The Boston Celtics wrapped up their dose of Summer season League motion on Sunday evening with a comfort sport in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers. Regardless of a hard-fought battle, the Celtics dropped the competition 103-98, with David Jones pouring in 23 factors to cleared the path 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 Cook 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 way of 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 remaining statline was 18 factors, seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. He shot 7-of-14 from the ground.
There have been nonetheless just a few moments all through the sport the place Walsh confirmed off his youth, however this was by far his greatest Summer season League exhibiting.
“I really feel like I performed fairly dangerous,” Walsh stated of Summer season League. “However we got here out, received a pair video games, had some enjoyable, acquired to fulfill new guys, acquired to play as a staff, I really feel like I acquired higher because it went on. However I undoubtedly anticipated extra from myself, for certain.”
Walsh’s struggles have been undoubtedly eyebrow-raising, however they have 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 acquired again to regular.
“We discuss so much about not letting issues snowball, not letting issues boil up and boil over,” stated coach DJ MacLeay. “Right now, 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 respectable NBA participant, then this sport ought to have made it a actuality. It’s impossible 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 stated of potential contract talks. “These conversations are undoubtedly coming.”
At each flip, Watson is in the precise spot, making the precise play, and doing all the little issues. On this sport, 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 evening for the rookie, as he simply couldn’t discover his shot for a lot of the sport. And shot after shot, turnover after turnover, and mistake after mistake, Frye was letting the jokes rip.
That stated, Scheierman persevered. Regardless of his poor taking pictures evening, he remained assured and nailed two large 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 in all probability Scheierman’s worst sport of Summer season League, however his confidence by no means wavered, and his playmaking flashes nonetheless shined by way of. Each of these issues bode properly for him transferring ahead.
4. Tyler Cook dinner form of cooks
This was a sneaky-good sport for Tyler Cook dinner—if a sport the place you end third on the staff in scoring qualifies as “sneaky.”
Cook dinner didn’t do something significantly flashy. He simply stayed in the precise spots and capitalized on his buckets. The massive man additionally acquired to the road eight occasions, sinking six of his free throws.
Cook dinner seems like the kind of participant who can be a great selection for an end-of-the-bench massive man—if he have been two inches taller. As Frye identified on the published, Cook dinner performs the position of a standard massive man properly. 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 stated, having Cook dinner in Maine subsequent yr wouldn’t be a foul concept.
5. Jaelen Home items and bads
The previous two video games have cemented the truth that Jaelen Home deserves to at the least 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 arms, and has proven indicators of promise operating an offense.
Concurrently, he fouls so much. He picked up 9 on this sport—one away from fouling out. Home’s dimension additionally comes again to chew 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 or not it’s making an attempt to squeeze a go into a good window or go for a steal that results in a foul.
As talked about, nevertheless, he’s performed properly sufficient to the purpose the place the Celtics ought to need to hold him of their orbit if they will.
6. The remaining
The Celtics solely trotted out eight gamers on this sport, so there are fewer notes than ordinary. Killian Tillie acquired the beginning and was stable, however his seven fouls have 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 look like an important match. With no dependable outdoors shot, all he appears to offer is stable 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 in opposition to 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 have been nowhere to be discovered. They weren’t on the bench. For Queta and Springer, that in all probability simply implies that they went again to Boston. However the place is Ramsey? With how properly he performed, one must assume he acquired signed to some kind of deal someplace.
