By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The 2024 NBA 2K25 Summer League roster of the Boston Celtics includes French Killian Tillie.
Tillie, 26, has been a free agent since being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies before the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season. Coming out of Gonzaga in 2020, he moved to the NBA and played in 54 games, averaging 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks per contest through two seasons with the Grizzlies. In 2023, he underwent ankle surgery.
Other European players on the Summer League roster of the C’s are Neemias Queta and Tristan Enaruna.
The 24-year-old Portuguese re-signed with the Celtics after tallying 5.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.7 blocks, 0.6 assists, and 0.4 steals per game over 31 appearances through the 2023-24 championship run. He previously played 20 games in two years with the Sacramento Kings who selected him with the 39th pick of the 2021 draft, coming out of Utah State.
The 23-year-old Dutch forward was acquired as an undrafted free agent, coming out of Cleveland State.
After spending the 2023-24 campaign with Joventut Badalona in the BKT EuroCup and Spain’s Liga Endesa, Tyler Cook will also play for the Celtics in the Summer League. The American forward is a veteran of 66 NBA games between the Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
JD Davison, Ron Harper Jr., Jaelen House, Drew Peterson, Jahmi’us Ramsey, Baylor Scheierman, Jaden Springer, Jordan Walsh, and Anton Watson are the remaining players for Summer League head coach D.J. MacLeay. The Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, and Dallas Mavericks are on the schedule between July 13 and 19 in Las Vegas.
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