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Celtics Notebook: Young excels with 2nd helping

WALTHAM — Brad Stevens likes what he’s seeing in second-year swingman James Young.

The Kentucky product showed good offensive aptitude as a rookie, but missed on a chance to stick in the rotation by not being as attentive as needed in other areas of the game.

Young looks . . . different.

“Yeah, I mean way different just from a physical standpoint,” said Stevens. “He’s bigger, stronger.

“I think he’s got a much better feel for how the game is played. I think he has a much better understanding of where he can be impactful on both ends.