Abdel Nader

 Will be real tough for him to make that rotation..he plays SF, they’re deep in that position. He average 10 minutes on a Thunder team that wasn’t that deep..I don’t see him getting more then that in Boston. 

Nader seemed like a decent find after his first summer league where he had a knack for scoring particularly on drives and spot up 3’s.  From my understanding he was drafted in 2016 on the agreement that he would be a domestic draft and stash for a year before signing with the Celtics.  I mention that because he was not good during the preseason last year and was outplayed by Jabari Bird.  I think the Celtics had to maintain their relationship with the agent and held up their end by signing to a contract.    

During the year he got opportunities to play either through injuries or Stevens looking for a spark off the bench.  Idk if the game was moving too fast for him but most of the time he struggled with decision making on both ends of the court.  He would consistently miss the extra pass when the ball was swinging around the 3pt line.  Nader also couldn’t replicate that success he had attacking the rim in the 2016 summer league.  But the biggest thing holding him back from being in an NBA rotation is his bad defense.  Guys would easily blow past him when he was the primary defender.  Then when he was off the ball a lot of the time he wouldn’t rotate properly.  

Nader will be fine as a cheap end of the bench guy but unless he improves on the flaws he showed last year I wouldn’t expect him to see minutes in the regular rotation.  

 If you need depth he might be OK at the end of your bench. I wasn’t highly impressed given his age. Maybe he just needed a year, but he’ll likely be playing overseas rather soon.

should be hell of a fight between him and Kyle Singler for the third string SF spot…

He’s crap in case you were wondering. He’s not an NBA level player

Spots up for grabs:

Starting SG(until roberson is 100% and able to beat the temp replacement).

Bench PF,Sf,SG….Dennis S and Nerlens Noel should lock up pg and C everything else should be up for grabs to  who will get mins…For example  I could see Donovan riding this bench lineup at least at 1 point:

C)Noel,PF)Nader,SF)Terrance f, Sg)Dialo/Abrines and PG) Dennis S or Ray Felton if Dennis has jail issues…

Personally I don’t know if he will crack our rotations unless a trade happens…I could see Abrines or Patterson maybe being moved for maybe a longer term deal and to open up mins for 1 or 2 of Nader,TLC,Terrance f or Dialo….

But Donovans rotations you never know who will get mins.

If I am judging him solely off highlights(as didn’t follow him): He looks like likes to shot/willing shooter and could be a willing cutter thats about it…I can’t tell about Defense just yet..

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 Nader is like the AAA dude you love that bats .340 with 40 home runs but goes up to the big leagues and strikes out 4 times a game… He may possibly be the bets G League and worst NBA player at the same time.  Can’t defend, lackadaisical with the ball, inconsistent (but not horrible) shooter, and worst is hes an extremely unwilling passer basically looking to shoot/drive as soon as he touches it every time.

One thing about him that is positive if he can change his bad habits… he’s agressive.  He could be a solid 10th or 11th man, come in and give some scoring punch, if he can learn to limit his liabilities.  Think of him as a much less athletic and less skilled Gerald Green and you’re looking at his ceiling.