Boston Celtics: 3 Summer League players that could nab a roster spot

The varsity team for the Boston Celtics had a truly productive run during the 2021-22 campaign and, during this year’s Summer League, their JV squad managed to double up on these impressive successes.

While neither team wound up taking home any championship rings come the conclusion of their respective runs, both saw an inspiring number of high-end plays and breakout performances, and, while the main team’s triumphs shouldn’t have been all that shocking–after all, they do have two of the best young stars in the game today–the SL C’s certainly caught people by surprise.

Despite the fact that they only had one selection in this year’s draft that wound up coming late in the second round, Boston still went on to put forth some of the best and most entertaining outings during these summer exhibitions.

As a result, already we’ve seen several players from the team be rewarded with some form of compensation or promise of an opportunity to further their attempt to make the main roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season, with a few even having a rather realistic shot of actually making one of the final roster spots.

With this in mind, today we at HH discuss 3 players who could wind up nabbing a seat on the sidelines for the Boston Celtics this season:

Boston Celtics Summer League player No. 1) Justin Jackson

At just 27 years old, Justin Jackson is already someone viewed as an NBA journeyman which, considering his former status as a mid-first-round pick, is a major disappointment for the once-promising prospect.

Since being selected just outside of the lottery at 15th overall back in the 2017 draft, the forward has found himself suiting up for six different franchises, one of which, interestingly enough, was the Boston Celtics during this past season.

Now, though his 10-day stint with the franchise didn’t really surmount to all that much production, his time on the team’s Summer League team sure as heck did, as he averaged 15 points per game (the third-best mark on the team) through four contests played.

Despite being signed just a few hours before his first game with the club, Jackson displayed some impressive shot-creating abilities once he got acclimated to the C’s scheme, and even dropped a team-high 24 points on 5-of-10 shooting from distance during his second showing which led to a 103-92 win over Golden State.

With his performance in Las Vegas, the soon-to-be sixth-year pro seemed to provide just enough on the hardwood to warrant him a training camp invite, and, considering his already familiarity with Ime Udoka’s system (regardless of how well he actually knows it, he still has a leg up in this department over many of the other players that could receive a look at camp) he could find himself high in the running for a roster spot heading into 2022-23.

This opportunity could wind up helping him save his career.