Did Boston Celtics general manager Brad Stevens stumble upon another proverbial diamond in the rough by adding another recent young undrafted player?
Second-year Boston reserve forward Drew Peterson, currently on a two-way deal after going undrafted out of USC in 2023, had two big games for the club with All-Star small forward Jaylen Brown and All-Defensive Team guard Derrick White both shelved due to injuries recently.
Peterson notched consecutive career highs in minutes, logging 25 minutes in the Celtics’ 115-111 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 1 and 26 minutes in Boston’s subsequent 108-89 victory over the Miami Heat the very next night…