Jalen Bridges spent last season on a two-way deal with the Phoenix Suns. But after his rookie year ended, the franchise chose to part ways with the former Baylor and West Virginia star.
Bridges' agent told him the best opportunity for his career was likely joining the Boston Celtics for Summer League. That may have seemed questionable when he stayed glued to the pine in their first game in Las Vegas, a 92-78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
However, the six-foot-eight forward started as first-round pick Hugo Gonzalez sat out the first half of Boston's back-to-back.