Kabengele continues to impress after strong Summer League

“I was more excited than nervous, for sure.”

We were excited too, Mfiondu. After impressing in Summer League and signing a two-way deal with the Celtics this off-season, Kabengele showed not just what Boston saw in Vegas to bring him in as a developmental project, but a glimpse of how he could imprint the game with his hustle and exuberance. For a young player trying to make it in the NBA, sometimes, you have to open a few eyes first and Kabengele did just that Sunday night in the Celtics first preseason game.

In front of a home crowd at TD Garden, the third year player was electric in just under eleven minutes. It wasn’t that he hit all four of his shots, including a three-pointer and…