He's no superstar or all-star, but he has the potential to be a really good player.
However, the Celtics best strategy is to bait him into trying to be a scorer/creator. He is not that good.
Again I want to point out that I was not suggesting that Siakam is really great or an awesome scorer or something.
He brings things to the table the Celts lack. Energy, effort, edge, an tendency to get inside. A guy who combines some of the things Smart does with many of the things Baynes does.
Smart used to bring more of that, but I think it's true that he doesn't have quite as much of an edge now that he's paid.
Generally, the Celts need more lineups that feature both talented scorers and guys who have simple, straightforward role that they perform with gusto.
Even on the Celts bench, most of those guys try to make an impact on the game by hitting shots. Rozier, Smart, Morris. The Celts need more scrap.
That's ironic because it used to be people talked about the Celts as a gimmick team that was nothing but scrap.