If you didn’t watch the Boston Celtics-Detroit Pistons game on Wednesday night and only checked the box score, you won’t understand the impact that rookie Amari Williams had on the game.

In his first extended opportunity in an NBA game, the 2025 second-round pick and seven-footer Williams played 15 minutes and didn’t take a shot. He hit one free throw, snagged three rebounds, and blocked two shots.

Williams’s two rejections were the only statistical hint of his defensive presence, which the Pistons definitely felt, and which the Celtics definitely appreciated.

Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown discussed Williams’s performance, sounding impressed with the young big man.

“That was impressive, I’m not gonna lie,” Brown said, per CLNS Media’s Noa Dalzell

“He hasn’t been with us (for most

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