Welcome to Boston, Oshae Brissett!

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The dude asks him what team does he play for, right after he said he's a free agent haha. Oshae was a good sport, though.

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there's a lot to like here! I'm sure he won't shoot the same % as Grant from 3, but seems like he might be able to make more plays all over the floor. Stats show he's a lower TO player than Grant, which I like (8% career for Oshae vs. 13% career for Grant). Needs to become a better defender though (-1.2 DBPM career vs. 0.9 career for Grant).

I was going to say that it seemed like Grant was increasingly masquerading as a 'wing' whereas Oshae IS a wing, but the stats don't really bear that out:

Oshae last year
5% SF/92% PF/3% C
Oshae career
20% SF/73% PF/6% C

Grant last year
5% SF/86% PF/8% C
Grant career
11% SF/83% PF/6% C

TLDR: nice highlights! I think we're going to like this guy in green

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If the official team website is correct, Brissett will take over Grant's jersey number, #12.

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Would be slightly cooler if his name were Brisket, but oh well

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The dude asks him what team does he play for, right after he said he's a free agent haha. Oshae was a good sport, though.

Hes Canadian isnt he?

Of COurse he is nice, humble and respectful

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The dude asks him what team does he play for, right after he said he's a free agent haha. Oshae was a good sport, though.

Hes Canadian isnt he?

Of COurse he is nice, humble and respectful

He didn't say "Ope" or say sorry for no reason so that ruled out Midwestern.

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Speaking of, Oshae playing for Canada in the FIBA tourney at the end of the summer.

https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/news/canada-throw-down-gauntlet-to-world-cup-field-with-amazing-squad

Also a couple of Scrubbs on that team - must be related, I assume?
Edit: neglected to mention they are in the same pool as Zinger and Latvia, so should be some Celtic head to head action happening.

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Just realized the Cs signed him instead of my perpetual binky Stanley Johnson.

Still like the move though. Think he’ll play a bigger role than many of us are thinking so far — ie, in the mix for a rotation spot.

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After thinking about Brissett some more...

-Just got picked up by the Pacers in april 2021. So they just randomly grabbed him for like 20 games at the end of the season. Just took a flier on some 22 yr old kid who went undrafted and barely played the season before in Toronto so basically was 22, undrafted and had no NBA experience, and was thrown onto a team in April to see what he could do in the last 20 or so games of the season

-First 10 games with the Pacers, barely played at all. But he was probably just getting acclimated with the new team and the NBA game.

-Then they started to actually play him. Over the last 16 games of the 20-21 season, he averaged 13 PPG and 7 RPG with a +/- of +2.3. Brissett shot 42% from 3 on 4.8 attempts per game. His shooting splits were 47/42/76. He had an 18 point game, a 19 point game, a 23 point game and a 31 point game. He started all 16 games, the Pacers went 8-8 (Brissett was tied with Caris LeVert for best winning % on the team among guys who started over 10 games during that stretch). He averaged 31 MPG during that 16 game stretch. And he was doing this at age 22, in basically the first season of his NBA career, when he was thrown onto a team in April, without having a training camp with that team.

-Then Pacers fire their coach and hire Rick Carlisle. As many of us know, Carlisle is an old school coach, he plays favorites and doesn't like playing young guys. Brissett's playing time early on in the 21-22 season was insanely sporadic and inconsistent. Goes from a DNP opening night, to 7 mins in game 2, to then averaging 25 MPG the next 3 games (1 of those 3 games he dropped 16 points, 9 rebs, 7/11 FG, 3/6 from 3). But then for the next 15 games he got 10 DNPs and barely any minutes the other 5 games. Got pretty regular playing time for the rest of the season after that, but it was tough for that team to find consistency because Turner was in and out of the lineup with injuries, Brogdon was in and out of the lineup with injuries. Carlisle was 1st year coaching that team and was still figuring out who he wanted to play and how he wanted to play, halfway through the season they basically blow up the team by trading Holiday/Sabonis for Haliburton/Hield/Jalen Smith. And remember, all of this is happening when Brissett is only 23 and this was his first full season in the NBA. If we look at his stats during this period (a larger, 54 game sample) he posted 10 PPG, 6 RPG, shooting splits of 41/35/71 which is respectable for a forward in his 2nd year in the league. It does actually look like his playing time went up and became more consistent after the Sabonis/Haliburton trade. From Feb 7 onward that season (a 25 game sample) he put up 14 PPG and shooting splits of 42/37/73 which is very solid. During that stretch is when Brissett had his big 27 point, 6/9 from 3, 6 rebound game vs the Celtics.

