What has Las Vegas Summer League taught us about the Boston Celtics rookies?
To get a better idea of how the newest members of the Celtics played in Las Vegas, what we should expect from them moving forward, and who else has a shot (if anyone) of making the roster for the coming 2025-26 season, two-thirds of the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod," Justin Quinn and Alex Goldberg, (Daniel Donabedian is off until next pod) convened with the cohost of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone, to get up to speed on Shulga, Williams, and Gonzalez on the Summer Celtics, whether Charles Bassey makes the team, whether Jordan Walsh getting ejected was bad, and plenty more.
We even get caught up on where we think Al Horford will end up next season, what we think on the Damian Lillard to the Celtics chatter, and more, so don't miss out.
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