Gamecock P.J. Dozier to spend rest of regular season with Boston Celtics



BY LOU BEZJAK

MARCH 26, 2019 05:05 PM,

UPDATED 41 MINUTES AGO




As the Boston Celtics get ready for the playoffs over the final few weeks of the regular season, P.J. Dozier will be part of the roster.

The Columbia native and former South Carolina will be on Boston’s roster for the rest of the regular season. Dozier played most of the year for Maine Red Claws, the Celtics’ G-League affiliate, but their season is over so Boston has called him up.

Dozier has appeared in five games this season for Boston and played three minutes Sunday against San Antonio. He could see more time over the final eight games with several of Celtics’ players nursing injuries.

“He’s super reliable, can guard a bunch of different positions and makes plays off the pick-and-roll,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens told BostonCeltics.com “So, we could use him in a situation with our other better wings where he would be a good complementary piece with them.”


Dozier started in all 46 of Maine’s games this season, averaging 21 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.5 assists and earned all G-League honors. He was with Oklahoma City organization last season before signing with Celtics as a free agent in the offseason.


bob
MY NOTE:  Interesting.  Not RJ Hunter, whom they brought back and has experience playing for Brad, but Dozier. Kyrie isn't playing vs Cleveland. First solid look at Dozier?


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I have watched this kid in games from Maine. He is a very good shooter, and rebounds well. He may come in handy, although, the bench will shorten and he may just get garbage time. I am glad he
Is getting a shot. What about RJ?

Hunter, if he were a baseball player, would be a marginal 4A player. Good enough for the minors, but not good enough for the majors.

He may be a hard working, great kid, but he will be overseas or back in the G League again next season.

wideclyde wrote:Hunter, if he were a baseball player, would be a marginal 4A player.  Good enough for the minors, but not good enough for the majors.

He may be a hard working, great kid, but he will be overseas or back in the G League again next season.

Good analogy.