-I won't dive too deep into the 22-23 season. I think during the 22-23 season, Carlisle played favorites and prioritized Mathurin, Nesmith and Nembhard over Brissett. Yes, Carlisle is more known to favor vets over young guys. And Brissett at age 24 was older than those 3 guys. But I think Carlisle was being told by management that the team was rebuilding and intentionally going young - rebuilding around young guys like Haliburton and Mathurin. As a result, he gave more mins to Nembhard and Nesmith since they fit the Haliburton/Mathurin timeline better. Meanwhile, Turner and Hield didn't fit that timeline but they both had more clearly defined roles on the team. The team needed a proven wing shooter and the team needed a big man so Hield and Turner had to get mins (plus they were both on big contracts, way bigger contracts than Brissett was on). As the season went on, guys like Brissett, Jalen Smith and Duarte (and to some extent TJ McConnell) clearly were not among Carlisle's favorites.

I think Brissett is probably pumped to get a fresh start on a new team with the Celtics. Plus, he played his best basketball when Brogdon was still on the pacers. So you know he's pumped to play with Brogdon and that familiarity will help Brissett get acclimated on the Celtics and feel more comfortable on his new team.

If you add up the 70 games (16 from the 20-21 season and 54 from the 21-22 season) where he was getting consistent playing time, the dude was averaging well over 10 PPG, over 6 RPG and shot 37% from 3 on 4.1 attempts per game. And those games were when he was only 22 and 23 yrs old. Now he's 25, so he should be entering his prime right now and even better than he was at age 22/23. It's entirely possible he could be a solid 8th/9th man for us.

He's 6'7" with a 7'0" wingspan. Good athleticism. Strong build. Plays tough, physical. Good rebounder. Can play the 3 or the 4. Good motor, good cutter. He could be a solid contributor for us.

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A couple of Brogs-to-Brissett connections here...

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Between Timelord playing more games, White getting more minutes, and the addition of Porzingis, Brissett, Banton, & Walsh, the Cs might lead the league in shotblocking and rim protection next season.

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Does anyone know the severity of his knee injury?

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Does anyone know the severity of his knee injury?

Unclear from original reporting. But he's being held off the World Cup games.

Oshae Brissett has been ruled out as a precaution as he deals with a knee injury,...

Brissett’s knee became too troublesome for him to suit up for Canada, according to team officials.

https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/jamal-murray-iffy-for-fiba-world-cup-as-canada-leaves-for-exhibition-series/article_156dd824-6506-542e-bd2b-3647e85ede50.html

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Oshae has a history of knee injuries. Doesn't seem too serious as of now, hope he'll be all good for camp.

Appreciate Team Canada not risking him out there regardless

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He dunks on Tatum at :35

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I wouldn't say 'amazing' athleticism, but 'really good' -- reminds me more than a little of JB.
One guy he does NOT remind me of is Grant Williams. Which is fine -- we need someone a little more comfortable as a '3' out there.

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Reoccurring knee issues according to Clutch Points.com

The new Celtics forward will not play in the FIBA World Cup. Oshae Brissett will instead focus on the rehabilitation of his injured knee, per Doug Smith of The Toronto Star.

Brissett has a history of being bothered by the same knee since he was 15 years old. Getting it treated before the season allows him to recover just in time for the season. Moreover, he is not the only Boston player that withdrew from their national teams. Al Horford is also no longer playing with Karl Anthony-Towns for the Dominican Republic.