Boston Celtics: 3 potential stars in tonight’s Summer League title game

Potential Boston Celtics Summer League title game star #2: Aaron Nesmith

Chowder & Champions’ Ryan Whitley aptly summed up Aaron Nesmith’s Summer League showing thus far:

"After an up and down rookie season, Boston Celtics sophomore wing Aaron Nesmith has been tearing it up in Las Vegas. Along with fellow 2020 draft pick Payton Pritchard, Nesmith has been a driving force of the Celtics dominating Summer League trip. Through Boston’s four undefeated games, Nesmith is putting up 18.8 points and 6.2 rebounds, while shooting 39 percent on a hefty seven three-point attempts per game. His best performance to date was his 33-point outing in their second game, in only 21 minutes of play."

That lede was from a piece in which Whitley made a case for Nesmith actually starting in 2021-22 despite the additions of Dennis Schroder, Josh Richardson, and Al Horford this past offseason. Believe it or not, that’s far from a hot-take considering the ending to last season Nesmith had, scoring 15 points or more in four of his last 10 regular season games.

Things weren’t as smooth in the postseason against the Nets, but that was a legitimate NBA title contender.

Tonight, they take on the Sacramento Kings Summer League team. Expect Nesmith to show up, and potentially show up big.