The Boston Celtics wrapped up their dose of Summer season League motion on Sunday night time with a comfort recreation towards the Philadelphia 76ers. Regardless of a hard-fought battle, the Celtics dropped the competition 103-98, with David Jones pouring in 23 factors to paved the way for Philadelphia.
On the inexperienced facet, Jordan Walsh led the way in which in scoring, dropping 18 factors and at last discovering his three-point shot. Jaelen Home and Tyler Prepare dinner made for a nifty bench combo, scoring 17 and 16 factors, respectively.
1. Jordan Walsh escapes his personal head
After 4 straight video games of woes, Walsh lastly broke by on Sunday. He nailed his first two triples of the sport and ended the night taking pictures a clear 4-of-8 from past the arc. His ultimate statline was 18 factors, seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. He shot 7-of-14 from the ground.
There have been nonetheless a number of moments all through the sport the place Walsh confirmed off his youth, however this was by far his finest Summer season League displaying.
“I really feel like I performed fairly dangerous,” Walsh said of Summer season League. “However we got here out, gained a pair video games, had some enjoyable, obtained to satisfy new guys, obtained to play as a crew, I really feel like I obtained higher because it went on. However I undoubtedly anticipated extra from myself, for certain.”
Walsh’s struggles had been undoubtedly eyebrow-raising, however they had been by no means a full reflection of who he’s as a participant. With youth comes psychological errors, and Walsh was clearly in his personal head about his three-point shot. As quickly as he noticed one go down, he loosened up and obtained again to regular.
“We speak lots about not letting issues snowball, not letting issues boil up and boil over,” said coach DJ MacLeay. “As we speak, he put a cease to that.”
2. Anton Watson is an NBA participant
If the Celtics’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks solidified Anton Watson’s case as a professional NBA participant, then this recreation ought to have made it a actuality. It’s not possible that Boston will shell out the cash to signal him to a second-round exception contract with the fifteenth roster spot proper now, however Watson deserves it.
“I believe we’re going to determine that out someday this week,” Watson said of potential contract talks. “These conversations are undoubtedly coming.”
At each flip, Watson is in the precise spot, making the precise play, and doing the entire little issues. On this recreation, he completed with 15 factors, 4 rebounds, and three assists whereas taking pictures 6-of-12 from the ground and 2-of-5 from distance.
Defensively, Watson ought to have the ability to defend a number of positions, and if he stays assured on offense, he might play actual minutes up in Boston as quickly as this season.
3. Baylor Scheierman will get clowned
ESPN’s Channing Frye couldn’t cease laughing at Baylor Scheierman on the published. It was a tricky night time for the rookie, as he simply couldn’t discover his shot for a lot of the recreation. And shot after shot, turnover after turnover, and mistake after mistake, Frye was letting the jokes rip.
That mentioned, Scheierman persevered. Regardless of his poor taking pictures night time, he remained assured and nailed two huge threes within the fourth quarter.
Scheierman completed the sport with 13 factors, seven rebounds, 4 assists, and one steal. He shot 4-of-13 from the ground and 2-of-7 from past the three-point line. The rook additionally dedicated 4 turnovers and picked up three fouls.
This was most likely Scheierman’s worst recreation of Summer season League, however his confidence by no means wavered, and his playmaking flashes nonetheless shined by. Each of these issues bode nicely for him transferring ahead.
4. Tyler Prepare dinner sort of cooks
This was a sneaky-good recreation for Tyler Prepare dinner—if a recreation the place you end third on the crew in scoring qualifies as “sneaky.”
Prepare dinner didn’t do something notably flashy. He simply stayed in the precise spots and capitalized on his buckets. The large man additionally obtained to the road eight occasions, sinking six of his free throws.
Prepare dinner looks like the kind of participant who could be an excellent selection for an end-of-the-bench huge man—if he had been two inches taller. As Frye identified on the published, Prepare dinner performs the position of a standard huge man nicely. However he’s solely 6-foot-8. If he was even 6-foot-10, he might fill the position of a Drew Eubanks or Jock Landale-type man simply. However he’s not.
That mentioned, having Prepare dinner in Maine subsequent 12 months wouldn’t be a nasty concept.
5. Jaelen Home items and bads
The previous two video games have cemented the truth that Jaelen Home deserves to not less than have a spot in Maine if he doesn’t get signed elsewhere. He’s a tenacious defender, is extraordinarily fast with the ball in his fingers, and has proven indicators of promise working an offense.
Concurrently, he fouls lots. He picked up 9 on this recreation—one away from fouling out. Home’s dimension additionally comes again to chunk him at occasions, which he can’t assist. He additionally tends to attempt to pressure the problem a bit an excessive amount of, whether or not it’s attempting to squeeze a cross into a good window or go for a steal that results in a foul.
As talked about, nevertheless, he’s performed nicely sufficient to the purpose the place the Celtics ought to wish to hold him of their orbit if they’ll.
6. The remaining
The Celtics solely trotted out eight gamers on this recreation, so there are fewer notes than ordinary. Killian Tillie obtained the beginning and was strong, however his seven fouls had been lower than perfect. Ron Harper Jr. was in avenue garments for this one, as was JD Davison.
Tristan Enaruna was the primary participant Boston signed to a coaching camp deal, however he simply doesn’t seem to be an important match. With no dependable outdoors shot, all he appears to supply is strong hustle and the occasional duck-in dunk. He was fairly invisible all through Summer season League.
Drew Peterson wrapped up a comparatively underwhelming Summer season League with a six-point, three-rebound, three-assist efficiency. He didn’t play towards the Mvas however was thrown again into the motion with a begin on this one. If anybody’s two-way is in jeopardy, it’s his.
Lastly, Jaden Springer, Neemias Queta, and Jahmi’us Ramsey had been nowhere to be discovered. They weren’t on the bench. For Queta and Springer, that most likely simply implies that they went again to Boston. However the place is Ramsey? With how nicely he performed, one must assume he obtained signed to some kind of deal someplace.
