The Celtics have quietly built one of the more interesting training camp groups in the league, and Gabe McGlothan is the latest name to join the mix.
Boston signed McGlothan to a training camp contract, with Keith Smith of Spotrac reporting the move. The former Indiana Pacers forward earned his shot after a strong G League season with the Noblesville Boom, where he put up 15.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and nearly 1.0 steals per game. He also showed real range, taking 4.2 threes a night and knocking down 42.3 percent of them.
That production earned McGlothan a brief contract with the Pacers in December, though it lasted only a few days and never led to an NBA debut.
The six-foot-six forward now looks likely to land with a deep Maine Celtics roster this season. If he spends 60 days with Boston’s G League affiliate, he can collect a bonus that rises to $91,000. For now, he joins a training camp group at the Auerbach Center that is loaded with Exhibit 10 talent.
Devin Carter stands out as the biggest name in that cluster. In this author's opinion, he is the favorite to land Boston's final two-way deal.
The former lottery pick now gets to work in an elite player development program, with a strong track record of helping shooters improve. It's an ideal infrastructure to elevate his career trajectory.
Milos Uzan is right there in the conversation too, and he’ll compete with Carter for that final two-way spot. The six-foot-four guard turned heads with the Sin City C's at Summer League, showing the kind of poise you’d expect from a coach’s son.
He kept the offense organized, limited turnovers, shot it well from deep, and defended at a high level. That defensive edge matters, especially for someone who played for his collegiate coach, Kelvin Sampson.
Uzan could also wind up with a two-way deal elsewhere, or decide a different organization’s G League situation is the better fit. Still, keeping him in the system and continuing to develop him would be a win for Boston, and probably for Uzan too.
Tucker DeVries is another intriguing piece in the group. He was Uzan’s teammate at Summer League and arrives on an Exhibit 10 deal as a six-foot-seven wing with real shooting upside. Boston sees him as someone who could help Maine chase the franchise’s first G League title.
Caleb Grill and Hank Morgan are also in camp on Exhibit 10 contracts, along with Hayden Gray. Gray set Maine’s single-season steals record last season before moving on to the Utah Jazz, and now he’s back in the organization. Taken together, it’s an unusually strong collection of camp invites for Boston and one that gives Maine a real chance to be loaded this season.
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