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Weiss: Boston Celtics add ex-Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike to Las Vegas Summer League roster

The Boston Celtics have reportedly added former Utah Jazz big man Udoka Azubuike to the ball club’s 2023 Las Vegas Summer League roster per new reporting from The Athletic NBA Insider Jared Weiss. Azubuike, a 6-foot-10 mountain of a man at 280 lbs, spent the first three seasons of his career in the league riding the pine of the Utah Jazz’ bench.

But the Kansas alum and his 7-foot-7 wingspan has shown flashes in the rare opportunities Azubuike has had to get on the court at the NBA level, putting up 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest playing just 10 minutes per game for the Jazz. “He is explosive enough to leap up to the rim and throw it down right off the catch, so he and JD Davison should put on a show in Vegas,” writes Weiss.

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The Celtics will get a close look at the Nigerian center as one of the Sin City Celtics’ defensive anchors in the paint, with Azubuike having a real shot at making one of Boston’s three two way slots for next season.

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