Hawks, The Celtics and Summer League
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Jack McVeigh led the Hawks with 20 points. Kobe Bufkin and rookie first-round pick Asa Newell contributed matching 14-point, two-assist tallies while pulling down six and eight rebounds, respectively. Newell added two steals and two blocks. Kobe Johnson furnished 12 points, four boards and two assists.
How did the Celtics look at summer league? There's a new emphasis on being more aggressive and forcing turnovers for starters.
NBA Draft, the Hawks made an impressive trade with the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire Asa Newell with the No. 23 pick, and he has been nothing shor
The Celtics (4-1) had 24 assists on their 37 field goals, with Isaiah Wong leading the way with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and six assists. The 24-year-old got into 20 games last season with the Hornets and averaged 6.0 points in 13 minutes.
Kobe Bufkin and Nikola Djurisic took over at different points to engineer the Hawks' win over the Rockets in NBA Summer League play.