The time for Timelord’s return is drawing closer.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday night that starting Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III is likely to be back on the court for Boston by Dec. 25. Speaking on an episode of “NBA Countdown” during the “Woj’s Corner” regular segment, the ESPN senior writer said Williams’ agent Kevin Bradbury had told him he expects the former Texas A&M star will be “back by Christmas.”
“He’s progressing well on his rehab,” suggested Wojnarowski. “And listen, this is a player who had two surgeries in the last calendar year — they certainly want to take their time.”
Interestingly, even with Timelord looking likely to return, Woj believes the Celtics may look to bolster their frontcourt closer to the 2023 trade deadline.
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“You start to look out toward the February trade deadline (for) I think another big man — another center — who could play minutes in the case of Robert Williams missing time or a 36-year-old Al Horford out,” he explained.
Perhaps this is the source of Brian Windhorst’s recent mention of Boston perhaps having interest in San Antonio Spurs big Jakob Poeltl, or perhaps another target. But with so many minutes piled on Horford early in the season, there are plenty of good reasons to make such a move.
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