Thursday, June 12, 2014

Celtics work out six players

The pre-draft workouts continue for the Celtics.

Yesterday the team welcomed Haverhill native and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Noah Vonleh, and today's workout included three All-Americans in Doug McDermott, C.J. Fair and Aaron Gordon.

The three were joined by Syracuse's Jerami Grant, Louisville's Luke Hancock and Memphis's Geron Johnson.

Celtics director of player personnel Austin Ainge was impressed with all six, but it was Gordon who caught his eye.

"I think Aaron’s biggest strength is his versatility," Ainge said. "I think he’ll be able to guard almost every position on the court, and that’s really his strength. He’s a great defender and he handles the ball pretty well for his size. And he’s going to have to continue his shooting, but he’s a worker and I think he will."

Today was Gordon's fourth pre-draft workout. He has worked out for the Lakers, Jazz, Kings and now Celtics. He has one more planned with the Magic.

The Celtics will host another star-studded workout tomorrow, which will include Kentucky's Julius Randle, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, UCLA's Zac LaVine and Michigan's Nik Stauskas

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