How did the Celtics look at summer league? There's a new emphasis on being more aggressive and forcing turnovers for starters.

If you are wondering why unsigned big man Charles Bassey did not play with the Boston Celtics in their last game of the NBA's 2025 Las Vegas Summer League, we now know why. The Sin City Celtics found themselves without their best overall player in summer league action due to the free agent center having commitments elsewhere this summer.

The Celtics now enter the offseason after their Summer League squad finished their five-game slate in Las Vegas.

The Celtics closed out their 2025 Summer League schedule with a comprehensive victory over the Atlanta Hawks, winning 101-80 in Las Vegas.

In this space, we will highlight four major takeaways from Summer League with an eye toward the future. Newell was selected with the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after the Hawks pulled off the grand slam trade with the New Orleans Pelicans to net an unprotected 2026 pick.

Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Georges Niang appear to have gotten over their disagreements from the 2023 playoffs.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. is back stateside after playing last season in China as he's had a solid following in past years.

The upshot of the Heat’s summer-league victory Monday night against the Celtics was that meaningful boxes were checked off.