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Indiana Basketball: How Romeo Langford fits with the Boston Celtics

By Alec Lasley

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Romeo Langford poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted with the 14th overall pick by the Boston Celtics during the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Romeo Langford poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted with the 14th overall pick by the Boston Celtics during the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 20: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers shoots the ball against the UT Arlington Mavericks at Assembly Hall on November 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 20: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers shoots the ball against the UT Arlington Mavericks at Assembly Hall on November 20, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Offense

Langford is best known for his ability to score the ball and create instant offense.

As a 3,002 point scorer in his High School career, Langford also scored the third most points in a season as a freshman in Indiana history.

With the assumption that the Celtics will be losing Kyrie Irving to free agency and the possibility of Terry Rozier as well, Langford enters as a strong candidate to play major minutes with his ability to create offense for himself, and the lack of bodies in the backcourt.

The best part of his game is in the mid-range and in. He has a great ability to use a ball screen and use his size to shield off the defender, allowing him to create space and get to the rim. Per synergy sports, Langford ranked in the 90th percentile in college in his PnR offense, scoring .993 points per possession (PPP), with nearly a third of his total possessions coming in that setting.

At 6-foot-6, Langford also measured with a 6-foot-11 wingspan at the NBA Combine and that combination along with his high release point allows him to score around bigger defenders at the rim.

An isolation heavy league, Langford is also a very effective player one-on-one. Last season he was ranked in the 79th percentile in those scenarios scoring .939 PPP.

Overall, synergy slated Langford scoring 1.346 points per finishing opportunity in the half court, which was ranked in the 87th percentile, and is a tremendous amount for someone who shot just 27 percent from three – with the most of his opportunities coming off dribble drives.

For the Celtics, he will provide that scoring punch off the bench and can use his versatility to play multiple positions on the offensive end.

Though he didn’t show the shooting ability from deep for most of last season, if he can find the 33 percent shooting he had in the final month of the season, his offensive game will open up even more, and be a major help for a Celtics team that struggled to shoot the ball at times.

At times in Bloomington, he would be very satisfied with being passive and watching, but in a very cut heavy and ball movement offense that Brad Stevens runs, Langford will have to snap out of that in order to see major minutes.

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