An impressive Summer League saw the Boston Celtics sign Jay Scrubb to a two-way contract for the upcoming season. After being selected with the 55th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Scrubb spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers and one with the Orlando Magic but struggled to make an impact on their NBA roster.
During a recent interview with Adam Taylor of CelticsBlog and USA Today, Scrubb detailed his desire to find a role with the Celtics in the upcoming season. Scrubb also noted how he’s looking at Sam Hauser as proof that two-way contracts can lead to a full-time deal if a player is able to prove themselves when given the opportunity.
The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them. In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.
In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.
Which great basketball players from the 1980s and 90s would lose or gain value if they played in today’s NBA? League legends like Alex English, Larry Bird, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Kevin McHale, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Patrick Ewing are just a few of the names that came up in a recent discussion of stars who might see their status rise or fall in the league of today on an episode of the Athletic’s “NBA Show”.
For fans of the Boston Celtics, a time machine for the two stars of the 1980s mentioned above was something of a mixed bag with regards to modern-day versions of Bird and McHale given how the style of play has shifted considerably for players at each of their respective positions.
To hear the discussion for yourself, check out the clip embedded below as the hosts get into how their skills would translate to the modern game.
