Marcus13

If being a good rebounder and passer is enough, former LSU star Glen "Big Baby" Davis might hustle his way onto the Boston Celtics' opening day roster next fall.

The scoring ability he showed for the Tigers has yet to manifest itself in his early days as a pro, however.

In his first two games in the NBA's summer league in Las Vegas, Davis pulled down 15 rebounds. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Davis also is seeing the floor and passing well.

As for Davis' shooting during that same span? He was 2-for-15 from the field.

"I think he goes too fast offensively sometimes, but I don't think that's anything we didn't expect," Rivers said. "We want him to keep working to get better."

At LSU, the 6-foot-9 Davis became the only Tigers player other than Shaquille O'Neal with career totals surpassing 1,500 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocks. Davis was an AP second team All-America selection during the 2005-06 season, when LSU went to the Final Four.

He averaged 17.7 points and 10.4 rebounds last season, missing several games late in the year because of a strained quadriceps.

He then decided to skip his senior season in Baton Rouge, hoping to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft last month.

Those hopes were dashed when he wasn't picked until early in the second round, 35th overall, by Seattle, which then traded his rights to Boston.

Being a second-round pick means Davis will not receive a guaranteed contract unless he earns a spot on a regular season roster.


he aint gon make the roster

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RebelSun

It seems they like Brandon Wallace more. Davis has weird package of size and skill. He prefers facing the basket, but as a 6'9, 290lb dude that can't jump, there's an inherent problem.

I'm sure the Euroleague elite are lining up to sign him; he could be an absolute superstar overseas.

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Summer league.

Pimped Out

he just needs to adjust to the speed of the game.

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mediocre man

I don't know who Boston played in their other summer league game, but the first one was against arguably one of the toughest interiors he will face. Oden and Aldridge are both extremely good defenders.

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#1AntoineWalkerFan

anyone want to put money on the fact that he will be on the roster for the regular season...the c's didnt waste a high second round pick to cut the guy after the summer...hes got skills, he'll be on the team

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agoo101284

He's not going to make the team based on summer league? Where Leon Powe appears to be a superior prospect to Yi Jianlian and Greg Oden?

Lets calm down and think about things for a moment.

Ainge for 3

Danny Ainge said that they want him to perform well in his role -- altering shots, rebounding, and passing. He said they didn't expect him to be some amazing scorer. With Big Al, Pierce, and Allen, there are only so many shots to go around. Ainge and Rivers want the team to focus on making those shots from the big 3 to be quality shots, and Big Baby can help with that.

Quite Frankly

Exactly, and he has performed well with passing and rebounding. Any reason to worry? No. He will make the team.

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agoo101284

Lets consider some other summer league stats.

Marcus Banks has 42 points in 28 minutes. Jelani McCoy is the current leader in rebounds. Craig Smith has as many blocks as Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge.

Summer league is a nice thing to get young pros experience against a higher quality of oppononent. But its not a make or break thing. Davis will be able to score in the league and score on the block.

Also, he's 6-9. Its not like he's 6-4. He's a very large individual and he will be able to find space to get off shots and score.

And Kevin Durant might be scoring, but he's shooting 25% from the floor and has more turnovers than rebounds, assists, steals and blocks combined.

I think he won't make the Sonics roster either.

cgcatsfan

Seriously, it's fun to watch/hear about summer league games, but putting too much stock into it doesn't make sense.

Davis will develop, as several others mentioned, we didn't go after him for his scoring, we need to up our inside presence. He's blocking and rebounding okay for now. As he adjusts, he'll get his scoring under control.

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Jacoby_Ellsbury

he'll be on the team only because we have no size down low right now

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pokpok

****...i like big baby more than perkins.

Either curse, or don't, don't do it halfway.

aqua

P.S. You do not like Big Baby more than Perkins

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Jacoby_Ellsbury

Well pick your poison...
Glen Davis losing 50 lbs and still being the size of a blue whale
OR
Perkins throwing 300mph shots off the backboard whenever he shoots

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