They did much better in the second game, out-rebounding the Wizards 43-31. The Celtics were out-rebounded 38-22 in their game against the Heat. Rebound - Rebounding is always important. The Celtics need to do a better job of taking care of the ball. Take Care of the Ball - The Celtics are averaging 19.3 turnovers per game while the Magic are averaging just 17.0 turnovers per game. Players will have to show that they can play tough defense if they hope to get a spot on the Celtics or a two way contract. JD Davison has already said that he plans to show he can be a dog on the defensive end and Jordan Walsh is also a very good defender. Hopefully someone will step up in this game and have a good scoring game.ĭefense - The Celtics have put a premium on playing defense in the past and they will be looking to see which Summer Celtics fit that mold. The Celtics scoring has been up and down but at times they have struggled to score. They will also be looking for players who can shore up the wings and point guard spots. Shooting - The Celtics will be looking for players who can shoot from the outside and also who can finish at the basket. He is averaging 11 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He is Black is a high basketball IQ, highly-switchable player you can pretty much plug into any type of lineup. Black is 6-foot-7 and can, as of right now, already play three positions. He is averaging 13.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.03 steals per game for the Magic in Summer League.īlack was the 6th pick in the 2023 draft by the Orlando Magic. He is the son of former NBA player Juwan Howard. Howard was the 11th pick in the 2023 draft by the Orlando Magic. He is averaging 15.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists for Orlando so far. He played for Orlando in last year’s Summer League. Houstan was the 32nd pick in the 2022 draft by the Magic. Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images He missed the first two Summer League games with a finger injury but averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in the last two. He averaged 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game with the Raptors last season while shooting 42.3% overall, 29.4% from 3 and 70.8% from the line. He played 2 years for the Raptors and just signed a 2 year contract with the Celtics. Over the first 4 games, he averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.īanton was the 46th pick in the 2021 draft by the Toronto Raptors. He has played for the LA Clippers, Agua Caliente Clippers, Orlando Magic and the Lakeland Magic over the past 3 seasons. Scrubb was the 55th pick by the Brooklyn Nets in 2020. Over the first 4 games, he averaged 17.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.0 steals. He just signed a 4 year $7.6 million contract with the Celtics. He can defend 1-5 and with and is unselfish and a hard worker. He averaged 7.1 ppg for Arkansas last season on 43% shooting. Walsh was the Celtics 38th pick in the 2023 draft. Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images For the most part, evaluating players to see which ones might fit with the roster is more important to these coaches than winning the games. I’ve listed the starting lineup for each team from their first Summer League game. He will coach their G-League team next season.Īs with every Summer League, it’s difficult to predict a starting lineup as coaches are looking to try different lineups and combination of players and they want to get an idea of what each player brings to the table. He has been an assistant coach there for the past 3 seasons. Murphy was Orlando’s basketball operations analyst from 2018-20. He served as a video coordinator for the Celtics during the 2019-20 season. The Celtics are coached by assistant coach Tony Dobbins, who has been an assistant with the Celtics since 2020, under Brad Stevens, Ime Udoka and Joe Mazzulla. The Magic have lost all 4 games they have played so far. The Celtics have won just one game, over the Lakers. The Magic last played on Thursday, while the Celtics are playing in back to back games. This is the fifth and final game for both the Celtics and the Magic. Boston Celtics (1-3) vs Orlando Magic (0-4)
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