The Boston Celtics wrapped up their dose of Summer time 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 prepared the ground for Philadelphia.
On the inexperienced aspect, Jordan Walsh led the best way in scoring, dropping 18 factors and eventually 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 on Sunday. He nailed his first two triples of the sport and ended the night capturing 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 greatest Summer time League exhibiting.
“I really feel like I performed fairly unhealthy,” Walsh mentioned of Summer time League. “However we got here out, gained a pair video games, had some enjoyable, bought to satisfy new guys, bought to play as a crew, I really feel like I bought higher because it went on. However I positively anticipated extra from myself, for certain.”
Walsh’s struggles had been positively 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 bought again to regular.
“We speak loads about not letting issues snowball, not letting issues boil up and boil over,” mentioned coach DJ MacLeay. “At this time, 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 official NBA participant, then this recreation ought to have made it a actuality. It’s most unlikely 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 feel we’re going to determine that out someday this week,” Watson mentioned of potential contract talks. “These conversations are positively coming.”
At each flip, Watson is in the fitting spot, making the fitting play, and doing all the little issues. On this recreation, he completed with 15 factors, 4 rebounds, and three assists whereas capturing 6-of-12 from the ground and 2-of-5 from distance.
Defensively, Watson ought to be capable to defend a number of positions, and if he stays assured on offense, he may 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 many 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 capturing 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 time League, however his confidence by no means wavered, and his playmaking flashes nonetheless shined by. Each of these issues bode effectively for him transferring ahead.
4. Tyler Cook dinner type of cooks
This was a sneaky-good recreation for Tyler Cook dinner—if a recreation the place you end third on the crew in scoring qualifies as “sneaky.”
Cook dinner didn’t do something significantly flashy. He simply stayed in the fitting spots and capitalized on his buckets. The massive man additionally bought to the road eight occasions, sinking six of his free throws.
Cook dinner looks like the kind of participant who could be a super selection for an end-of-the-bench huge man—if he had been two inches taller. As Frye identified on the published, Cook dinner performs the position of a conventional huge man effectively. However he’s solely 6-foot-8. If he was even 6-foot-10, he may fill the position of a Drew Eubanks or Jock Landale-type man simply. However he’s not.
That mentioned, 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 very 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 fingers, and has proven indicators of promise operating an offense.
Concurrently, he fouls loads. 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 difficulty a bit an excessive amount of, whether or not it’s making an attempt to squeeze a cross into a good window or go for a steal that results in a foul.
As talked about, nonetheless, he’s performed effectively sufficient to the purpose the place the Celtics ought to wish to preserve 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 traditional. Killian Tillie bought the beginning and was stable, however his seven fouls had been lower than very best. 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 appear to be a terrific match. With no dependable outdoors shot, all he appears to supply is stable hustle and the occasional duck-in dunk. He was fairly invisible all through Summer time League.
Drew Peterson wrapped up a comparatively underwhelming Summer time 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 effectively he performed, one must assume he bought signed to some kind of deal someplace.
