Boston Celtics: Looking deeper into the rookies after Summer League

Tremont Waters

The 51st pick in the draft, Tremont Waters is 5’11” and 175 pounds. Sound familiar? Tremont Waters is the Boston Celtics’ new little guy, a player in the mold of Isaiah Thomas.

During Summer League he played like it too, putting up 11.2 points, 4.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.8 rebounds per game — not bad at all.

An excellent spot-up shooter in college ranking in the 94th percentile and scoring 100 points on 82 possessions which ended with a Waters spot-up shot, he can also hit shots of the catch and shoot, ranking in the 92nd percentile, scoring 99 points from 75 possessions.

For a severely undersized guard, the ability to shoot the ball both from spotting up and in motion are essential. Throughout his final year in college Waters found it difficult to produce while driving the lane or running in transition, his size holds him back in these scenarios it would seem.

Fast forward to Summer League and we saw a totally different player, driving at will and causing havoc whenever he did so. He displayed nifty moves around the hoop whilst being a pest on the defensive end, as evidenced by his two steals per game.

He plays with a never-say-die attitude, something that will endear him to the Celtics fans for a long time to come. Even after he suffered a heartbreaking loss in his personal life, Tremont still played the following night which is a credit to his mindset and mental toughness.

Whilst i wouldn’t expect to see to much of him during the season, i think when called upon he will be able to provide a spark off the bench in limited minutes.

Having signed a two-way contact he is limited to a maximum of 45 days with his NBA parent team, the rest of which will be spent in the G League with the Maine Red Claws.

He might not be a role player this year, heck he might not ever become one. However, there is worse things he could do than pick up the phone and call Isiah Thomas to get his hands on the blueprint.