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Boston Celtics (3-1) vs Orlando Magic (3-1)
Saturday, July 18, 2026
4:30 PM ET
Summer League Game #5
TV: NBCSB, Prime Video
Thomas and Mack CenterCeltics 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 CoachAmile Jefferson
Starters in 1st 2 games Curtis Jones, John Tonje, Hugo Gonzalez, Dillon Mitchell, and Amari Williams
Starters in 3rd gameCurtis Jones, John Tonje, Tucker DeVries, Dillon Mitchell, and Chris Cenac, Jr
Starters Game 4Milos Uzan, John Tonje, Hugo Gonzalez, Tucker DeVries, 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, 8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 31.8% from the field and 25.9% from beyond the arc.
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. In the first 4 games, he is averaging 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks while shooting 47.2% from the field and 37.5% 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 has started all 4 games so far and is averaging 15 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.5 assist, and 1.3 steals while shooting 47.6% from the field and 46.2% 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 11.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.7 blocks while shooting 55% from the field with no 3's.
Orlando Magic Roster Ricky Council IV #7 2
DJ Armstrong #10 R
Jase Richardson #11 1
Ace Baldwin, Jr #12 R
Colin Castleton #14 3
Ty Ty Washington, Jr #15, 4
Tre Holloman #16 R
Keon Johnson #17 4
CJ Elleby #18
Phillip Wheeler #20 1
Lester Quinones #24 3
Izaiyah Nelson #25 R
Johnell Davis #28 R
Alex Morales #30 1
Hunter Tyson #31 3
Cam Reddish #33 6
Malik Reneau #42 R
Mike Sharavjamts #44 R
Will Baker #45 R
Noah Penda #93 1
Magic Starters Games 1,2 and 4Jase Richardson, Lester Quinones, Alex Morales, Noah Penda, and Colin Castelton
Magic Starters Game 3Ty Ty Washington, Lester Quinones, Alex Morales, Phillip Wheeler and Colin Castleton
Magic Players to Watch 
Jase Richardson - After spending 1 year at Michigan State, Richardson became the 25th pick of the Orlando Magic in the 2025 draft. In 18.9 minutes, he averaged 4.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists while shooting 47.3% from the field and 35.4% from beyond the arc. He is the son of former NBA player Jason Richardson. In Summer League, he is averaging 18.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 54.1% from the field and 50.3% from beyond the arc.
Lester Quinones - Quinones was a 3 year player at Memphis before going undrafted in the 2022 draft. He has played for the Santa Cruz Warriors and the Birmingham Squadron of the G-League and has signed 2-way contracts with the Warriors, 76ers and Pelicans. In 4 games so far in Summer League, he is averaging 16.3 points, 3.8 reebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal while shooting 51.2% from the field and 47.6% from beyond the arc.
Noah Penda - Penda is a French player who was drafted by the Celtics in 2025 but traded to the Magic on draft night. He played 59 games for the Magic last season, averaging 3.8 points. 3.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 12.8 minutes per game. He shot 40.4% from the field and 32.3% from beyond the arc. So far in Summer League, he is averaging 15 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 56% from the field and 47.1% from beyond the arc.
Colin Castleton - Castelton was a 5 year college player between Michigan and Florida. He went undrafted in 2023. He has played for the Lakers, Memphis, Toronto, Philadelphia and Orlando. He has also played for the South Bay Lakers, Memphis Hustle, Raptors 905 and Osceola Magic of the G-League. He averaged 3.3 points, and 3.1 rebounds over his career, while shooting 47.9% from the field and 12.5% from beyond the arc.
Game Notes Both of these teams have played 4 games so far in Summer League as neither team played in Salt Lake City or California prior to Las Vegas. Both teams are 3-1 in Las Vegas. The Magic lost their first game to Charlotte and then won their next three over Miami, Portland and Philadelphia. The Celtics beat Toronto, Charlotte, and Sacramento but lost to Atlanta.
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 Magic are coached by DJ Bakker. He started his coaching career as a video coordinator for the Bulls in the 2009-10 season. Then he was hires as a scout for the Magic for thr 2013-14 season. He then was the player development coach for the Mavericks for the 2015-16 season. From 2016-2018, he was the player development coach for the Raptors. From 2018-2020, he was the player development coach for the Pistons. And from 2020-2023 he was an assistant coach for the Pistons and for the 2021-22 season, he was the head coach for the Motor City Cruise. He was a Bucks assistant coach for the 2023-24 season and from 2024-2026, He was an assistant coach for the Hornets and head coach for the Greensboro Swarm. He was hired in June as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic.
The Celtics are averaging 41.3 rebounds per game while the Magic are averaging 35.5rebounds per game. The Celtics need to continue to crash the boards and beat the Magic to rebounds. The Celtics are turning the ball over 17.3 times per game while the Magic are averaging 19.3 turnovers per game. It's not unusual for Summer League teams to turn the ball over a lot because of limited playing time together. The Celtics could help themselves if they could take better care of the basketball.
The Celtics as a whole have not shot the ball very well, but they were able to play enough defense to get wins in 3 games. The Celtics are shooting 37.4% from the field and 31.4% from beyond the arc. The Magic are shooting 49.4% from the field and 39.5% from beyond the arc. The Celtics need to continue to play good defense to slow down the Magic's offense.
The Magic is the more experienced team in this match-up, They have one player with 6 years of experience, 2 players with 4 years experience, 3 players with 3 years experience, 2 players with 2 years experience, 4 players with 1 year experience and 8 rookies. The Celtics, on the other hand, have 13 rookies, 2 players with 1 year experience and 1 player with 3 years experience.
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