Of all the new players Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge brought in to briefly replace Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and six years of rewarding basketball, 25-year-old Vitor Faverani had by far the lowest expectations.
To most (meaning everyone who doesn’t regularly watch Spain’s Liga ACB), he was an unknown commodity, a player who figured to help more with Boston’s on-the-hush tanking mentality than the more traditional goal: actually winning games. But there he was in the starting lineup on opening night, either strictly because he was the team’s biggest body, or he’d actually impressed head coach Brad Stevens with some solid all-around play in the preseason.
There's really no other word but shocking to describe Faverani's first 60 minutes in the NBA. In those two games, he was a monster, tallying 25 points, nine blocks and 21 rebounds (including a truly impressive 12-point, 18-rebound, six-block performance against the Milwaukee Bucks and their deep, octopus-armed front line).
He displayed solid post moves (including a soft left-handed hook shot), he was a huma ...
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