The upshot of the Heat’s summer-league victory Monday night against the Celtics was that meaningful boxes were checked off.

As an NBA rookie, guard Pelle Larsson helped the Miami Heat win the Las Vegas Summer League championship, played in 55 regular-season NBA games for the Heat and then played in each of the Heat’s four playoff games. But Larsson entered this offseason with more to prove and plenty to improve on.

LAS VEGAS — Jordan Walsh called his ejection Monday against the Heat a “rookie mistake.” His coach, Joe Mazzulla, watching from high in the bleachers of Cox Pavilion with his family, texted his young swingman and said he “loved” the fire.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had a humorous reaction to Jordan Walsh's Summer League ejection in a win over the Heat.

It is almost unheard of for a player to make as strong of a case as Bassey has for a spot on the Celtics roster in summer league.

After their dominant title run in 2024-25, the Boston Celtics have now entered a retooling phase as they navigate Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s injury rehabs

But as painful as this offseason has been thus far for Celtics fans, those minutes up front for Boston is why big man Luka Garza opted to sign a two-year deal in free agency.