Marcus Morris made no secret of his desire to start at power forward for the Celtics during training camp last month. The veteran was the starting small forward for the past couple seasons in Detroit, and a similarly large role was expected to be waiting for him at the four spot in Boston after he was acquired for Avery Bradley in July.

"I feel like it's going to be really easy," Morris said back in October. "I don't think I can name two or three 4-men that can really do anything with me on the floor, you know what I mean? They might be a little bit bigger so I'm just trying to keep my strength and be a great rebounder. But on the offensive side, it will be too easy."

Things have changed quite a bit though in the few weeks that Morris was sidelined with a knee injury prior to his return to action on Friday night in Oklahoma City. Rookie Jayson Tatum has quickly morphed into one of Brad Stevens’ most dependable options at the forward spot in his first nine NBA games. With Tatum playing the 3, the Celtics have solidified their back line with Aron Baynes at the center spot and Al Horford at the 4 with the starters, which has helped stabilize the team’s defense and rebounding during Boston’s seven-game winning streak.

Morris expects to be on a minutes restriction for the next couple games as he eases back into action following a left knee injury and he won’t play both ends of a back-to-back on Sunday and Monday. That limitation has made it a relatively easy decision for Brad Stevens to bring him off the bench for the time being. With the C’s rolling though, the question will soon need to be answered as Morris returns to full strength: Should he be a regular part of the starting five in place of Baynes or Tatum?

When the time comes, the 28-year-old forward told BostonSportsJournal.com he is on board with whatever decision Stevens makes.

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