Summer league is a place where about 80% of the players are showcasing themselves for some other team. Most of these guys in Celtics green are not going to be in Boston next year. Some might find themselves overseas, cashing in on a bigger payday while they wait for an NBA team to come calling.
Jabari Bird will not be one of those players. I spoke to Bird in Las Vegas, and asked him if the money would be too good to resist. I wrote about it for Boston.com
“I’m an NBA player. That’s it,” Bird said.