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Robert Williams, Enes Kanter, and playing to their strengths

The Celtics don’t have a dominant big that they can build a team around. Their best players are wings and ball handlers. So, instead, Brad Stevens has opted to use the 5-spot as more of a complimentary position.

In the first preseason game on Sunday, Robert Williams was a surprise inclusion in the starting five. Many had predicted that either Daniel Theis, the most experienced player in the center corp, or newcomer and eight-year vet Enes Kanter would get the nod. Theis was unavailable against the Hornets and could still get a chance, but it was The Timelord who got the first crack at it.