03-04-2025
Celtics two-way contract player JD Davison named G League Most Valuable Player
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'It's always tough being here because of the balance of winning and developing at the same time,' Mazzulla said. 'It takes a little more patience and understanding of the long-term and still trying to win in the short term. So I think his leadership has grown, and just his ability to impact the game in different ways.'
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Davison is the second Maine Celtic to be named G League MVP, joining guard
Tim Frazier
, who was selected in 2014-15. Davison already holds the franchise record for points (2,677), assists (1,065) and games played (133).
He said that even though he has not been a big part of the Celtics' rotation, his time around the team has helped him grow.
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'I think I just talk to the guys more,' he said. 'My first year I came into the locker room, did my work and just left. But now last year and this year I think I talk to the guys more and more about anything. Just getting more comfortable around the guys I think helped me a lot.'
Record for White
Guard
Derrick White
set the Celtics' single-season record for made 3-pointers in Monday's win over the Grizzlies. He now has 247, moving him past Isaiah Thomas, who made 245 in 2016-17.
Jayson Tatum
and
Payton Pritchard
are both within reach of finishing this season with the record, too.
Heat coach
Erik Spoelstra
, who coached White during the Paris Olympics as a USA Basketball assistant, said he was an admirer of White's.
'I have the utmost respect for Derrick,' Spoelstra said. 'He's a winning player. Now he's doing things that the rest of the people recognize, but the people who have competed against him realized pretty quickly how much he impacts winning. And, he's way more than just a 3-point shooter.'
Brown back, but three sidelined
The Celtics were without guard
Jrue Holiday
(shoulder), forward
Al Horford
(toe) and center
Kristaps Porzingis
(rest). Forward
Jaylen Brown
, who has missed four of the last seven games because of a bone bruise in his knee, returned to the starting lineup.
The Heat were without
Nikola Jovic
,
Kevin Love
,
Duncan Robinson
and
Andrew Wiggins
.
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