Joe Mazzulla praised Baylor Scheierman’s competitiveness and work ethic following the Celtics’ 109-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night.
“He doesn’t care about anything except competing, and that doesn’t get rewarded enough,” Mazzulla, a frontrunner for NBA Coach of the Year, said of Scheierman, according to Forbes’ Bobby Krivitsky’s X post.
Scheierman delivered one of his most productive performances of the season in the victory, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in 26 minutes. In the second half alone, the first-round pick in the 2024 draft knocked down three of his four 3-pointers.