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Boston Globe
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Celtics roster evaluation, Part 1: Reviewing the bottom half heading into the offseason
He'll turn 25 in September, so there might not be a long runway for growth, but Scheierman showed enough late in the season for the Celtics to feel good about his potential if they trade Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Jordan Walsh — Early in the season it appeared that Walsh would have a chance to claim a spot at the end of coach Joe Mazzulla's regular rotation. The Celtics remain encouraged by the second-year wing's defensive versatility, but his shooting remains a liability. Advertisement Walsh attempted 55 3-pointers during the regular season, and no defender was closer than 4 feet to him on any of them. He was 1 for 13 with a defender between 4-6 feet, and 14 for 42 with no defender within 6. He finished the season shooting 27.3 percent from beyond the arc. He also was just 3 for 10 on paint shots outside of the restricted area. Advertisement Jordan Walsh's cold shooting limited his opportunities. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Walsh is a hard worker and eager learner, and he just turned 21 in March, so he could still take a leap. He would certainly benefit from another year of summer league. Neemias Queta — Queta filled in admirably with Kristaps Porzingis sidelined until late November because of offseason foot surgery. Queta's length caused problems for opponents, as evidenced by him holding shooters 5.9 percentage points below their season averages within 6 feet of the basket. Queta averaged 12.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per 36 minutes, but his offensive rebounding percentage dipped from 15.7 to 10.5. Luke Kornet and Queta mostly split time while Porzingis was out, but Kornet clearly became the more valuable option as the season progressed. Center Neemias Queta averaged 12.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per 36 minutes on the floor. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Torrey Craig — The It never materialized. The Celtics were 15.4 points per 100 possessions worse with Craig on the floor during the regular season, and the 34-year-old shot just 29 percent from the 3-point line. It raised some eyebrows when Craig was inserted early in Xavier Tillman — It was an odd season for Tillman, who will always be remembered for his big 3-pointer in the Advertisement Xavier Tillman came up big in Game 3 of last year's NBA Finals against the Mavericks. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff He battled knee pain for much of the season and simply wasn't impactful during his brief stints. Tillman made just 13 of 53 shots (24.5 percent) during the regular season. JD Davison — Davison was a three-year, two-way contract player with the Celtics— the maximum allowed —before having his deal converted to a standard NBA contract near season's end. Drew Peterson — The No. 1 option among the team's two-way contract players. He It was a tiny sample size, and plenty of his chances took place in garbage time, but the Celtics' plus-12.8 net rating with Peterson on the court was second best on the team. Six-foot-9-inch shooters have value, and if the Celtics end up cleaning house there is a world where Peterson could latch on as an end-of-bench piece. He is also eligible to spend one more year on a two-way contract. Miles Norris — Norris, 25, appeared in just three games after Advertisement Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at
Economic Times
21-04-2025
- Science
- Economic Times
Close shave for NASA's Lucy as spacecraft successfully fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed a close flyby of asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The flyby occurred on April 20 and marks the second of 11 planned asteroid encounters for Lucy. Scientists will now analyse the collected data to prepare for Lucy's primary mission — the exploration of Jupiter Trojan asteroids starting in 2027. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Luci shuns to secure its instruments Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Warm-up targets prove fascinating What's next for Lucy? Lucy spacecraft: Background FAQs What is the significance of the asteroid Donaldjohanson? Donaldjohanson is a carbonaceous asteroid that probably fragmented from a larger body 150 million years ago. It is a test target before Lucy's main mission to investigate Trojan asteroids. When will Lucy travel to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids? Lucy's maiden encounter with the Jupiter Trojan asteroids is in August 2027, starting with Eurybates and its moon Queta. Disclaimer Statement: This content is authored by a 3rd party. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. The Lucy spacecraft of NASA successfully flew by asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson . The main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter housed a tiny asteroid. At 1.51 pm EDT on Sunday, April 20, the nearest approach took place. At about 48,000 km/hour, Lucy flew nearly 960 km past the four kilometres in diameter, the asteroid appears to be carbon-rich. It was likely chipped off a larger parent body around 150 million years ago. It rotates every 251 hours and periodically brightens and dims every 10 days. This suggests that the asteroid has an elongated to the Forbes report, the flyby is part of Lucy's 12-year mission to explore 11 different asteroids, including eight Jupiter Trojans . These primitive celestial bodies are considered to be remnants from the early solar system Reportedly, during the brief but critical encounter, Lucy stopped tracking the asteroid 40 seconds before its closest approach to protect its sensitive instruments from intense sunlight. Despite this, the spacecraft successfully re-established contact with Earth shortly after. NASA, according to the Forbes report, confirmed that Lucy is in good spacecraft is now transmitting the collected data back to Earth. This process is expected to take around a week. The flyby, as per the report, was a crucial test run ahead of more complex encounters with Jupiter Trojan asteroids As per the media reports, this is Lucy's second asteroid encounter since it was launched on October 16, 2021. In November 2023, it imaged its first asteroid target, Dinkinesh and discovered a surprise—a small satellite asteroid orbiting it, later named to the reports, Dr Tim Hal Levison, principal investigator for Lucy, described Donaldjohanson as a 'peculiar' young object. It is providing 'unexpected' knowledge through these early encounters even before Lucy reaches its primary targets, he was further quoted as its six orbits around the Sun, Lucy will perform multiple gravity-assist flybys of Earth. Reportedly, the next major encounter will involve the asteroid Eurybates and its moon Queta on August 12, 2027, followed by further Trojan flybys until 2033, the reports Lucy will pass by the Earth in orbit a number of times, it will never return to Earth. It will be in the Trojans and Earth's orbit for millions of years, it per the reports, Lucy bears a time capsule that includes notes of scientific and cultural icons, such as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., Carl Sagan, and the is named after the finding of a fossilised hominid skeleton found in Ethiopia in 1974. The asteroid Donaldjohanson was named in honour of Dr Donald Johanson, the paleoanthropologist who found the Lucy fossil. NASA is hoping the probe will give insight into the development of the solar system, just as the first Lucy provided important information on human origins.
