The fun starts tomorrow as the Orlando Summer League kicks off at 11 a.m. with the Brooklyn Nets taking on the Orlando Magic. The Celts face the Oklahoma City Thunder at 1 p.m. (bless you DVR). Here's the rest of the schedule, note that the games are closed to the public.
Orlando Summer League
Date Time Opponent
Monday, July 9 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, July 10 5:00 p.m. Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, July 11 11:00 a.m. Indiana Pacers
Thursday, July 12 11:00 a.m. Detroit Pistons
Friday, July 13 10:00 a.m. Orlando Magic
Here's the schedule for Vegas, that one should be much more exciting with many more teams and actual crowds. I officially hate anyone that gets paid to cover those contests.
NBA Summer League
Date Time Opponent Venue
Monday, July 16 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks, Cox Pavilion
Tuesday, July 17 10:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls, Cox Pavilion
Thursday, July 19 6:30 p.m. Sacramento Kings, Thomas & Mack Center
Saturday, July 21 10:30 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks, Thomas & Mack Center
Sunday, July 22 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers, Cox Pavilion
According to the blog Secret Rival, these are the players that will at least start on the Celtics' roster tomorrow afternoon in Orlando. True to form in summer league games, things are pretty fluid so some guys might leave, get hurt, etc. so by no means is this final.
He lists age, position and what team they played for most recently.
BOSTON CELTICS
Craig Brackins (24) - C - Maine (D-League)
Dionte Christmas (25) - SG - Rethymno (Greece)
Jonathan Gibson (24) - SG - Trabzonspor (Turkey)
JaJuan Johnson (23) - F - Celtics
Kris Joseph (23) - SF - 51st pick out of Syracuse
Stephane Lasme (29) - PF - Obradoiro (Spain)
Fab Melo (22) - C - 22nd pick out of Syracuse
E'Twaun Moore (23) - SG - Celtics
Jamar Smith (25) - SG - BK Prostejov (Czech Rep)
Jared Sullinger (20) - PF - 21st pick out of Ohio State
Sean Williams (25) - F/C - Celtics/Mavericks
Things to note about those players:
1) Brackins prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire before going to Iowa State
2) Christmas played at Temple, he was a very good college player
3) Lasme went to UMass-Amherst and nearly made the Celtics last season.
4) Johnson, Moore and Williams were buried on Boston's bench in the playoffs last spring so they'll be trying to show what they have.
5) All three 2012 draft picks are scheduled to play.
It is understandable if the NBA Summer Leagues don't do it for you; I get that it's a sickness to watch more than one or two of these games and I can accept that. Still, keep in mind that many of these players make NBA rosters if not next season then in the near future. It's also a great chance to get your first look at the next crop of rookies around the NBA and get a feel for who is going to be good, bad, etc.
Last of all, it's the MLB All-Star break aka the most dead period in the sports year so there really aren't any other options as far as this week goes. Follow me on Twitter (@RichSlate) since I will be watching all the Celtics' games and tweeting about them. If I feel like they deserve some blog posts, I'll do that too.
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