Almost from the second he stepped on the court in a Boston Celtics uniform, veteran big man Mike Muscala looked like he had been with the team for years. Not even a full day after having been dealt to the Celtics from the Oklahoma City Thunder, Muscala stepped on the court for Boston and knocked down 4-of-8 3-point attempts to debut with 12 points for the team.
Add in some passing, rim protection, and size, and it is easy to see why Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and company elected to deal for Muscala over several other, higher profile targets for their frontcourt.
To talk over just how good his fit with Boston has been so far in his still-young tenure with the team, NESN’s George Balekji recently put together a clip on that topic.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what he had to say.
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