The Boston Celtics have imported a handful of new faces over the last 48 hours.
The 2025 NBA Draft was Boston’s busiest since 2020, as the Celtics made three selections while swinging a second-round trade. The team selected Spanish guard Hugo Gonzalez in the first round at No. 28 overall, then dealt the No. 32 overall pick to the Orlando Magic for pick No. 46 (Kentucky big man Amari Williams) and pick No. 57 (VCU guard Max Shulga) in addition to two future second-rounders.
Whether Gonzalez will join the Celtics at the 2025 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is unclear, as the 19-year-old is still playing overseas for Real Madrid in Spain. But according to multiple reports, Boston did sign a trio of undrafted rookies to participate on its Summer League squad: Penn State forward Zach Hicks, Gonzaga forward Ben Gregg and St. John’s guard Aaron Scott.
Here’s a bit more detail on those three players, followed by a projected look at the Celtics’ Summer League roster:
Zach Hicks, forward, Penn State
- Age: 22
- Height, Weight: 6-foot-8, 205 pounds
- 2024-25 stats: 11.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 47.1 FG%, 41.3% 3PT
Hicks spent his first two college seasons at Temple before transferring to Penn State for his junior and senior years. He posted college career highs in several categories as a senior last season, surpassing the 40 percent 3-point threshold for the first time.
Ben Gregg, forward, Gonzaga
- Age: 22
- Height, Weight: 6-foot-10, 230 pounds
- 2024-25 stats: 9.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 57.1 FG%, 27.1% 3PT
Gregg spent his entire five-season college career at Gonzaga and improved his field goal percentage in each of the last four seasons. Gregg’s 3-point rate dipped from 37.7 percent to 27.1 percent as a senior, however, and he played just 19.9 minutes per game in his final season.
Aaron Scott, guard, St. John’s
- Age: 21
- Height, Weight: 6-foot-7, 205 pounds
- 2024-25 stats: 8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 38.9 FG%, 29.3% 3PT
Scott spent the first three seasons of his college career at the University of North Texas before transferring to St. John’s prior to his senior year. The Texas native struggled with his shot during his final season with the Red Storm.
Projected Celtics Summer League roster
The team should finalize this roster in the coming days before the Summer League begins on July 10, but here’s our best guess for what the squad could look like, assuming Gonzalez joins them in Vegas at some point:
- Baylor Scheierman
- Jordan Walsh
- Miles Norris (two-way contract)
- Drew Peterson (two-way)
- Hugo Gonzalez (rookie)
- Amari Williams (rookie, two-way)
- Max Shulga (rookie, two-way)
- Zach Hicks (UDFA rookie)
- Aaron Scott (UDFA rookie)
- Ben Gregg (UDFA rookie)
Celtics Summer League schedule
Here’s a look at the Celtics’ 2025 Summer League schedule in Las Vegas:
- July 11: Celtics vs. Grizzlies, 4 p.m. ET
- July 13: Celtics vs. Knicks, 5:30 p.m. ET
- July 14: Celtics vs. Heat, 8 p.m. ET
- July 17: Celtics vs. Lakers, 9 p.m. ET
- Game 5 TBD: Celtics vs. TBD
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