BOSTON — Baylor Scheierman drove himself as much as Portland for the primary time on Tuesday earlier than catching a journey instantly again to TD Backyard on Wednesday afternoon. It’s his first of a number of anticipated journeys up and down I-95 in his rookie season.
With a suitcase and bag in entrance of his locker, Boston’s first spherical choose went via a exercise earlier than the Warriors sport earlier than he’ll rejoin the Maine Celtics on Thursday, touring for his or her opener on Friday to Lengthy Island. Scheierman advised CLNS Media/CelticsBlog that he plans to play within the G-League via no less than their opening week, then doubtless seem with Maine on a week-to-week foundation as Boston’s schedule progresses.
After touchdown with the Celtics because the No. 30 general choose in June’s draft, he’s appeared for under 18 minutes throughout three video games, taking pictures 1-of-6 and 0-of-4 from three after beginning 16.7% from the sphere via 5 preseason video games. Coaching camp noticed him undergo a crash course on defensive terminology and Boston’s array of schemes.
“This morning, we had a observe that I used to be in a position to be a part of,” Scheierman mentioned. “Actually loved my time up there, and clearly was loads of enjoyable to simply go on the market and play rather a lot and do some issues that I’m not essentially doing right here. I’m simply studying and excited to continue to grow, and with that comes with reps.”
Maine started coaching camp final week with two-way ahead and second spherical choose Anton Watson taking part for everything of it. Drew Peterson joined him as properly whereas JD Davison stayed with the Celtics at some stage in their four-game highway journey, Boston sustaining solely 14 customary roster gamers with two of them down in Kristaps Porziņģis and Jaylen Brown. Brown remained out on Wednesday for the third straight sport, the place Scheierman returned to energetic standing whereas Davison sat in avenue garments.
Scheierman’s shift to the G-League comes as some shock following 5 faculty seasons. He was projected to suit rapidly when the Celtics performed short-handed. As an alternative, Jordan Walsh, who was slated to return to Maine this 12 months, emerged following a disastrous Summer time League with a strong preseason that earned him a constant function on the again finish of Boston’s rotation. His project now not seems imminent.
Maine will doubtless function Davison, Watson, Peterson and Scheierman alongside Celtics camp invitations Dmytro Skapintsev, Ron Harper Jr., Tristan Enaruna and Jordan Schakel. Jay Scrubb and Hason Ward may even play in Maine after briefly signing with Boston through Exhibit 10 offers.
“Like I mentioned, I’m simply excited to get these reps and really play and simply proceed to develop,” Scheierman mentioned. “No matter I’ve to do, I’ll do it and on the finish of the day, this 12 months, I’m simply trying ahead to studying and rising, studying the ins-and-outs of the sport. Spacing, simply having the ability to notice conditions to place your self in profitable spots, particularly with this massive group, taking part in off the celebs we’ve and having the ability to impression the sport in numerous methods to get on the courtroom.”
