LAS VEGAS — Last year, the Celtics scored nicely when they signed point guard Shane Larkin away from Baskonia, a EuroLeague team in Spain.
This year, they hope to repeat that success with the Brad Wanamaker signing. Wanamaker has played for seven teams overseas, most recently Fenerbahçe in Turkey.
Jabari Bird is not planning on taking that same path.
“I’m an NBA player,” he said.
Bird is an athletic wing who can shoot and read defenses to score on backdoor cuts when he’s off the ball. He has been impressive early in summer league, averaging 19 points on 56 percent shooting in his first two games.