Tyler Zeller discusses his stint in Boston and starting for the Nets

Posted Jan 1, 2018
Players try to find a balance between fighting for upward mobility in the NBA and falling in line with the program. Nobody in the Brad Stevens era toed this line more than Tyler Zeller. He arrived in Boston as a developing center prospect, starting 59 games his first season. But then the Celtics signed Amir Johnson and David Lee, pushing Zeller to the end of the rotation. (USA Today)

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