Celtics (2-0) vs Hawks (2-0) Vegas SL Game #3 7/13/26

[FLCeltsFan]

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Boston Celtics (2-0) vs Atlanta Hawks (2-0)
Monday, July 13, 2026
6:00 PM ET
Summer League Game #3 
TV: NBCSB,  Prime Video
Cox Pavilion


Celtics Summer League Roster
Mohammad Amini #54 R
Chris Cenac, Jr #12  R
Tucker DeVries  #41 R
Hugo Gonzalez #28  1
Caleb Grill #37  R
Curtis Jones #26 R
Kyle Mangas #43  R
Dillon Mitchell #20 R
Hank Morgan #51  R
Nick Pringle #40  R
Day Day  Thomas  #38  R
John Tonje #8  R
Milos Uzan #29  R
Chauncey Wiggins #50  R
Alondes Williams #46   3
Amari Williams #77 1

Head Coach
Amile Jefferson

Starters in 1st 2 games
Curtis Jones
John Tonje
Hugo Gonzalez
Dillon Mitchell
Amari Williams

Celtics Players to Watch


Hugo Gonzalez - Hugo was the 28th pick in last year's draft.  In last year's Summer League,  he averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists.  He averaged 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14 minutes per game last season.  His +11.9 rating was the highest for any rookie that played at least 100 minutes.  So far in Summer League he is averaging 15.5 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals per game while shooting 23.1% from the field and 22.2% from beyond the arc.  He shot better in Game 2 than Game 1 but still needs some improvement in that area.   

Dillon Mitchell - Mitchell is a 4 year college player who was drafted with the 40th pick.  He is 6'8" with a 6'10" wingspan. He is a super athlete, good finisher, rebounder and defender.  He averaged 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over 37 games with 25 starts last year.  He was named to All Big East 3rd team and Big East All Defensive team.  He is an excellent defender but weak on offense.  He shot just 19.3% on 3's and 48.8% on free throws in college.  He showed some promise on offense against the Hornets, shooting 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc.   In the first 2 games, he is averaging 14 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 46.2% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc. 

John Tonje  - Tonje came to the Celtics as a 2-way player from Utah in the Chris Boucher trade at last year's deadline.  At the end of last season, his contract was converted to a standard contract.  His option wasn't picked up this season but the way he has played in Summer League, he is earning at least a 2 way contract again.   He is averaging 18.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, and 2 steals while shooting 50% from the field and 61.5% from beyond the arc. 

Amari Williams - Amari was the 46th pick in last year's draft.  He spent most of last season on a 2-way deal but was converted to a standard contract at the end of last season.  He averaged 1.4 points, and 1.8 rebounds in 6.6 minutes with Boston last year.  He averaged 15.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.8 blocks with Maine last season.  He has already been signed to a 2-way contract for this season.  He is averaging 14.5 points, 9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3 blocks while shooting 64.3% from the field with no 3's.   

Atlanta Hawks Roster
RayJ Dennis  #0  2 years
Kingston Flemmings #4  R
Kobe Johnson  #12  R
Henri Veesaar #13  R
Asa Newell  #14  1 year
Jacob Toppin #15  3 years
Kobe Knox  #19  R
Zuby Ejiofor #20R
Game Madsen  #22  R
Devon Higgs #26  R
Isaac McKneely  #27  R
Cameron Horhen #28  R
Eli Ndiaye  #30  1 year
Zeke  Mayo  #39  R
Isaiah Wong #45 2 years
Keshon Gilbert  #51  1 year

Head Coach 
Sanjay Lumpkin 

Hawks Starters for Both Games
Kingston Flemings
Isaac McKneeley
Gabe Madsen
Asa Newell
Zuby Ejiofor

Hawks Players to Watch


Kobe Johnson - Johnson played 2 years in college at USC and UCLA.  He went undrafted in 2025.  He signed an Exhibit 10 contract in 2025 with the Hawks but was waived before the season.  He played last season with the College Park Skyhawks in the G-League.  His older brother, Jalen, plays for the Atlanta Hawks.  He is averaging 14 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 50% from the field and 25.3% from beyond the arc. 

Zuby Ejiofor - Ejiofor was the 23rd pick in this year's draft.  He played 1 year at Kansas and 3 years at St Johns in college where he averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 2/1 blocks per game in his senior year.  He was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year and Big East Player of the Year.  He is averaging 12.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals per game while shooting 38.5% from the field and 42.9% from beyond the arc.

Henri Veesaar - Veesaar is an Estonian player who played 3 years at Arizona and 1 year at North Carolina.  He was the 52nd pick by the Clippers in this year's draft and was traded on draft night to Atlanta.   His senior year, he averaged 17 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.  He has signed a 4 year contract with the Hawks.  He is averaging 10 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 61.5% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc.   

Kingston Flemings - Flemings was the 8th pick in this year's draft.  He played 1 year of college ball at Houston with Chris Cenac, Jr.  He was 2nd team All American and 1st team All Big 12.  He started 37 games and averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 47.6% from the field and 38.7% from beyond the arc.  In Summer League, he is averaging 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1 block while shooting 33.3% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. 

