Lost in the euphoria surrounding the 30-point scoring explosion of Carsen Edwards in last night's 118-95 win over Cleveland was the play and production of fellow-rookie, Tremont Waters. Waters came away with a team-second-best 24 points (to Carsen's 30 points) on 10-of-16 from the field and 3-of-8 on 3-pointers. Tremont passed off for a team-high seven assists, plus adding two rebounds and two steals. Brad Stevens has stated that all of the newcomers on the Celtics team can play - and he means it. The only negative part of that is trying to figure out who sticks on the full-time roster and who doesn't. The Max Strus versus Javonte Green debate continues, and it may just come down to what special need has to be filled. But Waters cannot be ignored in the discussion about the final 15-man roster. Much like former-Celtic, Isaiah Thomas, Waters knows just how to use his lack of size to ignite his offense. He has NBA-level skills and a solid basketball IQ ( per MassLive...
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