Summer League 2018, Qtr Finals – Celtics (#10) vs Trail Blazers (#2) = 8PM, 07-15-18

[Parliament10]

TOURNAMENT BRACKET, (July 11-17) – Quarterfinals
http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2018/lasvegas/bracket

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Celtics Summer League Roster:


THE BALL HANDLERS


Kadeem Allen | Guard • 6’3” • 200 lbs



Kadeem Allen returns for his second straight Summer League with the Celtics. He was a two-way player for the C’s last season, appearing in 18 games for Boston and 33 games for its G-League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. Allen, who averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game with Maine, could be in line to take over the starting point guard role for the Summer Celtics this season. Demetrius Jackson started for Boston last summer.




Pierriá Henry | Eurocup - Guard • 6’5” • 197 lbs



Pierriá Henry played four seasons at UNC Charlotte, graduating in 2015 after rattling off three straight seasons of averaging at least 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. He spent last season playing in the EuroLeague for Turkish team Tofas Bursa, where he averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over 10 contests. He finished at an extremely high rate inside the arc, where he made 64.6 percent of his shots. He also made 42.9 percent of his 3-pointers.




Trey Davis | Maine Red Claws - Guard • 6’0" • 180 lbs



The UMass product is mostly known at his time at the local school, but he has a big opportunity to showcase his game with a late invite to Vegas. The 25-year old has torn it up in the G-League and recently set a Maine Red Claw record with 57 points in a game. He’s a 38% shooter on a little over 5 attempts a game and he’ll get a chance to show the Celtics and 29 other teams how limitless his range is. At 6’0 and only 180 lbs, he isn’t the most versatile guy defensively and will be limited to defending lead guards. If he can go to Vegas and show he’s a dead-eye shooter who can actually run an offense, the chances of finding a home professionally in the NBA or overseas will be high.




THE WINGS


Semi Ojeleye | Boston Celtics - Forward • 6’7” • 241 lbs



There may be no player better primed for a year-over-year Summer League improvement than Semi Ojeleye. Ojeleye, the 37th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, played for the Summer C’s last year, but that was before he turned into a true piece of Boston’s regular-season and postseason rotation. Ojeleye averaged only 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game over 73 regular-season appearances, but he is a legitimate 3-and-D prospect for Boston. Expect to see him expand upon his game and offer more than a 3-and-D role this summer.




Jabari Bird | Guard/Forward • 6’6” • 198 lbs



Jabari Bird is one of four players on this roster who were under contract with the Celtics for all of last season. Bird, like Allen, was a two-way player for the C’s. He appeared in 13 games for Boston and 20 games for Maine during a season that was hampered by injuries. He’s a long, athletic shooter who averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals last season for the Red Claws. He also scored a career-high 15 points for Boston on April 6 against Chicago.




Justin Bibbs | Guard • 6’5” • 220 lbs



Justin Bibbs just completed a four-year career at Virginia Tech, where he started 30 games last season while becoming the 20th player in school history to score at least 1,400 career points. He is a shooter who connected on 42.4 percent of his 3-pointers during his collegiate career. Bibbs averaged 13.3 PPG last season.




Demetrius Conger | LIGA ACB - Forward • 6’6” • 205 lbs



Demetrius Conger is a 6-foot-6 forward who played four years at St. Bonaventure. He played professionally last season in Australia for the Ilawarra Hawks, where he averaged 19.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He finished second in league MVP voting and earned All-NBL First Team honors.




Daniel Dixon | Maine Red Claws - Forward • 6’6” • 210 lbs



Daniel Dixon played four years at William & Mary and averaged 19.2 PPG and earned All-CAA First Team honors during his final season. He played last season for the Maine Red Claws, where he started 25 games and averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.




Jarell Eddie | Windy City Bulls - Forward • 6’8” • 218 lbs



Jarell Eddie made an appearance with the Celtics this past season. Eddie signed a 10-day contract with Boston and appeared in two games. He spent the majority of the season with the Windy City Bulls, with whom he averaged 17.5 PPG. Eddie shot a scoring 44.0 percent from 3-point range this past season, and made 49.3 percent of his 3s during the 2016-17 G-League season.




THE BIGS


Guerschon Yabusele | Forward | 6’8” • 260 lbs



Guerschon Yabusele is entering his second Summer League with the Celtics and his second season in the NBA. He split last season between Boston, where he played in 33 games, and Maine, where he played in 14 games. Amid scattered minutes, Yabusele averaged 2.4 PPG and 1.6 RPG while shooting 42.6 percent from the field. His role in Maine, however, is likely more comparative to the way he’ll be utilized this summer; he averaged 20.3 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 2.7 APG for the Red Claws while shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from long distance.




