Next up on the list of starters is Courtney Lee. Although he is a great player, it is expected that when Avery Bradley comes back in late December-early January (hopefully), he will take back his role that he beat Ray Allen out for last season. But you can still expect a lot of minutes off the bench for Lee.
Brandon Bass | Courtney Lee
Courtney was recently ranked as the #117 best player in the league (Bradley was 106). Lee is best known for his tenacious defense which should make the duo of him and Rondo tough to beat. He will be a good match up on Dwayne Wade since we will not have Avery to shut him down like he did last season.
At the bottom I have listed his stats for his 4 years in the NBA since he left Western Kentucky. He averages exactly 10 PPG in his career and can score off the dribble. He needs a little bit of practice distributing the ball, but that should be easy considering he is now on a great looking team, not the Houston Rockets. I think he will score in the double digits again this season and will be a go-to defender in big games. Look for him to be a big factor on this team now that Ray Allen is gone.
SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PTS |
’08-’09 | ORL | 77 | 42 | 25.2 | 0.404 | 0.83 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 8.4 |
’09-’10 | NJ | 71 | 66 | 33.5 | 0.338 | 0.869 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
’10-’11 | HOU | 81 | 1 | 21.3 | 0.408 | 0.792 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
’11-’12 | HOU | 58 | 26 | 30.3 | 0.401 | 0.826 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
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