Celtics rookie Yam Madar doesn’t plan to spend another year overseas.
Madar, the Most Improved Player in the Israeli Premier League last season, was a second-round draft-and-stash selection for the Celtics in the 2020 draft. He arrived in Boston recently prior to the Las Vegas Summer League, and following a practice on Tuesday, Madar expressed enthusiasm for his initial experience with his new team.
“It’s a new challenge,” Madar said. “I worked really hard, I prepared myself for this moment to come. I know it’s going to be this year that I come, and I’m excited to get started.