‘I’ve no ego’: Veteran ahead Oshae Brissett says he has ‘nothing to show’ as he joins Celtics

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The 25-year-old ahead signed with Boston earlier this offseason and will find yourself being Grant Williams’s alternative.

Oshae Brissett joins the Celtics after spending the previous three seasons with the Indiana Pacers. (AP Picture/Nick Wass)

After taking part in the previous couple of seasons with a Pacers squad that missed the playoffs, Oshae Brissett is becoming a member of a Celtics crew that’s trying to lastly recover from the hump and win a title. 

Brissett appears to be prepared to assist out in that quest. 

The ahead, who signed with the Celtics on a two-year deal earlier in July, shared what his response was when he discovered Boston wished to signal him initially of free company.

“I used to be actually excited,” Brissett advised reporters in Las Vegas on Saturday. “Getting a name from a corporation like this actually let me know they recognize me and respect me as a participant. It appears like an excellent relationship I can construct with them.”

The 25-year-old is in a spot the place he might nonetheless be trying to show himself within the league. He’s by no means been an everyday starter in his profession, beginning 43 of the 172 video games he’s performed via his first 4 seasons. His taking part in time additionally took a dip this previous season, as he averaged 16.7 minutes per sport after taking part in 23.3 minutes per sport the 12 months prior, resulting in him signing for only a minimal contract with the Celtics.

However Brissett isn’t trying to play for himself. Relatively, he needs to pitch in for the Celtics.

“I’ve no ego,” Brissett stated. “I’ve nothing to show, actually. I simply wish to go win. Something they need me to do, I’ll do it.”

Brissett may need a chance to pitch in straight away. Grant Williams’s departure to Dallas will seemingly open up at the least some frontcourt minutes in the course of the common season, which Brissett ought to ideally slot into. 

When he does get on the courtroom, the 2019 undrafted free agent needs to carry one factor particularly to the Celtics’ lineup.

“[I want to bring] vitality, pleasure. I really feel like final 12 months watching them, they at all times had that,” Brissett stated. “Clearly taking part in within the Backyard is totally different … I really feel like I can carry that [energy] otherwise, coming in off the bench, beginning, no matter it’s … vitality and coronary heart.”

One approach to carry vitality is by making pictures, particularly 3-pointers, as there may be no crew that’s extra reliant on the deep shot than the Celtics. They’ve seen Brissett carry vitality to the Pacers by making his 3-point pictures towards them earlier than.

When Boston was amid its scorching streak late within the 2021-22 season, Brissett led Indiana to a uncommon scorching night time offensively towards a squad that was taking part in at a historic stage defensively. He scored 27 factors as he shot 6-of-9 from deep in that sport, serving to the Pacers win by 21. 

Brissett didn’t shoot too effectively from deep this previous season, making simply 31 p.c of his 3-pointers. However the 34.4 profession 3-point shooter is aware of in addition to anybody that you could have a scorching hand on any night time. Brissett believes that’s very true taking part in for the Celtics. 

“On a random night time, I really feel like I’ll have the ability to go off or have an excellent sport simply due to how random we do play,” Brissett stated. 

One other approach to carry vitality right into a lineup is by making hustle performs. Brissett’s averaging over one offensive rebound per sport over his profession and is aware of that performs like that may assist earn the belief of his star teammates, identical to Williams. 

“Properly, once they received the [ball], they’ll do what they need,” Brissett stated, referring to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. “I’m going to go crash and rebound and I really feel like I’ve received the straightforward job. That’s what they do and I’m excited to play with them, excited to observe, excited to be part of the crew, and be on the market and present what I can do.”

Because the Celtics’ roster is beginning to spherical out, Brissett believes it’s a crew that may lastly pull via and win a title after being on the precipice over the previous couple of seasons. 

“This crew is trending in the precise path and I really feel like now now we have lots of nice items to essentially recover from that hump,” Brissett stated. “I’m excited to get to coaching camp and begin and simply construct, so we will begin taking part in late in June.”