Heading into the Boston Celtics summer league all eyes were focused on the energetic first-round pick, Robert Williams. Minutes into his debut, Williams suffered an injury forcing his exit. Following this injury, Celtics guard Jabari Bird made his presence known.
Bird, a six foot six lightning-quick shooting guard was one of the Celtics forgotten late second-round selections of last year. Selected with the 56th pick, many experts believed he would be a stash player for the Celtics to develop in the G league.
Alongside fellow PAC 12 guard and second-round pick Kadeem Allen, Bird saw little NBA action in his rookie year and to judge him on his few NBA outings hurts his case.