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The Boston Celtics' season ended in a heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals. After taking a 2-1 lead in the series, the Celtics lost three straight games as the Warriors lifted the Larry O'Brien trophy for the fourth time in eight years.
The Celtics will now have to address plenty of issues before they can begin a fresh title chase in the 2022-23 season.
Many criticized Marcus Smart for having a subpar series. Smart was named the Defensive Player of the Year but was consistently humiliated by the Warriors' Steph Curry. Curry was named Finals MVP after averaging over 30 points per game on a 48/44/85 shooting split.
Boston will now focus on the Summer League and hope it helps the team's young stars grow ahead of the coming season. The Celtics will not attend the California Classic or Utah Jazz Summer League and will participate directly in the Las Vegas games.
Boston Celtics' roster for the Summer League
The Boston Celtics have so far announced nine players who will play for them in the NBA 2K23 Las Vegas Summer League. The team is headlined by Matt Ryan, Sam Hauser, Brodric Thomas, Malik Fitts and Juwan Morgan, all NBA veterans.
Mfiondu Kabengele is a two-year NBA veteran who has played 51 games over the last two seasons with the LA Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
JD Davidson, their 53rd overall selection in the 2022 NBA Draft, is also on the roster. Davidson is a 6-foot-2 point guard from the University of Alabama.
Here is the Boston Celtics' Summer League roster so far (will be updated):
Sam Hauser was originally slated to play in the Summer League. However, the Celtics didn't pick up their $1.5 million team option on him, so he is now a restricted free agent.
The Celtics have an overload of forwards, but they have very few guards and no centers. This list is expected to increase over the next few days before the Summer League begins.
Boston Celtics Summer League schedule and dates
Boston will play two Eastern and Western Conference teams in the Summer League. All the games will be held in one of two locations — the Thomas and Mack Center or the Cox Pavilion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
The Celtics will face the Golden State Warriors in a finals rematch with their summer squads on June 12.
Other than national coverage on NBA TV, ESPN 2, which comes under the ESPN family of networks, will cover the third game.
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