Tyler Parker

I think that he'll be effective.

I don't think he will be what he was.

I think they'll still be needing to play through Jalen.

But I could see him making some big shots in the playoffs.

I think the reason that I'm not as worried about him being effective is because he's such a skilled offensive player and he's such a good shooter.

I think he can function within an offense if he's not the primary ball handler like he likes to be usually.

I think he's still got the goods enough to be able to

accomplish what the Celtics would need him to accomplish by bringing him back.

I don't think it's some situation where you're bringing a guy back who's hyper ball dominant, who's got to have it, and who's going to be dominating possessions.

I think that you can have him coming off screens.

You can have him

posted up outside, like hanging out, waiting for swing swings and shooting corner threes all day.

You know what I mean?

So I'm not as worried about him.

I agree with you that guys these days are very concerned with their narrative, but I kind of thinking about it in another way where it's like, I don't think that he would mess around with coming back unless he was certain that he was going to be able to be a version of himself that he could be.

be happy with.

You know what I mean?

I don't think he's going to take a chance on coming back and messing with this great chemistry and this great season that the Celtics have wound up having.

I don't think he's going to risk being a player who's like, Hey you guys, I'm back now.

And then all of a sudden things are wonky.