On Monday, the Boston Celtics announced their 13-man roster for the NBA Summer League. Boston’s squad will feature familiar faces like JD Davison, Drew Peterson, Neemias Queta, Jaden Springer, and Jordan Walsh.
Fans have gotten to know the games of the five champs and should expect them to showcase their strengths with the extra opportunity in Las Vegas.
Joining that group will be incoming draftees, Baylor Scheierman out of Creighton, and Anton Watson from Gonzaga.
Boston picked Sheierman with the final pick of the first round last month. His strong play in the Big East caught the attention of Brad Stevens and the Celtics’ front office. Scheierman posted 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game at Creighton and did it efficiently. The sharpshooting wing knocked down 44.8% of his attempts from the floor and 38.1% of those from distance.
A day later, the Cs selected Watson with the 54th pick. The six-foot-eight big man has a well-rounded game that could eventually land him a two-way with Boston. He scored 14.5 points, grabbed 7.1 rebounds, and dished 2.6 assists per game at Gonzaga last season. On top of the averages, Watson has shown an ability to sink threes, making 41.2% of his attempts last season.
Those two aren’t the only rookies who will be suiting up for the summer Celtics. Both Tristan Enaruna out of Cleveland State and Jaelen House (son of NBC Sports Boston’s Eddie House) from New Mexico made the summer roster after going undrafted last month.
Enaruna is coming off of an impressive senior season. He was the leading scorer for his Cleveland State squad, averaging 19.6 points per game on 54.5% from the field and 32.2% from beyond the arc.
House, much like Enaruna, just wrapped his senior year. He led New Mexico to a Mountain West Tournament championship after a strong regular season. The 23-year-old posted 15.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 37.5% from the field and 32.8% from deep.
The remaining four spots belong to Tyler Cook, Ron Harper Jr., Jahmi’us Ramsey, and Killian Tillie, who will be looking to land on an NBA roster by the start of next season. All four guys have previous NBA experience.
Cook spent time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, and Chicago Bulls, appearing in 45 total games over two seasons. The six-foot-eight center averaged 3.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in the NBA. He’s since spent time playing in the G-League and internationally in Spain and Australia.
Harper Jr. was a member of the Toronto Raptors for the past two seasons. He suited up in just 10 total games, averaging two points in five minutes per contest.
Also joining the Cs from Toronto is Ramsey, who played in seven games for the Raptors last year. He averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 17.3 minutes per outing. Prior to his time up north, he was a member of the Sacramento Kings.
As for Tillie, he’s spent the past two years out of the league but was a part of the Memphis Grizzlies organization from 2020-22. The big man took the floor a total of 54 times for Memphis, averaging 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
Celtics assistant coach D.J. MacLeay will be the man in charge of the summer squad.
