If you have been paying attention to a lot of the Boston Celtics‘ recent signings — and for that matter, the signings around the league of Celtics alumni, you may have noticed a common thread: a disproportional amount of them have been coming from the Denver Nuggets G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold.
Whether we are speaking about new Boston two way forward Matt Ryan, recent wing signee Nik Stauskas, or former Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, the Nuggets’ G League affiliate has had a decidedly Boston-inflected spate of signings into the NBA of late, and it may not be a coincidence.
The Gold are currently coached by a Celtics alumnus, former Boston wing Jason Terry, who has started to turn heads among NBA analysts for his ability to catapult players from his level of play into the Association.
