The Boston Celtics wrapped up their dose of Summer time League motion on Sunday evening with a comfort recreation 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 aspect, Jordan Walsh led the best way 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 ultimate 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 time League displaying.
“I really feel like I performed fairly dangerous,” Walsh mentioned of Summer time League. “However we got here out, received a pair video games, had some enjoyable, received to satisfy new guys, received to play as a workforce, I really feel like I received higher because it went on. However I positively anticipated extra from myself, for positive.”
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 received again to regular.
“We discuss loads about not letting issues snowball, not letting issues boil up and boil over,” mentioned coach DJ MacLeay. “Immediately, 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 reliable 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 proper spot, making the proper play, and doing all the 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 be capable 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 troublesome evening 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 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 most likely Scheierman’s worst recreation of Summer time League, however his confidence by no means wavered, and his playmaking flashes nonetheless shined by way of. 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 workforce in scoring qualifies as “sneaky.”
Cook dinner didn’t do something notably flashy. He simply stayed in the proper spots and capitalized on his buckets. The massive man additionally received to the road eight instances, sinking six of his free throws.
Cook dinner looks like the kind of participant who can be an excellent alternative 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 function of a standard huge man effectively. However he’s solely 6-foot-8. If he was even 6-foot-10, he might fill the function 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 nasty thought.
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 palms, 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 instances, which he can’t assist. He additionally tends to attempt to drive the problem a bit an excessive amount of, whether or not or not it’s making an attempt to squeeze a go into a decent 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 need to hold him of their orbit if they will.
6. The remaining
The Celtics solely trotted out eight gamers on this recreation, so there are fewer notes than normal. Killian Tillie received the beginning and was strong, 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 an incredible match. With no dependable exterior shot, all he appears to offer is strong 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 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 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 received signed to some sort of deal someplace.
