The Celtics’ summer league run came to an end on Saturday night in Las Vegas, capping off a 4-1 record for Boston’s youngsters over the past ten days. While results mean nothing at this time of year, there was plenty at stake for players at the bottom of the depth chart in those contests. This stretch is one of the last times Boston’s front office will be able to evaluate talent against pro competition heading into training camp for a team that will have plenty of playing time up for grabs in September.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the highs and lows from the games of the Celtics' draft picks after speaking to several scouts at summer league last week.
Carsen Edwards
Up: Scoring in different ways — The former Purdue guard was a high volume scorer in college but not necessarily an efficient one. Over the past 10 days in Las Vegas, he showed the ability to do a little bit of both with an improved supporting cast around him. The Celtics used him in a variety of different roles on and off the ball but Edwards showed off his versatility in nearly all situations. He was among the league leaders in Vegas with 19.4 points per game, but more impressively he shot 47.9 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from 3-point range. Over sixty percent of his shot attempts came from beyond the arc, which should make him a darling of the C’s analytics staff that prioritizes 3s over long 2s.
Carsen Edwards WENT OFF at Summer League. ??? pic.twitter.com/wxaM0BCufj
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) July 13, 2019
Timelord is a serious passer and GET GRANT IN THE THREE POINT CONTEST pic.twitter.com/iWoxS6IYo3
— Ben Pfeifer (@Ben_Pfeifer_) July 12, 2019
Grant Williams excites me a lot. This is a 6'7", 240lb forward initiating pick-and-roll, making the correct read off of a hard gap stunt and with the awareness to relocate and hit an open three.
This is not normal. #NBASummerLeague #Celtics pic.twitter.com/56M64p8SkW
— Andrew Kurzeja (@AndrewKurzeja) July 7, 2019
Tremont Waters so smooth: Part 2
In 28 seconds: Perfect cut into the casual off-the-backboard assist to Robert Williams dunk.
Then (after a Williams block) forces a steal. Gets outlet pass into a transition assist.
Dude’s gonna have to fight for minutes behind Kemba, but ? pic.twitter.com/4BkcKFn2GU
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) July 6, 2019
Probably the best Tremont Waters clip from SL. Hang dribble blow by leaping between two shot-blockers for the reverse as the clock runs out pic.twitter.com/ansBH8iLbT
— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) July 15, 2019