For a player who was not even on the roster for the Sin City Celtics, big man Charles Bassey had an impressive impact.

Former Celtics Point Guard Leaves His Team After Leading in Scoring originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

LAS VEGAS — The Celtics opened Las Vegas Summer League play with a 92-78 win over the Grizzlies on Friday. First-round pick Hugo Gonzalez tallied 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, and third-year forward Jordan Walsh had 17 points. Center Charles Bassey, a late addition to the roster, added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

LAS VEGAS — A balanced effort on both ends of the floor and sharp offensive performances from Jordan Walsh and Charles Bassey powered the Boston Celtics to a 92-78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA 2K26 Summer League battle at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon.

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Gonzalez made his Celtics debut in the Friday win over the Grizzlies as the C’s improved to 1-0 at Las Vegas. The 19-year-old wing swooped in for a put-back layup off a missed 3-pointer on the first possession of the game — he was off from there. Turns out, that play helped him get into the rhythm of the game.

According several reports, former Celtics guard Marcus Smart could be targeted by the Lakers and Knicks this offseason.

Brad Stevens, the Celtics' president of basketball operations, spoke out recently with an update about both Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Of course, Brown underwent knee surgery after the season ended to repair a partially torn meniscus in his right knee.