Let me preface by saying that I am a massive fan of Avery Bradley and particularly his lock down perimeter defense.
We've all seen the amazing strip steals on strong ball handlers, the constant fight to beat his man to a spot, the general 2 steps ahead quickness that leaves opposing ball handlers second guessing their instincts.
If there's one thing that he could stand to benefit from, something that might become more obvious when he slows down and morphs into a savvy veteran, it would be becoming a more cerebral team defender.
He's definitely not bad now. He'll leave his man to camp a passing lane with the best of them, but I'm talking more of a Tony Allen style both arms up, sealing off angles and disrupting potential passing and shooting lanes style of team defense.
Kobe would do it when he would roam off Rondo. KG, Marc Gasol and Tyson Chandler are(were) masters of it. It's why DeAndre Jordan can struggle on defense even when he's blocking shots. It's just that ability to disrupt plays before they happen. To be more proactive and less reactive.
Stevens has said that he wanted Bradley to return to that dominant defender, but with his new found gunner mindset it might make more sense for him to step out of the man coverage tunnel vision and start putting some real damage into opposing offensive systems. I know Gary Payton worked with Lillard this offseason, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to get The Glove back to Boston to try to if there's more to unleash in Avery Bradley.