Robert Williams III | Texas A&M - Forward/Center • 6’10” • 241 lbs



We’ve heard a lot about the shot-blocking abilities of No. 27 overall pick Rob Williams. Now it’s time to see it in action. Williams, who was Boston’s only draft pick this season, was chosen as the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year during both of his collegiate seasons. He averaged 2.5 blocks per game, to go along with 11.1 PPG and 8.7 RPG, during his career at Texas A&M.
Williams has not had a good start to his Celtics career after missing the first team practice, but he has a chance to make everyone forget about it.




Jarrod Uthoff | Raptors 905 - Forward • 6’9” • 221 lbs



Jarrod Uthoff played three seasons at Iowa and started each of his 67 games during his final two seasons. His final season at Iowa was the 2015-16 season. He spent last season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the G-League and averaged 16.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He’s 6-foot-9 and can stretch it out to the 3-point line, where he shot 38.1 percent last season.




Hassan Martin | Ryukyu Golden Kings - Forward • 6’7” • 235 lbs



Hassan Martin knows the Celtics well, because he went to school down the road at the University of Rhode Island. Martin played four seasons at Rhode Island and compiled averages of 13.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game as a senior during the 2016-17 season. Martin played for Orlando's Summer League team last summer, and spent last season with the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese League, where he averaged 15.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

[mbsnmisc]

I haven't seen a roster for SL yet. Here are my predictions.

No Tatum. He played 100 games.

Yabusele
Nader
Bird
Allen
#27
Semi
Anthony Bennett
Andrew White III
Daniel Dixon
Devin Williams

Plus a couple of non roster guys.

Does any one have a better grasp of who will play?

[Parliament10]

I haven't seen a roster for SL yet. Here are my predictions.

No Tatum. He played 100 games.

Yabusele
Nader
Bird
Allen
#27
Semi
Anthony Bennett
Andrew White III
Daniel Dixon
Devin Williams

Plus a couple of non roster guys.

Does any one have a better grasp of who will play?

That looks close to being right.
I think that we Trade #27 for up to 2 x 2nd Rounders, this year.

I'd like to have Nader Traded too.
But if not, then this would be his last hurrah.

[ConstableGeneva]

No blue chipper on our SL roster. Apart from Yabu of course. Team's gonna be lame and yet I'll still be watching.

[Ed Pinkney]

They're only putting a Vegas team in aren't they? No Utah this year?

[ConstableGeneva]

They're only putting a Vegas team in aren't they? No Utah this year?

No Celtics in Utah SL this year.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697226/Boston-Celtics-decline-to-participate-in-Utah-Jazz-Summer-League.html

Jazz, Grizz, Hawks, Spurs will participate in Utah.

https://www.nba.com/jazz/summerleague/2018

[celticfan42487]

They're only putting a Vegas team in aren't they? No Utah this year?

No Celtics in Utah SL this year.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697226/Boston-Celtics-decline-to-participate-in-Utah-Jazz-Summer-League.html

Jazz, Grizz, Hawks, Spurs will participate in Utah.

https://www.nba.com/jazz/summerleague/2018

We always used to do both and I enjoyed that so much.

That said, man the summer league is in July huh?!

I guess I forgot how close things are when you play deep into the playoffs. I know that's a little over a month away now so I won't feel this way in 2 weeks... but the past couple of seasons it's felt like FOREVER between the playoffs and summer league.

Maybe I'm remembering the 3+ months break between summer league and the regular season instead... which is fing forever.

[celticfan42487]

No blue chipper on our SL roster. Apart from Yabu of course. Team's gonna be lame and yet I'll still be watching.

Agreed although I think we all agree Yabu has no shot haha.

I guess we can change our perspective to see if there is someone who looks good enough to bring something different to the roster?

I don't know if we lose Baynes maybe one of them ends up looking like a solid matchup guy when we face strong Centers that Horford struggles with.

That may be the only one, doubt we'll find someone if we lose Smart that looks like an all-nba defender haha. Have to imagine those guys would already be on an NBA team. *shrug* But then again Kadeem Allen defense was supposed to be his calling card.

Oh if we lose Larkin maybe someone here will look like a solid 3rd string traditional PG to switch it up. We'll have a lot of mouths to feed on this roster offensively so it would be nice to have one guy that just gets to the spots and feeds them the ball.