Game Notes
Both of these teams are undefeated so far in Summer League.  Atlanta beat Brooklyn 83-76 and then beat San Antonio 93-66.  They have 10 rookies on their team along with 1 3-year player, 2 2-year players, and 3 1-year players.  The Hawks scoring has been spread out across their players with no player dominating.  The Celtics are playing in the second of back to back games while the Hawks have had off since Saturday. 

The Celtics are coached by Amile Jefferson.  Jefferson was named Director of Player Development for the Duke Blue Devils in 2021.  He was promoted to assistant coach at Duke for the 2022-23 season.  In 2023, Jefferson became an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics under head coach Joe Mazzulla. Jefferson played with Jayson Tatum at Duke  and he played for the Celtics on an Exhibit 10 contract before being hired as an assistant coach. 

The Hawks are coached by Sanjay Lumpkin.  Lumpkin was a video coordinator for the Utah Jazz in 2020-22.  He then served as the Jazz Player Development coach for the 2022-23 season.  He has been an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks from 2023 until present. 

The Celtics are averaging 42.5 rebounds per game while the Hawks are averaging 37.5 rebounds per game.  The Celtics need to continue to crash the boards and beat the Hawks to rebounds.  The Celtics are turning the ball over 15.5 times per game while the Hawks are averaging 17.5 turnovers.  It's not unusual for Summer League teams to turn the ball over a lot but the Celtics should try to take better care of the ball. 

Neither team is shooting the ball very well, but both teams have been able to play enough defense to get wins in both games.  The Celtics are shooting 42.5% from the field  and 33.3% from beyond the arc.  The Hawks are shooting 37.5% from the field and 26.7% from beyond the arc.  The Celtics need to continue to play good defense while improving their shooting.

[slamtheking]

TP for another great game thread FL.  hoping to see them rack up another win

[FLCeltsFan]

TP to  slamtheking    for being the first to post in the game thread!!!!!!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Summer Celtics!!!!!!

Beat the Hawks!!!!!!! 

[Celtics2021]

We have a bunch of guys who have barely played.  As this is a back-to-back, I wonder if some of the regulars, like Hugo and Amare, are given the game off to give minutes to some of the other players who are just looking for jobs.

[Celtics4ever]

As this is a back-to-back, I wonder if some of the regulars, like Hugo and Amare, are given the game off to give minutes to some of the other players who are just looking for jobs.

It does seem like we do this every year and lose the league as a result.  So winning it not a big priority to the Celtics.

[Kuberski33]

We have a bunch of guys who have barely played.  As this is a back-to-back, I wonder if some of the regulars, like Hugo and Amare, are given the game off to give minutes to some of the other players who are just looking for jobs.

I can see them sitting Hugo today and maybe shutting him down for the rest of the the games.  And I agree, winning is not a priority. I would imagine they're also focusing on filling out the Maine roster.

[Donoghus]

Boston Celtics
@celtics
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20m
Starters for today?s game vs. ATL:

Curtis Jones
John Tonje
Tucker DeVries
Dillon Mitchell
Chris Cenac Jr

[Celtics2021]

Boston Celtics
@celtics
?
20m
Starters for today?s game vs. ATL:

Curtis Jones
John Tonje
Tucker DeVries
Dillon Mitchell
Chris Cenac Jr

Figured it would be something like this, unfortunately.  My guess is Curtis Jones was promised a starting role when he signed onto the Summer League team.  Uzan deserves to start over him.

[Surferdad]

Would have been nice to see Kingston Flemings play.

[Surferdad]

Emile playing a lot of end-of-benchers this quarter

[Roy H.]

I still wish we had taken basset.  He seems like the type of guy that would help our team.

[slamtheking]

first half thoughts -- none of these guys will help the team this year.  Cenac and Mitchell are definitely athletic but they need a lot of work to not be useless on offense and improve their D to get any non-garbage time this year.

Uzan has looked more usable than Tonje this preseason.  not good enough for a roster spot but maybe as a 2-way

[Roy H.]

first half thoughts -- none of these guys will help the team this year.  Cenac and Mitchell are definitely athletic but they need a lot of work to not be useless on offense and improve their D to get any non-garbage time this year.

Uzan has looked more usable than Tonje this preseason.  not good enough for a roster spot but maybe as a 2-way

Yeah, "raw" is the word.  Summer league is so disorganized that it's hard to get a sense of their instincts and BBIQ.  Neither seems particularly skilled, but they're certainly big athletes.

[Surferdad]

first half thoughts -- none of these guys will help the team this year.  Cenac and Mitchell are definitely athletic but they need a lot of work to not be useless on offense and improve their D to get any non-garbage time this year.

Uzan has looked more usable than Tonje this preseason.  not good enough for a roster spot but maybe as a 2-way

Yeah, "raw" is the word.  Summer league is so disorganized that it's hard to get a sense of their instincts and BBIQ.  Neither seems particularly skilled, but they're certainly big athletes.

Seems like we have multiple projects in the pipeline: Williams, Cenac, Mitchell. It will just take some patience.

[Goldstar88]

Is this announcer trolling Brad by repeatedly saying optionality. He has said it at least 3 times.