CelticsBlog roundtable: who modified your opinion of them essentially the most in Summer time League?

Who modified your opinion of them essentially the most in Summer time League? (Both positively or negatively)

Mark Aboyoun

Kenneth Lofton Jr. in all probability modified my opinion essentially the most — although not in the best way I’d hoped. Perhaps I’m simply used to undersized bigs in Boston (cough, Jared Sullinger), and a part of me irrationally believes there’s nonetheless room for a participant like Lofton to carve out a job if he had been to make the crew. Nevertheless, I wasn’t all that impressed this summer season. He had moments the place he regarded comfy and his energy is obvious. Nonetheless, at 6’6, the scale mismatch down low was arduous to disregard, and I anticipated him to face out extra. He had a number of strong outings, however total, I anticipated extra.

Mike Dynon

Baylor Scheierman didn’t shoot properly, however he regarded poised and assured. He’s the one Summer time League participant who will doubtless be anticipated to play significant minutes in the course of the coming common season, and in Las Vegas he confirmed that he’s prepared. Most notably, Scheierman averaged 6.8 assists, which was fifth amongst all Summer time Leaguers. The capturing ought to come again. When he acquired the enjoying time final season – 16 minutes per sport post-All Star break – he shot 37 % from the arc. So my primary takeaway from Vegas is that Scheierman is progressing towards dealing with a bigger position in Boston, which is reassuring with all of the query marks concerning the Celtics’ future roster.

Steve Hooper

Amari Williams shocked me. He has a deal with and might push the ball up the court docket. He isn’t near a completed product, bit he’s a piece in progress now. I used to be disillusioned to listen to that we waived J.D. Davison after investing a lot teaching and coaching into his growth and his younger profession and chopping him free after such a great season in Maine.

Jack Anderson

Kendall Brown shocked me essentially the most. I actually loved watching him play. I admittedly didn’t know a ton about him getting into Summer time League so I used to be excited to see his sport and the way spectacular it was. His athleticism and skill to drive to the rim and end actually excited me.

Jeff Clark

This will likely sound odd, however for me it was Jordan Walsh. His poor exhibiting in final 12 months’s Summer time League paired along with his sparse enjoying time this 12 months led me to marvel if he was going to get misplaced within the shuffle or develop into a cap chopping casualty. As an alternative, he confirmed up and offered strong performances consistent with the type of position he needs to be enjoying. I don’t know the place he’ll find yourself on the depth chart together with Hugo Gonzalez and Scheierman however a minimum of he hasn’t been lapped.

Jake Issenberg

Jordan Walsh. We now have life. Walsh had extra at stake than some other Celtics at summer season league, given his non-guaranteed contract and lack of manufacturing by way of his first two seasons. Walsh confirmed he belonged a minimum of at Summer time League. The factor that impressed me essentially the most was Walsh’s potential to persistently generate paint touches. All through all 4 Summer time League video games, Walsh was capable of get the ball into advantageous positions after which showcased his size and contact to complete across the rim as properly. Top off for Walsh.