Maybe Jabari Bird looks like Eddie House out there which we don't really need more shooting on this team we need more playmaking but a shooter can always be helpful.

In all likelihood we're wasting our time though and this is why we're fanatical fans haha

[ConstableGeneva]

They're only putting a Vegas team in aren't they? No Utah this year?

No Celtics in Utah SL this year.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697226/Boston-Celtics-decline-to-participate-in-Utah-Jazz-Summer-League.html

Jazz, Grizz, Hawks, Spurs will participate in Utah.

https://www.nba.com/jazz/summerleague/2018

We always used to do both and I enjoyed that so much.

That said, man the summer league is in July huh?!

I guess I forgot how close things are when you play deep into the playoffs. I know that's a little over a month away now so I won't feel this way in 2 weeks... but the past couple of seasons it's felt like FOREVER between the playoffs and summer league.

Maybe I'm remembering the 3+ months break between summer league and the regular season instead... which is fing forever.

We have the draft in two weeks. Trade rumors and free agency not long after that.

We should still be watching our team in the Finals. Did anyone really expect our three guards to lay an egg all in the same game?

[colaroaster]

I haven't seen a roster for SL yet. Here are my predictions.

No Tatum. He played 100 games.

Yabusele
Nader
Bird
Allen
#27
Semi
Anthony Bennett
Andrew White III
Daniel Dixon
Devin Williams

Plus a couple of non roster guys.

Does any one have a better grasp of who will play?

kevin durant played 2 yrs of summer league.. just saying imo tatum = durant 2.0

[Bill Lumbergh]

Yeah, no blue chippers for us, but I'll still be interested to see how Wagner will perform for us.

[truth18]

I'll probably only catch one game.

[Homerclease]

I haven't seen a roster for SL yet. Here are my predictions.

No Tatum. He played 100 games.

Yabusele
Nader
Bird
Allen
#27
Semi
Anthony Bennett
Andrew White III
Daniel Dixon
Devin Williams

Plus a couple of non roster guys.

Does any one have a better grasp of who will play?

kevin durant played 2 yrs of summer league.. just saying imo tatum = durant 2.0

Difference is we’re a legit title contender in Tatums second year. No way we risk him getting hurt in the summer league

[Smitty731]

I haven't seen a roster for SL yet. Here are my predictions.

No Tatum. He played 100 games.

Yabusele
Nader
Bird
Allen
#27
Semi
Anthony Bennett
Andrew White III
Daniel Dixon
Devin Williams

Plus a couple of non roster guys.

Does any one have a better grasp of who will play?

Won't be Andrew White. He's signed with the Hawks.

[Smitty731]

I think Tatum might make a cameo appearance. Basically what Brown did last year. Wouldn't shock me if he sat it out, but almost all second year guys play at least a couple of games.

I'll be there again. Getting in on 7/6 and leaving on 7/13. If anyone comes by, it would be cool to say hi.

[Homerclease]

I think Tatum might make a cameo appearance. Basically what Brown did last year. Wouldn't shock me if he sat it out, but almost all second year guys play at least a couple of games.

I'll be there again. Getting in on 7/6 and leaving on 7/13. If anyone comes by, it would be cool to say hi.

Do we get to see Perrin Buford again!?!?!?!!!!

[Parliament10]

I think Tatum might make a cameo appearance. Basically what Brown did last year. Wouldn't shock me if he sat it out, but almost all second year guys play at least a couple of games.

I'll be there again. Getting in on 7/6 and leaving on 7/13. If anyone comes by, it would be cool to say hi.

I'll be watching the Games.
It would be nice for the Celtics to take it one year.

We would have taken it last year, if they didn't sit the Starters.

[Smitty731]

I think Tatum might make a cameo appearance. Basically what Brown did last year. Wouldn't shock me if he sat it out, but almost all second year guys play at least a couple of games.

I'll be there again. Getting in on 7/6 and leaving on 7/13. If anyone comes by, it would be cool to say hi.

I'll be watching the Games.
It would be nice for the Celtics to take it one year.

We would have taken it last year, if they didn't sit the Starters.

I don't care at all if they win a single game. Just get the guys work. Get the newbies a little experience. And get out of there healthy.

[robdog_5]

Don't want to see Tatum play at all. Coming off almost 100 games get stronger and come to camp. Maybe practice with group leading up to it. But want to see Semi and Bird get a lot of mins.

[robdog_5]

By the way I miss Celtics basketball. Can't wait until draft