The Golden State Warriors offer few surprises. Every piece on the roster has an established function, and it's difficult to disrupt the pecking order. But Festus Ezeli is chipping away, carving out an expanded role for himself in the process.
Three games into the season, Ezeli is already seeing more playing time than last year. He looks healthy, motivated and poised to have a big season. Getting to this point was no easy task, though.
The road back from injury has been tedious. Ezeli sat out 2013-14 following knee surgery, which is never an ideal scenario for a big man coming off an intriguing rookie campaign. He turned out to be a slow healer, and another injury setback had briefly sent him down to the NBA Development League last season.
He still managed to log 46 regular-season games and was a valuable contributor during the Warriors' path of destruction in the playoffs. Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley reiterates just how good Ezeli was at manning the middle last year: "His 6.2 block percentage tied All-Star Anthony Davis for sixth among players who made at least 41 appearances. Ezeli's ...
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