An inevitable truth about many of the rookies that have come along in the Celtics’ latest Big Three Era is that they’ve generally been relegated to the role of the middle child in a TV sitcom, disappearing without notice for long stretches, occasionally making garbage-time cameos. (Full article: 755 words)

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