Celtics Summer League Schedule Released

Gary Dzen

Boston.com Staff


The Celtics will field a team for the Orlando Summer League, starting July 5. The Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers will also participate.

Here's Boston's schedule of games, which will be aired on NBA TV. The event is not open to the public:

Saturday, July 5: Boston vs. OKC, 11 a.m.
Monday, July 7: Boston vs. Indiana, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9: Boston vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 10: Boston vs. Orlando, 5 p.m.
Friday, July 11: Championship Day, TBD

You'll remember last year's summer league as the time we first found out that Kelly Olynyk was a lock to have a better career than Dirk Nowitzki. Olynyk averaged 18.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals. This year, Olynyk could join the two rookies the Celtics are likely to draft, Chris Babb, Phil Pressey, and maybe even Jared Sullinger on Boston's summer league squad.

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It would be fun to see Sully in the Summer League. My bet is that he'd shred the opposition like a seasoned veteran. It would also be interesting to see follow Kelly. Last year, he looked good, but that was partly because of the competition. This year, I would hope and expect he'd succeed on his own merits.

Sam

Adding Sully is just a way of adding leadership to an all rookie squad and showing them what is to be expected on an NBA level.

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