The Boston Celtics officially announced the team’s roster for the NBA’s 2024 Las Vegas Summer League, an important annual showcase for players looking to connect with teams and land a spot at training camp and beyond later in the year.
One name in particular could be worth monitoring among the 13 players headed to Sin City. Former Iowa Hawkeye Tyler Cook isn’t just an athletic forward who could give Boston some physicality in Las Vegas. Cook is also former high school teammates with All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. The two played together at Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Cook and Tatum helped lead the team to a state title as seniors in 2016. The duo have been reunited by the Celtics, however briefly, and Cook has a shot at rejoining his old teammate if he can impress in Las Vegas enough to earn a contract with Boston.
Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge spoke about what he hopes to see from Cook at summer league at a press conference held at the team’s practice facility in Boston Monday afternoon.