The Celtics Just Unlocked Their Secret Weapon...

The Boston Celtics just unlocked their secret weapon as game one of the preseason is officially in the books. And man, what a game it was. The fellas really stepped up. The main starters did not play. Tatum, Paul George did not make an appearance. Mitchell Robinson did not make an appearance. Tatum did not make an appearance. Pritchard did not play. It was really the bench guys, the rotation guys, who we need to see a step forward from this year. And they looked great. But folks, particularly Devin Carter. Yes, Providence legend, Providence College legend, Devin Carter had a great performance tonight showing that he really wants that last roster spot. And honestly, give him the standard. Give this guy the standard, not even the two way. Give him the standard. Devin Carter was looking like an absolute gem tonight. He had everybody talking about him in the first half of this game alone, 15 points on five of nine field goals three rebounds two assists one steal and he had plus 15 in those 15 minutes the Celtics were also up above the Cavaliers 71 to 62 at the half but as you can see there were plenty of people raving at him D'Angelo says Devin Carter might sign the Celtics last two way spot by halftime high high praise for Devin Carter folks he played fantastic we're going to break that down as well as talk about the performance from a ton of the other main Celtics slash rotation guys that we need to see steps forward from this year because they looked great but folks before we get any further into it i want to say that if you're confident in the boston celtics performance for this upcoming season and you want to look at something like 45 plus wins 50 plus wins or even 55 plus regular season wins you can place a yes or no contract on that on Kalshi folks because on Kalshi you're trading directly against other users not the house like traditional sports books you're buying these yes or no contracts on the outcome of events across sports politics or even weather and folks if you did not want to do something like this you can instead pivot to the Celtics to be Eastern Conference champions where a little wager of $25 pays out nearly $182 folks but that is only if you use Kalshi and if you are interested make sure you use our code as you see it right here on screen digest NBA it will be in the description as well as the pinned comment of this video and you will get $55 added to your account instantly once you wager your first $25 folks but that is only on Kalshi deeply appreciated if you do use the app make sure to use our code but back to it folks, Celtics basketball, Celtics basketball is finally back, we finally have an actual game to talk about a game that happened today, just like ended like maybe 30 minutes before i'm recording this, it was a pleasure to watch this one folks, i mean we already have the box score right here, let me show you a 124 to 113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers who might I mention played some of their starters, played Donovan Mitchell played Mobley played, Jared Allen, the Celtics did not play any of the main, well they played the main Celtics guys but they didn't play the main guys as in Tatum, George, the regular starters, it was a fantastic performance I was extremely pleased with what I saw from Devin Carter from Sanak Jr from Shireman, i mean it was pretty great, even Hugo Gonzalez i thought played pretty well as you can see here folks, look at these numbers, Dylan Mitchell was plus 15 in his minutes, Devin Carter plus 22, Chrisnak plus eight, these guys were making an impact on the court just looking fantastic all around, but the main guy that i want to focus on first is Devin Carter who is currently fighting for that roster spot that is still available, he had 17 points, five rebounds and three assists by the end of the game, five for nine shooting one for three from three six for six from the charity stripe but plus 22 in his minutes, two steals, unfortunately five turnovers which is not great, that was one of his negative metrics in this game but folks as i have already said in previous videos on Devin Carter I'm a little bit biased towards Devin Carter because he's an alum of the school Providence College but I've seen what this man can do he was Big East Player of the Year for a reason. Keep in mind what schools are in the Big East playing against Providence, Villanova, Marquette, UConn, Creighton, a bunch of these great programs. I mean, there's St. John's, Seton Hall. There's plenty of talent and competitive grit in the Big East. Devin Carter knows how to play and it's going to translate. It's going to translate to this NBA level. Just stay patient, folks. I know it's a preseason game, but he looked great and people are absolutely be raving about him as I was already showing you earlier Bill Simmons also said Devin Carter bandwagon first row seat this is Bill Simmons a diehard Boston fan a guy who has created his whole life essentially on Boston sports so DC my hat's off to you that was a great performance and another little thing that I want to add in from Barstool Greeny about the game overall 17 three-pointers made 47 three-pointers attempted so back to the Mazzulla style 35 free throws attempted 21 offensive rebounds which is many many more than the Cavaliers had I believe the Cavs only had like six offensive rebounds in this game 16 turnovers only four in the first half it can be the starters the bench or the main cells the system remains the system for a reason it works hashtag Mazzulla ball and honestly it was working tonight it got us another victory it's the reason the Celtics have been able to be a regular season wins machine under Joe Mazzulla and that's why folks that's why many people are expecting it to happen talked about with Sports Illustrated prediction Bleacher Reports predictions ESPN's rankings they still see the Celtics among the top the Giants in the east but who else played well in this game Baylor Shireman I thought played particularly well 16 points 5 rebounds 3 assists on 5 for 