Hauser won’t start Game 1 of the opening-round series against the Heat on Sunday.

With Boston resting its usual starters, Hauser drew back-to-back starts to end the regular season and scored 32 points (12-37 FG) during those contests. The sharpshooter is expected to garner a 15-to-20-minute role during the postseason.

Sam Hauser details Brad Stevens’ impact on him joining Celtics over Hea

Back in 2021, sharpshooting forward Sam Hauser elected not to take his talents to South Beach, but rather up north to Boston and join the Celtics on a two-way contract.

During a recent article from The Boston Globe, Adam Himmelsbach detailed the night where Hauser decided to become a Celtic.

“When I got off the phone, my dad was like, ‘Well, why don’t you just sleep on it?’” Hauser explained. “And I told him, ‘We’ve got 10 minutes.’”