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Terry Rozier won the hearts of Celtics fans last season when he revealed himself as an extremely capable point guard and a giant part of the Celtics falling just one game short of the NBA Finals. The nickname ‘Scary Terry’ was birthed, merch was sold, camaraderie was sizzling, and the team flourished.
Then Kyrie returned, and Rozier was put back in the box.
According to Celtics Wire, averaged just 8.4 field goal attempts in 22.7 minutes per game in the regular season, a huge dropoff from the 14.0 field goal attempts in 36.6 minutes per game he averaged in the last season’s playoff run.
After dropping four straight games to the Bucks to cap off a tumultuous season, the four-year guard was visibly upset with his limited role this season and the perceived attitudes and selfishness of unnamed players *cough cough Kyrie*.
Via Yahoo Sports’ Vincent Goodwill:
“Everybody was running around with their heads cut off, like chickens,” backup point guard Terry Rozier III told Yahoo Sports. “Coach was in a tough position, one of the toughest positions, dealing with all these guys with attitudes, all that [expletive]. Guys that’s All-Stars, guys getting paid a lot of money, guys trying to get paid. It’s tough.”
Rozier said he saw it on the first day of training camp, so many talented players who could make a case for bigger roles.
“I feel like I sacrificed the most, but I’d do it any day for this team,” Rozier told Yahoo Sports. “A lot of things weren’t fair to me, but it’s not about me. That’s why I don’t [expletive] and complain.”
“I don’t give a [expletive] what nobody say, I sacrificed the most out of anybody. I’m a top point guard in this league. I feel like it’s a fresh start, whether I’m here or whether I’m gone.”
Rozier added via NBC Sports Boston:
“It just was tough dealing with all the talent we had and different guys want to be in the limelight, guys already in the limelight, [expletive] like that. It’s just been a lot.”
When asked about Boston having the right to match any offer to him this summer, he said: “No comment.”