12 4 for 7 from three he was minus eight in his minutes but I thought he looks good and Baylor if he continues to just shoot gonna be valuable on this team because we know the Celtics Joe Mazzulla loved their threes he looked good I was very pleased with Baylor Shireman I was already high on Baylor Shireman I also saw him play against my school because he went to Creighton competitor with Devin Carter they are now teammates Jordan Walsh looked pretty solid out there tonight as well folks in 25 minutes 16 points two rebounds one assist on six for 14 two for five from three two for four from the charity stripe in 25 minutes he was minus 13 that is okay not to mention jordan walsh still out there with the defensive tenacity with his length doing great things so i was really pleased with all these guys performances as well as hugo gonzalez we got to talk about him as well 26 points or sorry 26 minutes rather 15 points four rebounds five assists five for nine three for six three for two for the charity stripe and plus seven in his minutes hugo also i believe set a nba rookie record or record for um plus minus in the previous season or at least the celtics rookie four plus minus he likes to make a positive impact while he's on the floor and man he was looking good as well but who else can we talk about well folks it doesn't stop there there is more to talk about Luca Garza is a guy that really stood out tonight a guy that actually dominated and led the team in scoring 22 points 10 rebounds 2 assists 6 for 17 he's shot a lot of threes 3 for 10 7 for 8 from the charity stripe plus 5 I believe that also says 3 blocks it's kind of blocked by my head right now but I believe 3 blocks as well yes you see it here a great game from Luka Garza showing he can still be a little bit of a weapon in the rotation that's going to have Nimpha Keita and Mitchell Robinson so it was pleasant to see him score 22 points not to mention it's not it wasn't just the Cavaliers B team as I already said we go back to the box score you can see guys like Donovan Mitchell played you see Jared Allen in there as well you see Mobley they played their guys they played Peyton Watson as well who I actually wanted the Celtics to get made a few videos on him this past summer but he didn't do anything too special in this one but yes folks Luca Garza was the man leading the scene tonight leading the scoring for the Boston Celtics as you can see it right here these are all of the leaders among the different stats Garza led in points rebounds Hugo and assists Shireman and three-pointers made Mitchell in steals Sanak with four blocks who is also the man I want to talk about next Chris Sanak Jr. our first round draft pick seven points eight rebounds one assist he did not shoot too well unfortunately but he was still plus eight in his minutes despite the inefficient shooting still like what i was seeing from him we have to remember Kristanac is more of a raw prospect he still needs some time to develop his athleticism certainly there jammed it a few times he's looking good out there and his counterpart who was drafted with him from Saint John's Dylan Mitchell you see it right here 27 minutes 10 points 9 rebounds 4 assists on 4 for 7 plus 15 in his 27 minutes also making a positive impact love to see it honestly love to see it dylan Mitchell both of the guys that we drafted Brad Stevens showing that he still has that knack finding some solid players now who knows if that's going to translate but the final one I want to talk about is another guy who's kind of fighting for a spot in a similar situation as Devin Carter is a guy who played on the Celtics summer league squad Tucker DeVries who went to Indiana he played pretty solid as well he only had 10 minutes as compared to these other guys but in those 10 minutes two threes giving him six points two rebounds one assist plus seven in his minutes honestly not bad but I would say the guy who I want to highlight the most secret weapon potential secret weapon for this Boston Celtics team the man himself Devin Carter 17 5 3 plus 22 in the minutes and everyone was raving about him as I was saying I mean there's even more I'm sure that I haven't showed you yep Bob Manning wouldn't be surprising to look up in a year see Devin Carter being a big part of the C's rotation or maybe sooner so folks it's really not just me that is telling you about Devin Carter it is Celtics reporters it is people that follow this team closely they agree on my sentiment regarding Carter also another thing that I briefly mentioned earlier offensive rebounds keep in mind this is without Mitchell Robinson who's going to be bringing in a ton of them halftime Noah Dalzell tweeted the Celtics have a 12 to 1 offensive rebounding edge at the half they've taken 13 more shots 56 and twice as many three classic Joe Mazzulla so even though they've been less efficient 42 to Cavs 55 they're up by not very classic stuff we know Joe Mazzulla cares a lot about the shot volume versus the shot efficiency but is this going to come back to bite us come potential late in the season if we make it playoffs it has come back to bite us a few times So it still begs the question, but we know Joe Mazzulla. We know what his scheme is. We know what he's trying to do. But, folks, overall, a good first look at the Celtics. They did not play Jason Tatum. They did not play Paul George. They did not play our starting guys. They did not play Derek White and Richard, obviously. But it's a very positive sign to see the guys who are more rotation guys, more bench guys, come out and play so well. Very, very pleased with this first game. But, folks, I want to hear it all in the comments. give me your game reactions give me all of your thoughts down below in the comment section once again i am your host with Celtics Digest Kellen Frangione and a pleasure talking about Celtics basketball the nba is finally back closer and closer to real regular season games i'm super excited stay with us here on the channel because we got a ton of exciting stuff coming soon thank you all for watching see you