Overview
- Boston signed Mitchell Robinson in the offseason to a three-year, $47.4 million deal to add offensive rebounding and rim protection.
- Through six games Robinson has just 11 offensive rebounds, a drop from 4.2 per game last season and about half his usual offensive rebounding rate.
- In Monday’s 109-93 loss to the Rockets Neemias Queta returned to the starting lineup and Robinson made his first appearance off the bench this season.
- Coach Joe Mazzulla said the team has been using Robinson farther from the rim to set screens and help on the perimeter, a change he tied to the dip in offensive rebounds.
- Robinson acknowledged he is still adjusting and said, “I gotta figure it out soon,” while analytics show the Celtics have been outscored with him on the floor, putting pressure on him to justify the signing despite the small sample size.