{"id":86678,"date":"2021-05-04T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T12:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86678"},"modified":"2021-10-10T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T13:15:30","slug":"how-aaron-nesmith-changed-his-game-to-impact-celtics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86678","title":{"rendered":"How Aaron Nesmith Changed His Game to Impact Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cedric Maxwell calls the best shooter in the 2020 NBA Draft &#8220;Crash&#8221; on Boston&#8217;s radio broadcasts. He&#8217;s of course referring to Aaron Nesmith &#8211; who began Friday blocking Demar DeRozan on a help side rotation, after Payton Pritchard fouled DeRozan shortly before Nesmith crashed into the play. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nesmith slid seemingly defenseless off DeRozan&#8217;s back and crashing back onto the hardwood. As always, Nesmith got back up seemingly unscathed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Celtics rookie joined John Zannis and me for an <a href=\"https:\/\/dai.ly\/x81230o\">exclusive interview on the Garden Report Podcast<\/a> to talk about his noe <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nM0s0v949iQ\">shoe deal with New Balance<\/a>. Nesmith also discussed how he keeps getting back up after these vicious falls.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel great,&#8221; Nesmith said. &#8220;I call it an &#8216;art of falling.&#8217; You got to know how to fall.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Aaron Nesmith EXCLUSIVE Interview - Celtics Post Game\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x81230o\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nesmith&#8217;s shot is improving, he&#8217;s now 40% on catch-and-shoot threes, but his array of hustle rebounds, blocks and steals remain central to his recent success. Nesmith sounded more like Marcus Smart as he admitted he needed to adjust his game to impact the Celtics after a slow start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His three-point percentage stood at 18.8% on his first 16 attempts. Brad Stevens watched him struggle to run the floor and react to defensive play calls in training camp and preseason. The speed of the pro game hit differently and an abbreviated ramp-up following a major injury last January didn&#8217;t help. He sat 14 times in Boston&#8217;s first 23 games, with his three-point percentage only ticking up to 31% overall. His release appeared rushed, at times hitched in limited catch-and-shoot tries during sporadic playing time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting didn&#8217;t comprise his entire game if you listened during the draft combine. Asked about his strengths, Nesmith listed floor-spacing, but also the ability to guard one-through-four, while playing with high intensity. The hustle wasn&#8217;t clich\u00e9, it stood out when he tip-toed along the baseline tracking rebounds in an early game against Cleveland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It\u2019s definitely a little more new, just because of the situation and what the team needs,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s just something that the team needs right now to help win games \u2026 I know my role and I\u2019m trying to do that to the best of my ability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Aaron Nesmith KEY to Celtics Comeback vs Spurs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x810bi4\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the court, Nesmith flexes his arms in response to mistakes, falling to the floor trying to draw a charge and popping up stunned at the blocking call. He flashes a similar motion for his celebrations that have become more common after strong finishes inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2021\/3\/23\/22345423\/aaron-nesmith-doesnt-like-to-lose-a-quarter-boston-celtics-rookie-profile-payton-pritchard-nba-draft\">Those who knew him in high school say he hates to lose a quarter.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s a whole bunch of ups-and-downs and your mind is everywhere sometimes,\u201d Nesmith said. \u201cYou can\u2019t focus on that too much. You\u2019ve got to make sure you live in the moment, be in the moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stevens assured the media that opportunity would come to Nesmith, emphasizing that he regularly arrived early to the Auerbach Center to work. He stressed staying ready to Nesmith early in the season the same way he did to Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards, Semi Ojeleye and Tremont Waters in previous seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bigger plan developed for Nesmith, who Stevens surmised could enter closing lineups midway through February due to his spacing ability. He averaged nearly five rebounds per game early that month and improved to 35.7% from three, but defensive rotations, including a difficult contest on Luka Doncic\u2019s game-winner in Dallas, proved difficult. He sat for seven games after, before struggling in his return in March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think you can look at it from both perspectives,\u201d Nesmith said. \u201cObviously from a playing standpoint nothing\u2019s better than actually being in a game and getting reps up and being able to run around with those guys, but from a mindset standpoint I think it really helped me take a step back and look at the game from a different view and really helped my preparation every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Celtics Rookie Aaron Nesmith Signs First Shoe Deal With New Balance\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x8126ko\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nesmith figured out what the group needed from the bench, aware of how teammates acted on and off the floor, particularly as they missed Marcus Smart on the defense during his injury. He watched the impact Tristan Thompson and Robert Williams III\u2019s aggressive offensive rebounding had on wins during the winter west coast trip. Despite the separated locker room, he embraced the closer personal time they shared at Auerbach Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He returned uncomfortably aggressive. Almost willing to do anything to get involved in a play as he tumbled and threw himself everywhere. He shot 18.8% from three again, but the Celtics narrowly won the minutes he played, particularly in Oklahoma City when his two steals and a block helped push a 24-point swing during a comeback win. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nesmith then hit a three in two minutes at Denver, two more in eight minutes in the win over Phoenix. It became easier for him to take advantage of limited minutes, as shooting no longer decided whether he had a good or bad game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou go in and you make the most of it,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you\u2019re not doing it and you\u2019re not prepared, that says something about you and your work ethic when you\u2019re not taking the onus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Aaron Nesmith Postgame Interview | Celtics vs Spurs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"788\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x8109zd\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting 60% from three over his last seven games from three, Nesmith is progressing to the mean as an elite shooter. A few set plays into catches off movement above the arc help. The trust of a teammate like Brown feels better. Nesmith, buried for so much of the season, could become one of the most relied-upon rookies into the postseason. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stevens went to Payton Pritchard and Romeo Langford late against Portland instead and a fully healthy team will likely rely on its veteran wings. They\u2019ve been the ones, however, to struggle to hustle which should be the simplest response to this year\u2019s struggles. Nesmith already knows that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI definitely wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s surreal,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Playing basketball you play to win, you play to compete, so everybody in the NBA, everybody on this Celtics team is a very competitive person, so being able to play in those moments that\u2019s what you play the game for. It\u2019s fun for me. Going forward, having a spot in the playoff rotation, it\u2019s not up to me. I\u2019m just going to continue to go out there and do my job and help this team make winning plays.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cedric Maxwell calls the best shooter in the 2020 NBA Draft &#8220;Crash&#8221; on Boston&#8217;s radio broadcasts. He&#8217;s of course referring to Aaron Nesmith &#8211; who began Friday blocking Demar DeRozan on a help side rotation, after Payton Pritchard fouled DeRozan shortly before Nesmith crashed into the play. 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